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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR item mentions JOSEPEL JAMES GRA HAM and a Brook location with a storekeeper role. specifics are unclear but indicates a named individual and a local occupation.
A rally day service at Beaconsfield Congregational School showed strong engagement with 122 of 127 scholars present. Rev Jas Short led services, Mr Chas Crown conducted, and Mr J RR Tucker praised the school’s progress using a mirror demonstration. Children contributed to the patriotic fund.
Billy Bailey, of the inesman Co., is listed to appear at the Princess venue in a show notice. The fragment hints at a theatrical engagement with details incomplete. May refer to an entertainment listing in the local paper.
At Fremantle on Wednesday the crowd was fair and racing was hot. Beachmory won the principal race of six and a quarter furlongs, his third straight win, with First Lock and Calculator also prominent. Bowden rode two winners as stewards handed out minor fines. The trotting card saw Teddy win with Micky second and Nell Gwyn third. Nine saw Aeroplane as favorite. Calculator beat Gracie Moore by a half head, Homebird third. Beachmore defeated First Lock by a length in the principal event, Philyra second. The Jumpers race saw Fiat beat Vigilans by a half head, Miss Alto third. The H C purse produced Sparta Girl over Scarfella by a length. The Palmyra Plate went five and a quarter furlongs. Lady Hampton beat The Pearler by four lengths, with Scarbigrer third.
Race results and horse names from the Canning Park Turf Club meet list several horses and handlers including Green Gily Rar, Howie Home, Astral fe Green, and Native Heath. The page records barriers, weights, and placements across multiple events, with emphasis on top finishers and notable handicaps.
Final acceptances for the Epsom Handicap at the Spring Meeting include Ge Mil swith Amaia 612 Nowhi and a field featuring Gwen Roe Portrushi Cherubini Kulise Ambracer Laddie Gate Mig Speedfast Principal in Securete Gillitambi Sir Tarka Torfua Garin Taunter KeMosion Valin Lrenano Wik Green Mali Mark Wesleyina Royal Laddie Gigandea First Principie among others.
A jumble of parcel sizes and prices for several streets including Edmund Street Forrest Street Essex Street and York Road Midland Junction. Entries note terms many cash discounts and fronting streets with blocks ranging from small to over three acres. Also mentions Temperance Hall Rocky Bay Estate and Jervots Bay near Rockingham Road with plans available. Real estate is promoted as a safe investment when timing is right.
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