Heavy horses and feathered hair debate and sore shoulders
A Australian visitor debates heavy draught horse types in Britain noting Shire and Clydesdale traits and hair density. He contrasts Canadian weight and action, while Suffolk Punch and French Percheron are considered as alternatives. The piece also covers sore shoulders from poor collar fit and a method to fit collars by soaking and reshaping to prevent rubbing.
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Sys Meira
Phere
Australia
England
Strang
Scotland
Clydesdale
Tom
Apyal
Dominion
Uber
Isey Wim
Seldon
Saturday's Wives and Chinese Revolutions Reported
News from Shensi and Bansi frontier to Totn Pekin shows revolutionary actions near Pekin and along the Pekin Hankow railway. Chinese government recalls troops and considers a military response while Mongolia negotiations shift to St Petersburg.
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Pekin
Shensi
Bansi
Totn
Cetween Tsankow
Pekin-Hankow
Tianyang
Tiankow
Tussia
Mongolia
St. Petersbure
Ching
Pussia
Knlin
China
Iwlis
Midland Railway Company annual meeting report London December 21
The Midland Railway Company of Western Australia reported gross traffic receipts of £123,168 for the year, up £5,396, with working expenses at £69,417 up £2,748 and net traffic receipts of £53,951, a record. Land sales for the year totalled under 1,892 acres at £50,445, average £12 8s 8 3d per acre, with land sale instalments outstanding at £258,172 11s 1d, while 1,843,317 acres of land remained. The directors press forward with a progressive land policy to offer ready-made farms, despite adverse weather delaying farm completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Railway Company of Western Australia
London
Gardiner
Canning Park Race Results Reported at Perth
The Turf Perth notes a Saturday race meeting at Canning Park run under satisfactory conditions. The report lists the silts from the afternoon events and highlights the outcomes and notable performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canning Park
Local Cricket Trials and Park Handicap at Queen's Park
A busy afternoon at Queen's Park features trial stakes for sprint, plate and canning purse events with multiple horses listed and betting odds. In the Railway versus Mercantile match, Mercantiles posted 69 with top scores from Jones and Nash, while Railways at press time were 2 wickets for 2-? runs, McDonald and Munro delivering key bowlers performances for the Railway side.
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Queen's Park
Railway
Mercantile
Mercantiles
Jones
Nash
Railways
Victoria District Turf2' Club Nominates For Picnic Races
Nominations have been received for the picnic race meeting at the Griton course on January 29. Events include Trial Stakes 6 furlongs with entrants De Crew Richshot Sonny Walgoo Pabalide Corrie Queen's Park Tressiede Le Brune Aar Doon Fungusine iltangea and more. The January Flying 5 furlongs features Wee darra Fiction Mariner Banjo Fun cusine The Trigger Sir George Le Hirune Loman Ran?au Richshot. Farmers' Plate 6 furlongs lists Baba Jade Emigrant Tuulant School boy Hack Jack Fenian Boy Soldaresque Weteorlarra Tribune Plain Kate Hydrangea Tresslade Gay Ley Summer Handicap Lymiles Bun daleer Ranzan Loman Culstock Sir George The Trigger Aar Doon Mariner Jack Race and 6 furlongs includes Black Jack Brownlock Tribune Meteor larra British Cat Greenough Fen ian Boy Schoolboy Mutascope Barney Calilah The Banjo The Bird Bill Hackee Pen Nib Conmoon wealth Dandy Trusty. Good-bye Handicap 1 mile lists Mariner Aar Teo The Trigger Cal stock Sir George Loman Ranzan Gay Row Ruadaleer. STEVE HADDY noted.
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de Crew
Richshot
Sonny
Walgoo
Pabalide
Corrie
Queen's Park
Tressiede
le Brune
Aar Doon
Fungusine
Ifyiltangea
Weedarra
Fiction
Mariner
Banjo
Funcusine
the Trigger
Sir George
le Hirune
Loman
Ran?au
Baba- Jade
Emigrant
Tuulant
Schoolboy
Hack Jack
Fenian Boy
Soldaresque
Weteorlarra
Tribune
Plain Kate
Hydrangea
Tresslade
Gay Ley
Lymiles
Bundaleer
Ranzan
Culstock
Jack
Black Jack
Brownlock
Meteorlarra
British Cat
Greenough
Mutascope
Barney
Calilah
the Banjo
the Bird
Bill
Hackee
Pen Nib
Conmoonwealth
Dandy
Trusty
Landicap
Aar Teo
Calstock
Gay Row
Ruadaleer
Steve Haddy
Socstesaty
Amalgamated Society Holds Legal Right Over Rail Strife
Perth reports that the Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees cites highest legal authority to block binding deals by the engineers and ironmoulders in the railway dispute. They threaten legal action and warn it may break the strike. Cabinet discussions hint at a possible conference with the workers today. In Perth a boxing contest set for January 29 features McCoy versus Cullen for 250 Burts.
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Miss May Riley
Newcastlestreet
Perth
Northam
Miss Riley
Taufik Road
Wand
Isley
Rdpwin Fagles
Midland Junction
Claremont
Lebanon
William Scoble
Glydestreet
Fremantle
Scoble
Godfrey
William-street
Porth
Waroona
Taufik Haed
Isabel Williams
Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Ironmoulders
Amalgamated
Society of Railway Employees
Collier
Tds
Tan
McCoy
Cullen
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Stevenson
Inman
Lindrum
Midland Railway Coy
Olfes Schnapps
Huttons
Master Dixie
Owlet
Golden Orb
Wippian
Alent
Mamond
Savy Blue
Theome
Ivens
Park
James the
Alulia U
Peedet
Poe
Canning
Alysia
Stamereene
Bond
Yoo
Welter
Nanny
Morpheus
Resin James
R Sieves
Willis
Webster
Trastwell
Sub
B McDonald
Groesster
St Jones
McDonald
Gibson
Rerio
Ik Kelly
Sundries
Victoria
Griton
Sydney
G. F. Pearee
Josiah Thomas
Broken Hill
Pearce
Adelaide Company
Grantala
Melbourne
Kerang
Margaret Swift
Swift
Taufik Raad
Alex
Brange
Subiaco
Collie
Jolin Fnricht
Lauderville
Wright-street
South Melbourne
F. Fraynf
Tavfik Raad
Th Marlif
Elweé Street
Geraldton
Pricee Sedd
Pho
Murray Street
Watal Wines
F.C. Towler
Marine Terrace
V.R.C
Collie, Jan
Scottish Cooperative Collieries' Company
Collie River District
Fallowfield & CO
General Odton
J. M. Ferguson, Ltd
Victoria Galvanised Iron, Co
Orb
Redcliffe
Queen's
C. H. Counsel
J. Magee
Northampton
Bedrock
Liverpool
Globe Fire Ass. CO
Colonial Mutual Life Insurance CO
Ockerby, Lehmann and. CO
Macalpine
Anglican Church
Commonwealth
E. Lee-Steere & Co
Land and Property Department
E. Lea-Steere & Co., Marine
Errace
SAM Universal
Victoria Hotel
Sam Been
Tel
Arnott’s Milk Arrowroot Biscuits
Hunter River
Memars Wi Arnett, Limited
Newcastle
Arnott
N.S.W
WM. Arnott
Lro
Newcastle, N.S.W
WHITE
Candela, South Gost, N.S W
Cooper
Ooper's
Elder, Shenton & Co. Ltd
Clutterbuck Bros
J. W. Smart
Garaldtoy
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