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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
6
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Whitehead and friends extend to Mr. and Mrs. K. Viege of Ellen Street Fremantle congratulations on their golden wedding.
A garbled list of horse names and race divisions appears, including Purse Ist div and Welter with unclear entrants such as Apple Jack Dest Fierce and Land of Fog. The text mixes possible horse names like Jellistts and Aytiove with trainer or rider references, lacking coherent context or outcomes.
The Spearwood RSIL Sub-Branch held a successful Smoke Social and Grand Rally at Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall. Over sixty diggers attended with State Executive members, Ben Som, and a well hosted program. New members exceed twenty. plans for a monthly meeting grow stronger. Local growers discuss the Fruit Marketing Bill with Ministerial visits planned for October 6. Road Board traffic fees total £4900. Clontarf road progress and promises to finish within twelve months are noted. Fremantle interest grows as Mr. C Mills seeks a Rockingham daily service. Road Board and Council share a friendly post-meeting night. A future milestone event is humorously foreseen as breeding potential for civic progress. A children’s concert by the Methodist Sunday School teachers delighted attendees. Anniversary preparations for Mrs. Green proceed.
From our Special Correspondent Sydney a wide mix of runners appears in form across Epsom and the Metropolis fixtures. Kissite eyes a four furlongs workout with fast time and a strong belief it can stretch to two more furlongs. Metropolitan entries jockeys report Virgin Gal and Royal Roe among standout performers, while Friarsdale and Vine Gold show bold gallops. Derby selections feature Boaster Baldwin and others split across longshot and favored picks.
A fragmented note reports a drawing event for a Campbell Cup race at Seyerds Lane. It mentions Midh and W. Gibsos Pan Peominln as participants with a prize pool around L485, dated near Saturday.
A collage of 19th century trade notices from Fremantle listing services and goods. W Hendy promotes irrigation machinery and repairs with a phone contact B1074. Ted Scott offers boot and shoe making in High Street. Stevenson Finch tailors and clothiers operate on High Street. Alex D Hislop men’s ready wear on South Terrace. Rincksmilts offers cart parts and body building. Fred Abbott shoeing and blacksmithing at First Class level. Piercy & Co wholesale fruit and produce on Mendeccan Street. Telephone contacts B1074 or B424 for orders and inquiries.
A large Spearwood gathering of over two hundred guests attended a complimentary social in the Parish Hall to honor Mr. W. Pearce and his wife. Speakers praised Pearce for guiding local public life, road boards, and district progress, while the event featured music, toasts, and a piano stool gift to Mrs. Pearce.
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