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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
8
Subdivided yardage near 12 acres Buckland Ti offers poultry suitable land with garden water frontage. Features include a bakery shop with ovens and fruit drinks, a hotel prospect, and orchard, with easy terms and free land in a fenced area. Notices mention agricultural potential and business facilities.
A coastal sporting note from Adelaide recounts Widgiews triumph in the Goodwood Handicap over seven furlongs, with Kowat second on 74 pounds. Story mentions Mulster Caillardia and other rivals, crowd reactions, and idle gossip about horses and purses.
Readable fragments show selections and placings for horse names and riders. Entries include Second ane ruate, Black Art, Mariner, Posture, Chin, Solo Girl, Lady M3 and Conti ence among others.
The meeting at We Caray drew strong attendance as punters faced uneven odds and shifting bets. Notable results included Lulu M winning the closely contested Gold Cup style race, Bob Barry securing another victory, and Snapcape with Graham claiming a convincing win in the Autuon Handicap.
Weights announced for events at Coolgardie Club meeting on Saturday May 14. Hurdles, Plate and Autumn Cup listings show top weights and runners such as Toorak Hurdles entrants Daun Grace Darling Lord Parthia Bragnide. First Class Plate contenders Five Curlonge Almy Sanh Viet Loch Fygebell Buttons Rowell. Autumn Cup participants Morality Lady M Ka Jamon Curmamaie and others.
Fragmentary OCR listing horses and placings across hurdles and divisions. Names include Hinga Orient Mandicap and Goya Lad with varied outcomes. Some entries are garbled or incomplete, offering limited readable facts about race participants and results.
A fragmentary Williamstown racing page lists maiden plate and welter results. Horses mentioned include Murches Atticer Balmain Brewers' Crystal Bay View Hac Mhanos North Weogellelah Beeplee Meat Jack and others with placements indicated but details are incomplete.
Football recap fragment shows players Browne and Maton with limited details. The snippet mentions Dol and EF, likely scoring or assignment, but lacks full context, teams, dates, or positions.
Wentworth notes a strong allround display in recent games and previews a Bellevue clash with a top opposition. The piece highlights Natty Chile Dayo Cushion Archie Sonith and Arthur Hawthorn among key players, notes form boosts from Hicks and Ing, and mentions Shumy Nelson adding depth to Kingston Commonwealths.
Saturday lacrosse opened with Fremantle facing Perth as both sides showed new strength. Clarke and Taylor stood out for Fremantle while Morty and Broken impressed for Perth. Wallabies, YMCA and VALCA also featured, with Wallabies beating Morty 14 to 4 and YMCA displaying solid forward play by Walker and Willes.
In The Shipping Gazette Thornley May 13 notes evacuations and movements affecting Fremantle area. Details highlight operations near west coast ports and related logistic updates for shipping officials.
Riverina, an inter state passenger steamer long popular on the coast, will farewell Western Waters as she leaves Fremantle for Sydney New Zealand. A replacement 7440 ton steamer will take over inter state trade, and Riverina sails from Univ Park at Fremantle Post Office at 10 30 am Saturday with mail and passengers.
Report notes additions to public school facilities in Uwe town De Nigowd plus work at Beaconfield infant and inter Modine schools in South Terence. Public Works chief Hilton Bensley outlines estimated expenditure around 2730 with day labor plans and expected costs. Also mentions Beaconsfield and other site progress and a dietary remedy ad at end.
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