Sporting Notes from a Turbulent Era
A mosaic of racing talk from Capetown to Sydney and Melbourne Cup lore. Mentions of BR Wootton purchasing Patronage, Major Taylor debates, Morton Steel prep, and various incidents, jokes, and trials. Includes odd court quips and domestic vignettes, with a sense of wild riverboat-era humor.
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Horeehaenay
Capetown
Thomas Powitt
Rarin
Tasmania
Gulding
Victoria
Epsom
J. J Gardiner
BR Wootton
BR Wootton Hed
Petronage
Horee
Abercorn
QTC
Fetiviy
Frank M'Grath
Billy M'Call
Dan Croedoo
Natio Sporting Club
Sydney
Pobroary Li
Ayreement Rede
RcCall
D Cremton
Merton Steel
Sue
Barry
Cornwall Cave
Marton Rice
Cornwall
Morton Steel
Caulfield
Actusia
The Sheik Bay Stallion Pedigree Mystery
The Sheik is described as a finely proportioned Bay Stores horse from Waverley stock with Naw Warrior and Lane the Alla as sires and dams. Dam line traces to Ameer and Bostem, with imports from Boston and Achbar.
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Waverley
Vby Waverley
Naw Warrior
Wavarlay
Lane
Alla
Sheik
Ameer
Boston
Achbar
Cricket selections and contradictions in English and Australian teams
Report contradicts a claim that Clem Hila’s father would settle in Johannesburg. Armidale faces Uralle at 12 o clock with players including Crog map and Thorodyke. A.C. M’Laren plans to bring a stronger English side next season. West Bod V1 to meet Dumarteg in a Park afternoon with Tolley and Grantham among others. The Australian team chosen to face the Australian Eleven includes Worrall and Laver amid dissent from the NSW collector and state rivals over representation and fairness.
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Clem Hila
Johannesburg
Armidale
Uralle
Dey
Round the Compass in a Muddle at White Cliffe Pub
A muddled dialogue unfolds among two readers at a White Cliffe pub where a visiting gentleman, seeking ginger beer, is reminded of Sabbath cards on display. The exchange touches on local matters and a clerical remark about the cards, highlighting pub chatter and a quiet curiosity about a wartime memory.
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White Cliffe
Woman Charged With Attempted Suicide at Sydney Court
A young American woman, four months married, was charged at Sydney Central Police Court with attempting death by her own actions. Police found her in a bowel in Burry Hills in a state of incenetpil ity after severe abuse by an unnamed husband. She had arrived from America months before and was treated at a hospital. The husband, outside the court, fled after hearing the charge and a note was found afterwards.
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Bern
Sydney Central
Thie Wek
Burry Hills
Qourt
America
Surry Hille
Rheumatic Cure From Old Fashioned Pills
An account by Julio Phyers of 171 Pitt Street Hedfern Sydney describes a rheumatism cure through a home remedy. He claims years of illness improved after taking three or four bottles of Dr Mosse Isruas Roor Pizza, easing pain in legs and back and boosting overall health.
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Julio Phyers
Pitt Street
Hedfern
Sydney
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