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Newspaper
Maitland Mercury
Location
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 26, 1939
Page
5
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About 7000 persons visited Taronga Park yesterday for the Randwick event with a larger crowd than Saturday. Read and Bend led early in the Chisholm Handicap but Jon Desa edged ahead in a tight finish. Inez and Chatoona also ran well. The Christmas Trial Handicap and Summer Nursery features produced close finishes, with Pen Name, Buckshee, and Interrogation among notable runners. DARE ELEGANCE won the December Stakes by five lengths. The meeting drew a sizeable crowd on a sunny day with a festive mood.
A sixpenny Aber chain store welcomed Princess Alice and Princess Margaret who visited with a royal party. They browsed for half an hour in pink wool coats and brown stockings, bought music and assorted decorations, and paid part of the purchases themselves. Gifts go to evacuated children for Christmas trees.
Christmas was celebrated in hospitals and churches amid a wartime mood. The Empire marks its first wartime Christmas in two years with large congregations and devotions, while about 6000 children from nearby suburbs will benefit from a new community play centre scheme starting tomorrow.
The record shows a maximum temperature of 986 and a minimum of 60 last night.
South Australia defeated Queensland by 22 runs after amassing 822 declared in first innings. Grimmett and Ward led bowling for South Australia, with strong all round play from Taillon and Allen. The match featured notable fall of wickets and a decisive first innings total setting the tone for the win.
A special correspondent reports Nell Gwynn relics will be auctioned in London including twenty five portraits and clothes and furniture bills. Early mezzotints from the era are rare and some items come from Horewen Wilpole’s collection. Documents include warrants for payments related to her £500 yearly joint and other sums. two unrelated injuries are also noted in the report.
Madame Jeanne recalls King George VI dining incognito in her France cafe near the British Expeditionary Force. The king ate chicken, Christmas pudding and cheese, refused wine, and drank whisky. He thanked her for flowers sent by her brother in law and praised her hospitality.
In Caulfield this afternoon Plymouth Hoe won the Hope Town Handicap deposing the pacemaker Lady Karingal which weakened late. Royal Order and John Wilkes followed. Sun Valley took Juvenile Stakes ahead of Madam Cove. Other results include Sir Gordon winning the Two Miles and 65 Yards event Oberon Steeplechase details.
Hunter River batted first and were all out for 102 as EH Smith led the visitors with two twenties. Singleton bowled well with Stanton taking three early wickets and a strong all round effort from Bates contributing 5 for 55. Muswellbrook and Singleton details follow with totals and bowling figures, including Bates 7 for 55.
James Hill of Ballarat died instantly when his car overturned on the Hume Highway near Gundagal. Four other occupants were injured and admitted to Gundagai Hospital. A 15 month old, Brian Frank, son of Mr and Mrs John Frank of Moore Park, was injured when a wheel passed over his left forearm from a Stanwell Park train. He survived after treatment at Coledale Hospital.
Mary German prisoners in Africa allegedly face harsh treatment. A Gulf Coast missionary, Sidney Pearson, reports from Darheam England that a German missionary wedding occurred in a Gold Coast internment camp. Fraulein Braet and Herr Weber were among those interned, with church service conducted in German and English.
Australia will contribute about £1,670,000 to international bodies in the coming year, with major sums to the League of Nations Secretariat and various global bureaus. The plan maintains representation costs for the International Labour Office and other organizations to support postwar trade and agricultural interests.
Walby Van Horn breaks into the national tennis rankings for the first time in the men’s list, placing fourth after defeating J. Bromwich. The roundup includes singles, men’s doubles and women’s singles with names such as R L Riges F A Parker and A Marbie among the leading players.
Aloe Gordon of Chalever Street Rose Way was driving on Birrngi road Helloyne Hi when he awerved off the road and crashed into a telegraph post. The car front was wrecked and Gordon was thrown through the windscreen suffering a fractured nose and severe injuries to the face and head.
A large Wyong crowd attended the Christmas Cup meeting with multiple heats. Notable runners include Robdow Toper Gillown Belting and King of Pearls among others, with times around 16 and 20 seconds for 300 yard heats and numerous scratched entries noted.
George Wallace 26 of Dramapne suffers fractured skull severe injuries after the car left the road near Collingullie. His wife has multiple injuries including fractured rib internal injuries and scalp wounds. James Murphy 87 of Albury was in the vehicle with his wife. both sustained scalp injuries and concussion.
The story centers on a millionaire’s walla mansion and a family drifting apart amid romance and comedy. Also featured are Noah Beery as a brutal ship captain in Mutiny on the Blackhead with Richard Arlen and Andy Devine, plus Nurse Cavell discussions and a George Formby Come On Come On comedy at the Bavey Theatre.
Rail officials ran special trains to move about 4000 soldiers on Christmas leave from Maitland camps. Traffic surged Friday and Saturday with crowds to Newcastle, while Sunday was quiet. Also noted: Alister Lowe of Wallsend Hospital named senior sister at Narrawa District Hospital after 16 years as a probationary nurse.
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