This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
2
The text presents a jumble of horse names, numbers, and terms from a racing card. It reads like an entry list for multiple races including references to MAILWAY HANDICAP and PARKHEAD MOVICH WANDI CAP. The legibility is poor and many items appear garbled or partial.
Harness of the Caulfield show day meeting lists entries and weights for PAIBLEY HURDLE and SPRING BTAKES among others. Notable runners include Lusky Robin Euripides Cape Medd Berolla Spearman Russian Boy Edwin Fox Theodore West minster Abbey Prince Ben Ug ar and many more with varying odds and distances across events.
Racing notes show Snowstream causing speculation after a busy week. Lamond scratched Snowstream from the Metropolitan Handi and shifted focus to Delta as the likely top pick. betting firms listed heavy action on Delta and other runners in the Warwick and Randwick events.
Fragmentary report mentions a late game finish with players J. O'Brien Colne McNab and Tasiee Sen in a tight finish. Details are unreadable and no final score or date can be confirmed from the text.
The Allene Cup features Mareeba and Wanderers in a junior clash with Mareeba aiming for a third trophy of the season and Latrobes defending their title. Wanderers hold the Premiership but show weaknesses in defense, while Mareeba's Keating shines as a top back. A special rally is planned for Mareeba supporters for the Parramatta Park match.
Edmonton Associates report results from A and B grade events with singles and pairs play. Notable matches include Lingley championship results, Crom and Wallwork defeating Todd and Bude Tulmdiy, and Damen Crowley and Miss Hardie in mixed formats. Local players such as Christensen, Winkworth, Riddellford, and Walker feature in multiple divisions.
fragments describe a boxing event with rumored purses around 300000 dollars and a former champion named Se Beards Shectes. promoters court large sums and talk of tickets and gate receipts, amid a defensive style fight narrative with unclear opponents and dates.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.