Revival meeting eyed for Peak Hill horse racing
A Peak Hill group plans a revival of horse racing with hopes a Jockey Club can run several meetings yearly. Parkes Show trotting results evoke discussion of entry fees, while local horses like Shopgirl and Ladysmith gain attention. Polo and coursing news, plus recent sales and a Molong club, round out the sports notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak Hill
Jockey Club
B. B. Keiran
Kentish Town
Arthur
Hiramabiff
Parkes
Stocx
Statrox Journal
Tregaskis
Sydney
Ladysmith
Messrs
Hanlan
Beach
Kemp
Searle
Stanbury
Gaudaur
Towns
Darling
Molong
Prince of Sportsmen
Claude Smith
Stinson
Clayney
Oatley
Orange Coursing
A Calamity Stuns Paper as Editor Stops the Print
A newspaper foreman is urged to pause and rework the edition after Old Blank ceases the paper. The dispatch calls for swift changes and a small edition to honor the loss of years of work, while the press room mourns the event. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure is also advertised among the readable notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank
Brief notes and curios from the week in review
A collage of small items reports Bank of England production cost half a penny, quick communications battle telegraph vs telephone, a quiet London rabbit market, a Chinaman winning a billiard prize at Merriwa, and Forbes Guzerre seeking penalties for unpaid debts. It also lists demographics of doctors and clergy longevity, a surge in explosive chemistry, a 42 stone young lady bound for London, platinum exports from Platina Fifield, and now 50s per ounce. Additional items cover kindness seeds, family quarrels, mine layoffs, egg futures, medicines, a bank holiday, severe frosts, contempt costs for The Newsterren, Irish fever cures, bridge plans, Snow Flake kerosene, and Home Rule fundraising in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
London
Queensland
Shaw
N.S. W
Platina
Fifield
Coming Shows and Dates Across Towns
Listing of performances and dates for Forbes Parkes Wagen Grenfell Cootamundra Wyalong Janae Baptantee G Young Albury Manildra Cowra Temora with August and September show periods. Includes multiple towns and consecutive days.
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Gime
Gibson Brothers
Commonwealth Stores
Tussley
Lucknow
Canada
Peak Hill Hospital
J. Campey
R. Charles de
Lochin Ee Ebeane
J. L. Whitmill
Dr. Johnson Cee Ee
W. McKeown
Williamson & Sons
Mra. Williamson
A. Haynes
Eae
Thomas Laing E
J. H.W
Pax Hill Propretay Co
Woods
Merriwa
Forbes Guzerre
Broken Hill
Newsterren
Willis
Bonnington
Gracie
Ten Mile Creek
W. Roach & Co
Pleez
The
Wellington Times
Goughs
Cardinal Moran
James Dalton
Orange
John Meagher
M.L.C
Bathurst
T. Dalton
Hibernian Society
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