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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
7
The notice details racing events with weights and officials, noting nominations close Saturday at 6pm and acceptance of entries. It lists associations, locations in Kellerberrin and Seaton, and mentions weighing in at f40 p.m. as part of the process.
Fragmentary OCR listing shows a horse race card with references to Easter Monday events. Mentions distances such as five furlongs and six furlongs. Mentions names like Nomination and Farewell Handicap with positions and stakes unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Donovan as secretary and notes a condition or report by reprinters. Readable items are sparse, with no clear event, date, or place to anchor a full news summary.
A weather table fragment appears on a local page showing incomplete readings and labels. Readable items indicate temperature and forecast hints but lack full context or dates.
In a bold display, Lom Bonds wins the air race amid strong competition. The event drew attention from local crowds and aviation enthusiasts, highlighting skill and speed across the course.
A garbled OCR note refers to a job titled PATG with unclear details. No concrete names dates or places are readable, leaving the main outcome and participants unreadable in the fragment.
Sparklers report confusion amid betting talk as Desert Gold faces defeat speculation. Officials promise a busy March 20 program with top owners and trainers reminded to review weights and the Cunderdin Race Club timetable.
Mr Marwick recalls Fremantle and Perth racing memories from the late 1800s. Tom Burgess of York won the First Queen’s Plate on Diver owned by King Cole, with John Maley and others securing wins. Diver and Stringer were reportedly poisoned later, a reward offered with little result. The era featured weighty challenges, odd games, and races perceived as more lively than modern money driven events.
The notice lists E T Henley an engineer and founder on Fitzgerald Street Northam Watnes and Aynaros Renaired at reasonable rates. The garbled text suggests services including pon and brass foundry work with pricing details.
York Jockey Club announces a program of races including the Trial Stakes over six furlongs for horses with no win worth less than 15 pounds, Flying Handicap six furlongs, Eastern Districts Handicap twenty pounds over seven furlongs, York Handicap over one mile and fifty yards, Farmers Handicap for horses with no win worth 12 pounds, and the Acelet Handicap of fifteen sovs. Nomination closes Tuesday March 18. Browlie, secretary.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and terms but lacks coherent events or dates. Readable elements include scattered proper nouns and possible titles, without a clear incident, place, or outcome to summarize.
A Victorian Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League meeting at Melbourne Town Hall heard Sergeant McKenzie recount a returned veteran mocked as a waster. He urged compassion for ex soldiers shunned after war, noting acts of courage under fire and the risk of judging by past missteps.
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