Digworth wins Bookmakers' Handicap at Wingham races
Wingham races last Saturday week featured Digworth, backed heavily earlier in the First Flying, storming to a clear win in the Bookmakers' Handicap. Emille won the Flying Handicap with Dagworth and Warrah Lad close behind. Improvers' Handicap went to Flying Special while Some Boy won the Flying Handicap Ind Div. Dagworth led in the 67 furlong Bookmakers' Handicap with Emills ind and Top Speed close. A protest note appears in the Wingham Chronicle about a Grey Horse incident at the carnival.
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Wingham
Digworth
Emille
Dagworth
Warrah Lad
Flying Special
Lady Metchie
Dark Burn Srd
Some Boy
Bachelor Boy
Collingham
Bookmakers
Winbine
Cement Gad
Colindon Lad
Wingham “Chronicle
Hospital Committee
No Hidden Control in UK Press Report Declares Independence Strong
The Commission found the British Press independent and free from covert outside pressure. It rejected calls for state or external control, noted scarce subsidies, denied advertiser influence, and resisted legislative breakup of newspaper chains. The government appointed the inquiry in March 1970 to study ownership, management, and monopolistic tendencies.
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Britain
Stair
Statin
First RSL Migrant Ship to Sail for Australia Mooltan
The Returned Servicemen's League nominates British ex servicemen for migration to Australia aboard the Mooltan. Three league representatives depart for London to arrange details and will voyage back with the migrants to assist in settling them into Australian life.
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RSL
Australia
Returned Servicemen’s League
Mooltan
League
England
Victoriam
Arthur A. Caldwell
J. C. Neagie
Queensland
Golf Notes The Associates Championship Qualifying Round
Tomorrow afternoon the Associates will play the first qualifying round for the Club Championship with a draw including Mrs Woolford versus Mrs N Smith and others. The event runs with the Chadwick trophy. contacts for unavailable players are given, and a substitute game is arranged for those not listed. The race for the stroke handicap of 12 holes was won by Mrs Woolford with a net 62 over Mrs Bagley and Mrs C Street.
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Mra Woolford
N. Smith
Mra. Crowther
Pike
Yates
Easton
Mra. Frost
R. Street
Chaplin
C. Street
Mra. Wratten
Mra. Bayliss
Bagley
Rifle Club elects deputy captain after others decline
After six members refused the club captain role at the Rifle Club annual meeting, Mr. F. EK. Smith was asked why no one would accept. When the deputy captain post was announced, he was nominated, hesitated briefly, then accepted amid laughter and good-natured trap.
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Rifle Club
F. EK. Smith
Smith
Elec
Tennis Notes for July 9 Draws by Grade
The published tennis notes outline the Saturday July 9 draw. A Grade matches include Park Reds versus Barrington, Ward's River versus Park Green, Park White versus Teachers Bowman Farm versus Park Bie. BH Grade South lists Stratford 1, Ward's River 1, Estville versus Ward's River 2, Park Gold versus C of E 2, Ward's River 3. Stratford 2 River 3 versus Stratford 2. B Grade East pairs Gaongat versus Tora Vale, Rovers versus Wallanbah, C of E 1 versus Rovers 2, Teachers versus Tue rabakh. B Grade West features Barrington River against Bowman Farm and Barrington Village versus Rockhurst Red Rookhuret River against Park Brown.
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Park Reds
Barrington
Ward's River
Park Green
Park White
Teachers
Bowman Farm
Park Bie
Stratford
Estville
Ward
Park Gold
C of E
Gaongat
Tora Vale
Rovers
Wallanbah
Gloucester Club to send two teams to Wingham for Ryan Cup clash
The Gloucester Club plans two matches at Wingham on Saturday with the main Ryan Cup game and an early Gloucester Reserves versus Wingham Reserves. Transport times are 12 o clock for players and 12 30 for supporters. Listed Gloucester players include L Milne J Tiedeman F Eade A Wilson Yates J Glider D Deards K Obtfred J O'Brien Wilson B Drewe C West and Middlebrook with reserves K Alien D L Farley G Gam Farley Parish W Berry A Scales P Cowper F Gerrard T Smith K Buchan B Moore L West C West Green Reserves L Blanch Wand N Gam.
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Gloucester
Wingham
L. Milne
J. Tiedeman
F. Eade
A. Wilson
Yates
J. Glider
D. Deards
K. Obtfred
J. O'Brien
Church notices list weekly services across denominations
Presbyterian services at Belbora 11 am Gongal 7 pm Gloucester 7 pm conducted by Rev H A Shaw Methodist Gloucester 11 Want wory Hall 2 Gloucester 7 15 Wednesday 6th Pitlochry Berry s 7 pm Rev F W Best Congregational Rockhurst 11 Upper Bowman 2 20 Pastor E C Dean Stroud Baptist Craven 7 pm Rev J W Cook Saturday July 9 All welcome Monthly Gospel Meeting School of Art Sunday July 10 7 15 pm speaker A J Blanch D Monteith</s>
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Belbora
Gongal
Gloucester
H. A. Shaw
Wantwory Hall
Pitlochry
Berrys
F. W. Best
Rockhurst
Upper Bowman
E. C Dean
Stroud Baptist Church
Craven
J. W.cook
A. J. Blanch
School of Arta
D. Monteith
Billy Combardlo and the Coonabarabran Horse Case
In 1883, Billy Combardlo, a 20 year old Aboriginal man from Quernsland, travels to Coonabarabran and helps police pursue a horse theft ring along the Warrumbungle range. He tracks hoof prints, aids the arrest of two thieves, and reveals the culprits had fled with two stolen horses but later evidence shows the horses were killed and the case collapses.
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Quernsland
Ak Coonabarabran
Uredaxe
Iors
Queeneland
Castlereagh
Billy
Gewang
Warrumbungle
Sifely
Mudgee
Parsicoology Department
Agenet
Billy Cane
Bel
Warnimungle
Sean
Bully
Warrumbungles
Coosbarabras
Dhatriet
Thin Mater
Gunnedah Independent
Travelling dispensaries in Malaya aid rural health
British led travelling dispensaries operate from central capitals in Malaya with a European nurse and an Asiatic dresser, later joined by a doctor. They combat smallpox by mass vaccination and treat yaws, saving many East Coast Kampong children from crippling outcomes and death.
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Malaya
Kampongs
London
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Bonniebelle Cafe
Beboo of Arta
Brian Carolan
James $. McGarry
Church ST
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J. J. Thomas
the Associates
Combardlo Billy
Coney Fur Capes
Garden OF Roses Cafe
Jim Karikios
Joe
Spik-N-Span Dry Cleaners
Church Street
OWL Store
Gordon Dombkins
Gloucest! Boot Repairer & Saddler
Tor the Proprietors
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Gloucester Advocate
Denison St
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