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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1939
Page
9
A listing for a brick residential property at 86 Sheridan Street by Millsa Millsa seeks a reasonable tariff. Contact details incomplete with phone omitted.
Brown and Weier top the best prospects for the turf meet. Races span junior and senior divisions with events Saturday and Sunday. Entries close Monday at 4 pm and appearances are due Thursday at noon.
Racing details list horse names and handicap notes for Rosehill and Ascot events, including contenders Royalbarn Glen Priote Newcourt U Bpen and Sunchani with race times and conditions referenced in the partial entry. The fragment suggests multiple handicap races and competing horses across venues.
Auction sales report lists novice and second division races with placements. Notable names include Glorious, Salabir, and Sal William among others, with Red Sail and Red Sails noted as prospects. Details show multiple stakes events and placing orders across divisions.
Public auctions in Mareeba and surrounds list 441 acre property sale near Rikemead with houses and farm improvements, plus various rural assets and motor vehicle gear. Other notices include a Lake Street sale of motor accessories, and a subdivision auction in Cairns with a timber dwelling and household items, all led by local auctioneers and agents.
Hazily transcribed race list from Sydney features probable entries across hurdles and handicaps. Event names include Hurdle Race, Nuviile Handicap, Quality Handicap, Hawkesbury Grand Handicap, and Hawkesbury Roley Handicap with numerous horses and riders such as Elphebum Pane Fe Sey Wace and O Sullivan among many. The distorted OCR blends horse names, owners, and jockeys into a dense, hard-to-parse card.
The fragment mentions Leptiae 527 and Ling set 10s with a partial time and numbers. Details are unclear but reference to product codes or catalog items appears. Further readable data is insufficient to determine context or outcome.
Melbourne September listing shows probable mentors for Mentone meeting on Saturday with Dark Thorn and Mystery Shin among likely runners and A We Jobmem as early entry.
The clipping lists race names and participants for Mentone Cup and Leslie Stuart Stakes with entrants Barametrie Tre ternational W Hootan Geston McCormick Lanarus E Cox and others. It also records Dandenong Welter details showing riders Movement Oliver Reis A Cooper and lead Diva-5.0 alongside listed contenders.
With heavy persination and large fields the greyhounds race this afternoon under ESies Coching at Parremeta Park. The card features not fewer than 15 events and keen betting should accompany each race. The first event is slated to start at 1 pm.
Fragmented notes describe multiple heats with horses named Jillanda Treasure Lass Wise Boy Sethi SOT Pay ice Seta Dece Ned rons Flirt Pallopers Higheste and others. Mentions of contenders include Tulip Sunny Choice Urm's Return San Panther Nora Planten Fleet Lady Silver Stitch Panes Phalaris and King Tarago with vague outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a sports blurb with names unclear. Mentions a first beat event and references to teams or players such as Rew and Fawn Seoed Hest. Details are faint, but suggests a competition segment and outcomes yet to be clarified.
The Seaview tournament lists Sunday games with players such as McCoombes, Coulson, Miss Tener, Peterson, Mine McEnerny, Deewe, Mrs Soget, Hunter, Mrs Blackmore, Favell, Miss Favell, Hiddes, Miss Peters, Sheehan, Mrs McCoombe Coulson, Miss Wilko, and Mr Speed. Matches run from 10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. with single court use noted. general play planned, details read as listed.
Atherton September 19 Atherton Tableland Tennis Association reports results from the A grade events held last weekend Ted Carr and Arbourn appear in semifinals with Croker and Robinson in doubles. Final results show Corbet defeating Barrett in ladies singles and the Croker pairing winning mixed doubles.
Mossman knockout round results show numerous matches with high scores. Names such as Rutherford Coulthard Hoclacher McAuliffe Andrews Perkes Hume Bowman Coulthard and Blake appear across singles doubles and mixed events including a 108 to 41 victory by Sarona B over Rocky Point.
Innisfail reports activity on September 22 with unclear items and partial phrases. The record shows fragmented notes about a meeting or event possibly involving local officials or organizations. Further readable details are not present to establish a clear narrative.
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