High priced Australian thoroughbreds fail to repay buyers
A list of costly Australian horses bred for racing falters as investors face losses. Names include Abydos Reabourne Pas carel Malabar II Wanganella Donald Sudbury Murna It is Huntingtower and Rosewood. The AJC meeting opens at Randwick with the Epsom Handicap as the highlight. Sydney trainer A E Cornwall died September 19. Yorwada broke a blood vessel at Moonee Valley and died. Seven WA T C committee members plan resignations after the Sporran case. Mr P A Connelly supports May King for the Caulfield Cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Abydos
Reabourne
Pascarel
Donald
Sudbury
A. E. Cornwell
Richmond
N.S.W
Lord Cardigan
Yorwada
Moonee Valley
W.A.T.C
K. F. Carlot
P. A. Connelly
Repirtes
May King
Brunswick Wins Northam Cup In Tight Perth Race
Wortham Cup affair in Perth ends with Brunswick taking the Northam Cup after a close performance. Ophel fell injuring briefly. race safety questioned as a result. The rider escaped serious harm and remains uninjured.
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Perth
Brunswick
Opeful
Mooltan Favored in Epcom Handicap at Epsom
Mooltan has been heavily backed by his owner and is now favourite at three lengths shorter than Legation Viking. Milotrajan Bospeat iking Jama Pompous Lacians and Rycadyerie follow in order.
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Mooltan
Epcom
Legation
Viking
Milotrajan
Bospeatiking
Jama
Pompous
Lacians
Rycadyerie
Mooltan Tops Metropolis Field in Classic Stakes
The Metropolis meeting lists Mooltan as the favorite for the Metropolitan with Garden next followed by Marapai Cullarit Apologue Camera and Florance in order, shaping up a competitive lineup for the classic race.
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Mooltan
Garden
Marapai
Cullarit
Apologue
Camera
Florance
Checkmate at Town Hall by Greville troupe
The Town Hall will host two show nights directed by Mr. Greville featuring the farce Checkmate following Offenbach's The Blind Beggars. The Geraldton Orchestral Society will provide incidental music with special scenery by W. Kenned y and the performances promise artistic and financial success.
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Offenbach
W. Kemnedy
Geraldton
Olympia Company screens fine two night season at Town
Olympia Company presented two nights of film at the Town with fair attendances and strong displays. Scotland and Trelicid were vividly shown in a series of pictures, with humorous and poignant incidents, plus notably good coloured reels. The 18 by 2 foot pict-area and silent flicker impressed patrons as the company used its own electric lighting for clear viewing.
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Olympia Company
Geraldton
Scotland
Trelcid
The Temperance Question and Sybil's Viewpoints
A Temperance Essay debates alcohol as a moral issue, rejects it as God given, and critiques Sybil’s stance. It argues abstinence as solution, discusses life insurance rates for temperance sects, and notes shift to unfermented wine in many churches. It ends predicting legal pressure against strong drink to protect society.
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Sybil
Biret
Hada
Great Britain
Temperance Life Insurance
Geraldton
W.C.I.U
Perth Public Hospital Board Objects to Government Help
The Perth Public Hospital board opposes government assistance to the proposed Children’s Hospital. The text notes a disagreement among trades and uses a proverb about undertakers and sharks to illustrate conflict, implying opposition and alternatives but not detailing concrete plans or dates.
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Perth Public Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Market Report on Local Vegetables and Fruit Prices
Market reports for the week ending September 25 note fair attendance on Thursday and Saturday with prices near last quotes. Oranges remain in strong demand. country growers are urged to ship for good returns. Prices realized include cabbages a few pence, lettuces a few pence, potatoes varied, and eggs and dairy showing steady demand. all lines cleared at satisfactory prices.
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H. S. Mackenzie
Wm. Naughton
Day Dawn Market Update From Day Dawn Auction
Day Dawn reports on September 29 prices for produce and poultry. Fruits show best dessert apples at 16s, oranges 16s, bananas 20s, lemons 8s 6d. Vegetables include cabbage up to 7s, cauliflowers 6s, white turnips 8s cwt, Swedes 9s cwt, onions 2s per bunch. Poultry lists beat table fowls at 7s 6d, heavy birds 30s, small fowls 6d, ducks 9s 6d to 8s, eggs 7s.
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W. Prior
Day Dawn
Death notices and local court tale in Dongarra News
The paper reports the death of John Armstrong 79 of Irwin House and the funeral on estate grounds. It also notes the death of Mrs. Dee 73, with two sons and three daughters, and a largely attended Sunday funeral. W A G Walter RM presided over a case between George Dee and W Herbert, with Mills for Dee and Mann for Herbert. Wages case Des v Herbert awarded £75 and costs to Dee. garnishee by Pearse not allowed.
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John Armstrong
Irwin House
Francis Burges
Irwin
Armstrong
Dee
W. A. G. Walter
R.M
George Dee
W. Herbert
Mills
Mr. Mann
Herbert
Des
Soil Inoculation and its Questioned Benefits
Recent botanical findings show legume growth relies on specific soil microbes and that many soils lack the needed germs. Inoculation preparations from Germany or the US have been tested at Woburn by the Royal Agricultural Society with Dr. Voelcker reporting in 1905 that no benefits were observed, as crops’ general appearance and root examinations showed no improvement.
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Germany
United States
Royal Agricultural Society of
Woburn
Voelcker
Inconclusive Results From Inoculating Materials Study
The report notes rising nodules on roots in favor of the traginest and mentions five guns of mineral air. It claims no practical crop benefit from the inoculating materials distributed and questions their long term success, reflecting doubt from bankers about the original introduction nearly twenty years ago.
Geraldton the Wests Pearl in a Sea of Drought
A lyrical tribute from September 15, 1907 lauds Geraldton as the jewel of the West, praising its beauty, climate, and allure for restless miners and settlers. The poem contrasts harsh land with Geraldton’s promised ease, calling it a paradise on the coast and urging readers to seek its charms instead of distant travels.
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Wortham Cup
Epsom Handicap
the Metropolitan
Olympia
W.C.T.U
Market Reports
Dongarra News
Gerakdton
West
Neers Rease
Paradise
Maria Geraldton
Crand
W.G.B
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