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Port Adelaide News

Location

Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date

Mar 02, 1917

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Racing meeting summaries from various papers

A list of horse racing entries and assessments across multiple meetings including ST. LEGER NEWMARKET HANDICAP SIRES PRODUCE STAKES and ESSENDON STAKES. Entries involve horses such as Coronatus Polycrates Balarang Ipoh Highfield Remmon Pah King Pleasant Moments and Patrobas with various newspapers naming linesups and winners.

Register Balarang Polycrates Aleconne Highfield Boursang Herald Woorak Ipoh Headwind Lavendo P.A. News Hishfield Remmon Advertiser Lady Comely Lady Egale

Australasian Patrobas and Patrobas Racing Notes

Australasian Patrobas entries feature Green Cap and Lucky Escape in principal stakes. Patrobas leads selections with Sporting Judge, First Prim, and Court Jester among the runner names in the Brunswick and Australian Cap trials.

Patrobas Green Cap Burrabadeen P.A Register First Prim Bridges Sea Pink Fairway Herald Polydamus P.A. News Bob Rushford Wolaroi

Burglary at Port Adelaide Tailor and Mercers Shop

Mr A W Gordon, tailor at Market Buildings Commercial Road Port Adelaide, found burglars had disturbed the shop overnight. Entry was by a back window, cash till hidden with about £8 taken, goods scattered, thieves departed by back door, no arrests yet despite some suspects.

A. W. Gordon Commercial Road Port Adelaide

Doings of the Council Praise for Reform and Savings

A letter to the Kaitor applauds the council for business like methods and leans toward private ferry lease and contracting scavenging work. The writer notes rates are lower than during the reform party era and commends committee chairmen for improving roads and footpaths while urging continued prudent governance.

Reform Party Sam

Protest Deputation Over Exeter Station Overway Road

A protest deputation is planned for 10.00 a.m. on March 6 to meet the Commissioner of Public Works the Hon H Jackson MP if he returns from the South East. Organisers hope for a large and representative turnout.

Exeter Station

Recruiting Committee Formed

A second attempt to form a Citizens Recruiting Committee drew strong local support with about fifty attendees at the Council Chamber. Mayor had called a previous meeting that failed. Major Gould spoke and a capable committee was formed with power to expand. The first meeting is set for Monday at 8 p.m.

J. L. Lewis Gould

Port Adelaide Workers Vote on Sustentation Fee

The Port Adelaide Port of Waterside Workers Federation branch will conduct a compulsory ballot on March 9 and 10 to decide if the society should pay the sustentation fee to the United Labor Party for the next 12 months. Voting runs 9 am to 6 pm daily and rule 45 enforces compulsory participation with fines for nonvoters.

Port Adelaide

European War projected hopeful outcome at Alberton youth class

In the Alberton Young Men's Glass class on a February Sunday, Rev J Naim spoke on The European War. He said Allies are organized and munitions strong, predicting the war would end this year with Allied victory. Dicker Symons Gordon and others joined in the discussion, with thanks voiced by the chairman and secretary F McKell.

J. Naim T. Barron Alles Messrs Dicker Symons Gordon Window Knapman Lewis F McKell

Modern window display boosts Adams mercery business

A major upgrade on St. Vincent Street opposite the Town Hall features new windows and show cases for H. L. Adams. The改 sale celebrates completing alterations with discounts on men's hats clothing and mercery, highlighting a growing customer base built by advertising and recommendations.

St. Vincent Street Town Hall H. L. Adams

Mule Stew on Anzac Beach Sparks Surprise

In a rest camp on Anzac Beach Bill recounts a mule flesh stew fed to him and a mate after foraging shells up to trenches. A nearby trench soldier asks what the meat is, and Bill explains the improvised meal while recalling the smell and the humorous disbelief that follows.

Anzac Beach Bill

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THE A. McArthur Franklin Street Adelie V.R.C. Meeting Nympie Sir Prim Carleye Lady Sunderland Boyce Coronatus Lady Sunder Slinkirk Wondergraph ST. Leger Stageland Wolaroi- Herald Colbert Newmarket Handicap Register—Patrobas Patrobas, Green Cap Patrobas, Redfeam A. W. Cordon King William Oe Council the Working Men's Association United Labor Party Alberton Young Men's Glass Western Australian Insurance Co., Ltd Adelaide Alvred Chambers Currix ST B. Grandafield Mar Frucerea Sanitarium Health Food Co Grenfell Street
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