Bretti sports day draws praise from town and visitors
A correspondent recalls the Bretti course first day of sports, praising fair judging by Mr Albert Taylor and orderly starts led by Mr Ted Allardice. Winners included Middlebrook’s Big Head in the Opening Handicap and Tout’s Bowring Bravo in the Pony and Galloway Handicaps. The day featured flag races, hurdles, the Bretti Cup won by Holmes’ High Tide, and social events at Shannon Vale with catering by T. A. Corbett.
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Gloucester
Mackay's
Dick Wootton
Wingham
Krambach
Stratford
Newendoc
Albert Taylor
Ted Allardice
G. Hickman
Jim Hannaford
Madame Dupree
Academy of
Barnard
Kering
Giro
Giroile
Madame
Daimea
Middlebrook
Big Head
Tout
Bowring
Bravo
Bob Sweeney
Pinto
Miss Carter
Holmes
Walter Bridge
Colin Fitzpatrick
Metropolis
Seoft
Hughie Prager
Thelma Laurie
Barnes
Cricket
Leo Carter
Moonlight
Shannon Vale
T. A. Corbett
Unclear fragment on staff contract and admissions balance
A partial lament notes staff adherence to a contract with no charge for admission to ground or dance. A small balance remains on the right side of the ledger for the day, though context is incomplete.
Louis Bleriot Conquers Channel Flight Despite Sore Foot
The 1909 Channel crossing story recalls Louis Bleriot waking before dawn due to a sore foot and taking his monoplane from Calais toward Dover. He flew at 45 mph, 250 feet above the sea, with no compass, reaching Dover to claim a historic win as Hubert Latham waited nearby.
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Louis Bleriot
France
Maraques
Calais
English
Lord Northcliffe
Hubert Latham
Melbourne
Herald
Latham
Bieriot
Lathiam
Bleriot
Dover
Cliffa
Dried Fern Industry at Nabiac Captivates Visitors
Visitors to Nabiac on the Wallamba marvel at the dried fern and moss industry run by the McMaster family. Once exported to Germany before World War I, the firm now preserves ferns in their natural state or dyes them in vivid shades. The Nabiac display showcases exceptionally fine specimens, especially the maidenhair, with the natural color praised as the finest exhibit and dyed varieties also noted for effect.
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Nabiac
Wallamba
Australia
McMaster
Germany
McMasters
Bullfighters Quarrel in Madrid Left Several Wounded
A clash of rival bullfighters in a Madrid Central Cafe left several seriously wounded and many others injured. Don Parrita was gravely wounded in the neck by a knife, Don Miguel Torres and his son Rafael were stabbed, and others suffered minor cuts. The fight began over Mexican bullfighters' rights to perform in Spain.
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Madrid
Banderiliero
Don Parrita
Don Miguel Torres
Rafael
Spain
Opticians announce NSW agency for hearing aids
NEARING AIDS, we have vised your district for the last 20 years as Opticians. We now have pleasure in announcing that we have acquired the New South Wales agency for the Western Electric Cay's Hearing Aids for the deaf. These instruments are made in bone and air conduction. Write for information and pamphlets. Web Ster, Jack & McDonald (Sydney) Limited. Opticians, 16 Canterbury Street, Sydney.
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New South Wales Agency
Western Electric Cay
Frying Pans Camp Kettles and Mugs Noted
A list of camping gear includes frying pans camp kettles spun tin dishes enamel plates and aluminium mugs.
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Gloucester Advocate
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Gloucester Hotel
F. M. Smith
the Trapper
Winchester
Belgium
G.B.L
Victor
Lane
E. P. Capper & Sons, Ltd
West Maitland
Gramseer Ltd
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