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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
4
The text records Ranieri and Yukon River as equal favourites at fours with a time noted and a course record reference. It mentions Don’s Fort as the holder of the course record and references the Rockhampton Cup winner, implying a racing context without full details or dates.
Cambooya rink led by J Partridge Pr McCormick O Steinhardt and J Derrick won the Southern Cross Club Queen's Birthday carnival finishing undefeated with six wins and a 48 point margin. Runners up were Allora skipped by Les Tancaster with five wins and a 46 point margin. A composite Brisbane squad captained by D Joyce took third with five wins and a 14 point margin.
Final day at Killarney carnival featured a 27 hole stroke event for the Queen's Birthday Trophy won by J. Krause of Killarney with net 100 six under scratch. R. Wester Man was runner up with net 108. Kil larney’s J Donnelly won the nine hole morning event with net 41. Frank Bell won East pros with 118. Rita Mutch topped an 18 hole stableford with 31 points.
Thurlow extended his perfect record to four from four with a victory in the Sires' Produce Stakes at Earle Farm yesterday. He beat Fowzy Moris by two lengths, with Beau Mean a further two lengths back. Jockey Darby Munro praised the colt as a great performer.
Tourists overrun Brisbane as Great Britain shows a dazzling second half display to defeat Brisbane 34 4 before 25 000 at Exhibition Ground. Britain dominated scrums in the second period while Helme and Williams directed the attack and the forwards overwhelmed Brisbane.
Brisbane reports indicate Wally McDonald and Ron Teys were dropped from the Queensland Rugby League team. Denis Flannery is added on the wing in McDonald’s place, with Jack Rooney in the front row and Brian Davies back to the second row. O'Shea shifts to tack and Flannery withdraws from interstate matches due to an ankle injury. The state team includes N Pope, R Buckley, N McCaffery as captain, A Watson, D Flannery, R Banks, C Connell, K O'Shea, B Drew, B Davies, D Hall as vice captain, A Hornery, J Rooney, with T Barnes and R Teys as reserves.
Istisvane took both men's and colts championships at the state hockey carnival in Mackay. In the men's final Brisbane defeated Rockhampton three to one, while Townsville fell to Brisbane five to three in the Colts. The finals were praised for high standard play and the Queensland selectors named the Colts team to represent Queensland in Melbourne next month, listing players from Brisbane Rockhampton Ipswich Maryborough Townsville Warwick and Warship.
Readable results from the Murwillumbah women's hockey carnival show Cairns and Maryborough posting wins while Warwick suffers a nil score loss to Cairns and other matches feature Ipswich Brisbane Tweed and Bundaberg securing several victories or draws. Notable scorers include Welch Harch Byres McVeigh and Lack with multiple goals across teams.
Desert Warrior, nominated for the Doomben Ten Thousand, triumphs at Randwick in a tight photo finish over Impress with Apex third. Billy Cook rides hard as the sprinter moves to the rails near the furlong, edging ahead at the wire. Poshak from the same stable wins the Winter Stakes at comfortable odds, beating Priory.
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