Wrong Horse Wins Race In New York After Mix Up
An air mail report from a Melbourne Herald staffer describes a Jamaica track upset where Easy Spell won at long odds only to be revealed as Grandpa Max. Stewards faced identification errors as stable handlers confused the two chestnut horses. Bets stood, but the Easy Spell owner kept the winning stake.
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Jamaica
Grandpa Max
Kentucky
N Z Stayer Plans Melbourne Cup Campaigns
Wellington writer Alic Shannon reports plans to send Immediate to Melbourne for Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The four year old is a Siegfried colt and son of Wotan’s sire. Trained by E J Ellis, Immediate has over £4000 in stakes from 19 starts with seven wins and six placings.
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Immediate
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Wotan
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Dominion
Victoria
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Wiliamstown
Manfred
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St George's Terrace
Perth
Manolive Sets Australasian 10 Furlong Record At Stud
Manolive, racing from the stud, carried 7.12 to win the Perth Cup defeating Panto and Mariner. After being sent to Victoria he set an Australasian 10 furlongs record in 2.2, then won the 1938 Williamstown Cup ahead of Young Idea and Queen of Song.
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Panto
Mariner
Victoria
Young Idea
Queen of Song
Williamstown
Two-Headed Snakes Of The East Indies Defend With False Eyes
The native name for the two headed snake translates to a creature that raises its tail with three red eye spots when alarmed. The display frightens attackers, making the snake retreat backward. The species is harmless and relies on this deception for defense.
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East Indies
Lucky Breaks Shells Misfire Near Y.M.C.A Officer
A Y.M.C.A. officer, W. A. Davison, in the Aitape area lit a fire to boil water for washing his clothes. He stood about four feet from the fire when a mortar bomb hidden nearby exploded, missing him by a close margin as he bent over.
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W. A. Davison
Aitape
Developing Brown Coal in Victoria Aims for Independence
Victoria plans to expand brown coal resources with a 2,000,000 ton annual briquette plant to cut imports, enabling briquettes alongside black coal. Current output stands at 400,000 tons with expected growth, contingent on market competition with black coal.
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Victoria
Tan McColl Stewart
Goal Commission
Commonwealth Coal Inquiry
New South Wales
Exiled Princess Helene Banished Over Pro German Ties
King Christian orders Princess Helene of Denmark out of the country for collaboration with Germans during the occupation. She left Copenhagen by air to Flensburg with a Danish lieutenant in the British Army as escort. The king may annul her 1909 marriage to Prince Harald. Her pro German stance strained the royal family and her sons joined the Danish resistance.
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London Women Embrace Upswept Summer Hair Trends
London fashion notes forecast a summer of upswept hair with soft curls and waves. The high pompadour seen in Paris may appear in the West End, with bows ribbons and flowers for evening wear. Tinting tips suggest natural-looking shades for self-styling and warm tones remain popular.
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West End
Heard in a Warehouse First Employee Comment
Two workers discuss the war's status with unsure phrases and a joked misquote about the boss replying in the morning. The exchange reflects wartime chatter and workplace morale in a manufacturing setting.
De Gaulle Criticized Over Levant Actions Debate
General de Gaulle's Levant stance draws sharp critique from Sir Edward Spears who calls Britain’s role in the Levant and actions of Vichy-linked forces as a cooling factor in wartime diplomacy. Spears notes accusations lack merit and urges restraint to curb Levantine resentment. ALF. MEN RETURN. Western Australian ALF men freed in Europe return home, about 140 from Crete North Africa and Greece, welcomed by families with immediate rations and supplies.
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Ex-Servicemen Protest on Housing in Victoria
A meeting of the Ex-Servicemen's Housing Protest Club in Victoria adopts the slogan No Homes No Votes and plans a deputation to the Premier over housing shortages. Speakers urge freeing men for home building amid war-related job shifts. The Premier notes Commonwealth housing plans and cooperation with States and private enterprise to kick off a large building programme.
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Victoria
Mentone
Commonwealth
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Dwrstan
Per Insertion Notice Indicates No Reduction Possible
Insertion text shows a constraint that prevents any reduction under current charge terms. The fragment references smallness in 12 10/ and 8 wa papers, with an emphasis on maintaining the existing pricing or assessment.
Readers' Market Price Department Ad Slogans
Classified notice inviting readers to advertise items for sale in the Readers' Market Price Department including poultry hatching rem or slants and househeld goods with emphasis on making money through advertising in the Boyup Brook Bulletin.
Orchard policy debate stirs Victorian fruit industry
Professor 8. M. Wadham told delegates of the Fruit Coal Stores Association of Victoria at a conference that orchardists must decide whether Australia should adopt an orchard policy. He warned against building large structures that might prove unnecessary and stressed self determination.
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Asociation of
Victoria
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