The Great Horsemen of the Past and Louis Trimble
A reflective note on famed equestrians, naming Harry Morant and the Buckjumping era. The piece highlights Lou Trimble as a standout rider, recalls Skuthorpe and Queensland stockmen, and credits Trimble with fearless rides and a controversial kneepad saddle. A Sydney correspondent praises Trimble amid debate over past titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Jago
Carpentaria Downe
Nd E. Kennedy
Lou Trimble
Einasleigh
Mt. Surprise
Skuthorpe
Trimble
Mick
Cypton
Mnvill
Sydney
Red Slippery
Louis Trimble
Georgetown
Sahel
Sunny Stace
Champion buckjump riders stir controversy in Australia
Correspondence from Ingham and Tamworth details rival claims on horsemanship. Louis Trimble defends riding skills and challenges, naming Forest Home Station rider Jim Thompson as a benchmark. The exchange cites past buckjumping feats, saddle types, and planned duels to settle reputations and draw public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Louis 1
Stace
Brace
Sahel
Black Beauty
Louis
Skuthorpe
Brinnslefen
Tilke
Jim Thompson
Richards
Carpentaria Downs
Bill Ellery
Green Hills
Thompson
Georgetown
Curley
Pritable
Tam
Sunny Stace
Sydney
al- Aioush Re
Onen
John James Keenan
Tamworth
Harry Morant
the Breaker
Belgando
Jack White
The
Roy Stanbridge
Harry Hawkins
Charleville
Stanbridge
Evans Brothers
Australia
Roy Btanbridge
Glorious Lilies and Pansies in Home Gardens
A garden article extols lilies as elegant and hardy with rich soil and drainage. It urges minimal walls to avoid hiding beauty, and promotes pansies especially Bath's Empresa strain for colorful beds, noting cool-season growth and soil needs with old manure and bone dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Empresa
Frogmore
Tre Cocky’s Lament Spraying The Garden For Pests
A poem satirically lists pests and agricultural woes from aphids to weevils and beetles. It urges arsenic lime and sulfur sprays to save crops, noting rabbits and cows harming produce and a season of abundant selling potential. The piece reads like a farmer’s farmer-agent lament and call to action.
Jellar Strawberry Garden Harvests With Lamps Ahead
Strawberries grown in a spinal forcing frame in London early this year sold at a high price, with some cellar grown berries fetching £1 each. The fruit, produced by two 12,000 watt lamps, required about forty days to reach perfection and was noted for excellent form and flavour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellar Strawberry Garden
London
Two Free Pink Roses From 100 Year Firm Offer
The 100 year old firm promises two free pink roses Madame Butterfly and America in a special offer. To receive two free pink roses, send 10/9 and 1/- postage for a six-rose set including two whites two yellows two reds and two pinks. Request must say send the roses and two free pink ones mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Farm and Car Seeds Head Office Ad in Sydney
PG L Shepherd and Son advertise farm seeds with their head office located at 5 Parker Street Sydney offering agricultural products and related services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PG. L. Shepherd & Son Farm and Car Seeds
Parker St
Sydney
Navy Yarn: Midshipmen Arrested After Mine Visit
A London writer describes a humorous naval incident aboard a battleship off a colliery district. Two midshipmen with golf clubs visit a coal mine using a permit and return to see two armed officers. The admiral, amused by the boast, orders the watch officer to arrest them for insubordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hin Self
Ollwers
Crab Yarns and Crabs in Noisy Trade Tales
A garbled account discusses crabs trained to cage fish and a plan to repurpose crabs for a worthy end. It references recent reports of crabs retrieving articles from the sea bed, including a purse with money and bundles of papers found on the surface. No clear outcome or dates are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseillis
Valle
Maitland Vale Property Near Town Described
A notice promotes Maitland Vale as a convenient property location about five miles from town. It highlights a £1200 deposit and a balance payment plan, emphasizing safety and suitability for buyers seeking a good unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maitland Vale
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Horsemen OF the Past
Tiders
Fovn
A. J. Cavanaugh
Gloucester Pharmacy
Ieasoe
L. Harris
Gloucester
Gloucester Advocate
T. Charlton
Louis ‘Trimble
Ingham
G. Croto
Castle Creek
Tim
Croton
Joe Atkinsson
Jack Croton
Croton Brothers
Trimble Canesides
Mig Tetver Py
C. Campbell
Gulf
Manny” Campbell
Maranda Station
Sidney Kidman
Louis Secombe
Lynd
Lyndhurst
Ladies & Childrens
J. Whatson
Aiveryone
Tre Cocky
Marset
Huinoy
Hiesnes Neylynays
Avas
Cowan
Aston
S. Hakenahe
Muraytats
H. J. Tall
A. E. Tall
Thillips
Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Ltd
COVAC
Dann
West Maitland
W. Batger
Clinch Street
Leort
Mert Barker
W. Davis
Tailor Church
Jhin
Wid
AF Yard
Rabe
Ik Ti
Wily
Sal Yart
Tid
Tt Yard, Styl
Ciel
Jable
Hart & Coy
John Hart
Gloucester Deaper
Reliance Watches & Goos
Whatson
Starling
W. A. Phillips
Commercial
J. Beaton
Wes
Phone Glowewster
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