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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1949
Page
4
Horse racing card lists multiple hack races on Saturday April 9 1949 with divisions for second and third class hacks. Prizes include 55 to be split among two races and cups for winners. Nominations and acceptances set, five to six furlongs across districts within fifty miles of Mowrn Post-Othew.
Nominations for all events must be sent with fees to the Moora Race Club secretary by Monday next March 28. Weights will be declared around Saturday April 3. Acceptances are due one hour before the advertised race start. For details contact joint secretaries B Jolly and P Fallick at Moora Tel 30 MOORA or Tel 20.
An abridged health notice from Sydney Fong & Co. of Geraldton promotes a wellness product or service linked to a curious phrase. The item reads like an advertisement blurb hidden among other text.
A hotel tariff dispute in Geraldton Local Court centers on Harry Horton allegedly owing £1 1s 11d for five weeks of board and lodging for himself wife and son at the Shamrock Hotel from June 18 to July 24. Horton claims he paid all sums due and did not receive full particulars of the claimed amount. The magistrate ordered a fifteen minute recess to obtain detailed statements.
A magistrate orders Horton to pay the claim plus costs of 4/2/1 after Horton argues he cannot obtain cheques from a Perth bank. The case concerns evidence of payment and adjournment threats.
The Northern District Racing weights for the Mingenew Yandanooka Amateur Turf Club cup meeting on Saturday include the Autumn Handicap five furlongs with runners such as Lady Olive Iris Flower Beau Geste Red Agrion Gold Stream Gay Crest and Twilight. Divisions span First and Second for Yandanooka Handicaps plus the Strawberry and Farewell Handicaps featuring Rundear Silken Gatheta Tudor Park and many more with weights shown.
A conference of No 1 Northern Groop representatives of Affiliated Agricultural Societies was held in Carnamah chaired by D Bowman. Delegates included Royal Agricultural Society officials Luck Marshall Cooper and N M James. Dates for shows were set: Perenjori Sept 2, Mullewa Sept 3, Morawa Sept 7, Dalwallinu Sept 8, Carnamah Sept 20, Coorow Sept 14, Northampton Sept 15, Three Springs Sept 17, Mingenew Sept 20, Moora Sept 28. Carna mah to be group HQ with M M James secretary of Northern Group. A subscription of one guinea per affiliated society was agreed for expenses.
Large turnout at the Coorow Waddy Forest Districts Agricultural Society annual meeting on the 10th inst. The president Air. V. W. Broun reported a successful year with membership rising to a record 97. He thanked helpers and then announced he could not seek another term as president.
Members elected officers including president Mr. H. Ruddock and secretary Mr. J. Rothe. A venue date set for the annual sports on Saturday and September 14 for the annual show contact. Membership fees raised to 80 shillings for gentlemen and 15 shillings for ladies with free entries in all sections. No entries accepted after the day prior to the show except for ring and horse events.
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