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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1927
Page
3
Racing weights for the Perth Cup near Railway Brakes were declared with 43 entries in the Cup and Railway Stakes. bettors fear uncertain odds as final acceptances approach, many Doubles bets already in play while bookmakers warn results remain unsettled.
WMT meeting notes list entries for Juvenile Undies Lone Strings and other events. Names include Belgravia Handican Mildred Bishop and Roy ur Grieun with handicaps and anticipated stewards handicap settings.
A cheeky cricket of betting lore describes wine and wagering tactics. The piece notes two wary betting methods a client might rely on, one linking to racehorse tips from insiders and the other to abstention. It ends by asking who will win the Perth Cup, with no decisive conclusion.
Cyclists will contest a five mile amateur race at 3 o clock and a ten mile club race at 3 30 on the Perth road course. Notable riders include McDoggall Fain and Jorgenson with multiple minute gaps noted. Local clubs organize the events with entries from Marine Johnson Parker Ingham Bedell Rolph and McDougal.
The Albany Cricket Association premixed competitions advance to the next stage on Saturday with two matches on Centennial Oval. West travels to Hibker to challenge Iowa with the local ten, while East plays North in des pase of their fixture. Matches start at 2:15 pm.
A humorous exchange unfolds with Jim and Bill as they chase a sense of humor and dream of a motor car. They walk to the Strand after agreeing to buy chocolate cards, pay with assorted coins, and notice a South African half-crown mixed among the two-bob pieces.
The suereental tende are for erection of twenty atolls and secretary event and jorkeremot woe Mir A Jones tender £210 16/1. Improvements to the rrvecourme to be finished by December 2. A show event on Thorn Hive tortie aia af the show aml sparta vronn and school prike fam. Gross fakines cimpmited to £600. The ef in wall art anion won drawn. Tickets to the father of A000 were wall, Me G Wall Mount Barker the Inely winner. The bottling ouift drawn on 7th November opening at the new hull. Tickets still available at 1. On Saturday November Sailboat ne ee ual price fee Wheat Havywaed to Jones and supporting pra crime will be scrnened. Despatch Agency Mount Barker residents to area to the paper from Squire Broa. This firm have taken up a Despatch agency at Mount Barker.
Article discusses Gulbransen registering piano demonstrations at Albany show. It quotes inventor Gulbransen on self expression and direct performer control, contrasting it with traditional player pianos and explaining how the piano records the musician’s touch through bellows and keys. The piece highlights public curiosity and offers details of upcoming exhibit timings.
The Stite motor ship Kybro is due to five Jim Iseaetite Bay via ports on completion of discharge. The vessel will sail to Naomi Her nest on Tuesday November 2 leaving Albany for Hopetoun and Eaporance. The White Star steamer Suevia left Liverpool October 22 and is due Albany November 28 with 42 tons of cargo passengers and mails. The White Star liner Vedic chartered by the Salvation Army will leave Cape Town November 4 and arrive Albany November 7 with about 188 new settlers. 700 more in transit to Eastern States. Dalgety and Co. agents. The Ford Motor Company of Canada operates the only complete automobile factory to Canada.
The Stirling Ranges in Western Australia are described as a future premier holiday and health resort. The piece highlights blue skies, wooded valleys, and dramatic peaks like Blue Knoll, Wes Mook, and Mount Toothrump. It cautions on difficult climbs without guides, notes early opening of Blue Knoll access, and urges prepared trips with campsites and water.
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