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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
7
Detailed entry rules for Kellerberrin Racing Club divisions include First Class Plate Second Class Plate and Pony and Open handicap events. Conditions cover weights six furlongs and imports for local hacks within 40 miles, with stewards approval and acceptances listed as nominal figures.
Under WTAC and Eastern strict racing rules exempt rules 29 C DE 43 AR 6a for hacks only. Weights 71b penalty for flat race winners after weights declared. Pony height certificates required at weighing out. Okmakers fees 335. Racing at 1 30 pm. Nominations close with A P Lek Secretary on Saturday March 1918 6 pm. Weights to be published in West Australian Eastern Recorder and Northam Courier on Friday March 15.
Nominations close with the Secretary Mr L Withnell Northam on Wednesday March 20. Weights carry a 7th penalty after declaration. Bookmakers fees 38 shillings per entry over 2 pounds or 25 shillings for lesser. Natives depart Northam at 1 o'clock. first race at 1.30 p.m. Hon Secretary B Donovan announces.
The subjoined table presents the February average temperatures for the month and the corresponding figures from the previous year. It compares daily readings and highlights trends in temperature shifts across the period.
Short notice from the Courier Office announces complete job printing services for all kinds of work. Order forms available and deadlines set for prompt execution.
Proceedings for Cunderdin Race Club on Easter Monday includes Local Hack Race five furlongs with second place prize, Nomination Flying Handicap with distance to be approved, Charity Handicap seven furlongs, Open Hack Race five furlongs, and Farewell Handicap six furlongs. Second horse prizes listed with stake differences and nomination fees.
Victorian bookmakers bet £1000 to 400 on Desert Gold then saw her beaten by Wedge in the Futurity Stakes. Mrs P Mackay buys Beltane and Kill em to train with Jas Scobie after VR C Autumn meeting. Kellerberrin figures: A T St John sells his string. nominations loom for Dunderdin and Canderdin meetings with weights by A E Warman. War Loan Bonds urged for supporters.
In Fremantle days 1852 races began on South Fremantle Beach then Perth, with Tom Burgess winning the First Queen's Plate aboard Diver. Other feats include Burgess on Diver, Monger on Sir James’ Stirling, and Marwick training a mare. Diver and Stringer later reportedly poisoned for £100. York races featured a native jockey weighed with chains, and games of skill like spear throwing at dampers.
The York Jockey Club announces a programme featuring a Flying Handicap, Eastern Districts Handicap, York Handicap, Farmers Handicap, and Ladies Bracelet. Races cover six to seven furlongs and one mile contexts with prize money in pounds shillings. Nominations close Tuesday March 19, with Wm Browlie as secretary.
Sergeant McKenzie of the Return of Soldiers League spoke at Mulbourne Town Hall to the Sailors and Soldiers Pathers Association. He recounted how some veterans faced stigma and punishment after returning from war, with calls for volunteers and calls to seek gentler justice.
A fragment asks whether a soldier has saved Evldier, phrasing unclear but implying a wartime or rescue inquiry with limited readable context. The exact names and situation remain ambiguous due to missing surrounding text.
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