Moonee Valley July meeting proposes eight races
The Moonee Valley Racing Club schedules eight events for July with key races including the Aberfeldie Hurdle and the A V Hiskens Steeple. Top contenders span Winterset Allanuis and Naverino in hurdles to Colonus Tea Cake and Prince David in the Cooee Handicap divisions. The Glen Orla Handicap features Our Boy and Fountain while the principal A V Hiskens Steeple attracts 15 runners with Highland March Brightello Nevizes and National Debt among likely contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonee Valley Racing Club
Aberfeldie
Winterset
Stork
Allanuis
Liquid Asset
Naverino
Methuen
Shanghai
Colonus
Leo James
Law
Alemena
Prince David
Tea Cake
Fountain
Frill Prince
A. V. Hiskens
Highland March
Brightello
Nevizes
Lockslea
Davanthus
Fountain Frill Prince
A. V. Hiskens Steeple Highland March
Operatic Phildell “ Beaufiler
Sunset Welter
Footscray Hospital Appeal Plans and Queens Pageant
The notice lists donors including Jean Gordon Edna White Audrey Klage Dorothy Burnett Barbara Blake Phyllis Unwin Joyce Blyth Margaret Butler Annie McDuff and others. Sixteen princesses in five sections will crown as queens in September at Western Reserve Footscray with a float procession. About £5000 is expected to be raised half to the hospital appeal half to Footscray Patriotic Funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna White
Audrey Klage
Yarravilleville
Dorothy Burnett
Grocers
Barbara Blake
Phyllis Unwin
Tramway
Miss X
1.C
Joyce Blyth
G. J. Coles Ltd
Margaret Butler
Annie McDuff
Phillip Mills and Industry
Western Reserve, Footscray
Hospital Appeal
Footscray Patriotic Funds
Ambulance Appeal Drives Card Night Fundraiser
In club rooms last Wednesday the final of card nights for the Victorian Baseball Union Ambulance Appeal was held with a good crowd. Nights continue each Saturday and Wednesday to support the appeal, under steward J. Coats.
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Preston
Footscray
Sandringham
Victorian Baseball Union
J. Coats
Snr
Gordon Horner
Parksides Defeat 1.C.1. In Muddy Ground Clash
Parksides beat 1.C.1. 12.9 to 9.7 on a quagmire course. Sears Day and Grant shut Parks to a scoreless third quarter as 1.C.1. rallied, then Parksiped three late goals to seal victory. Best: Searle Gray Chatfield Howell Priest Nicholls. Next week 1.C.1. hosts Williams Town District. Bus from Sunshine 2 pm. Club dance Saturday night at Sunshine Town Hall.
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1.C.1
Parksides
C.1
Sears
Day
Grant
Parks
LCI
Searle
Joe Gray
Chatfield
Howell
Priest
Nicholls
Williamstown
Deer Park
Sunshine Post Office
Sunshine Town Hall
A R C Doings First AR C Comforts Fund Club Meeting
The first annual meeting of the A R C Comforts Fund Club, formed from the A R C Social Club, was held in the works dining room on Monday July 21. Officers elected were President W Evans Vice President W Secombe Secretary G Humble Treasurer E James and committee Tringham Washington and J Gorrow. A touching ceremony unveiled an honour board listing names of the lads who enlisted with some wounded missing and one who sacrificed. The retiring president J Trinham received thanks and Mr Gorrow praised George Robertson. Hot coffee and pies ended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.R.C. Comforts Fund Club
A.R.C
J. Gorrow
J. Trenham
Gorrow
W. Evans
W. Secombe
G. Humble
E. James
Messrs. Tringham
Washington
R. Allen
J. Trinham
Comforts Fund
Trinham
Mr. Gorrow
George Robertson
George
Progress Association Alters Meeting Date
The Monthly Meeting is moved to Wednesday next to avoid clashing with Picture Night supporting Footscray Hospital Appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Progress Association
Footscray Hospital
Public Notice on Wagering Prohibition at Tottenham Dog Races
Notice states at White City Coursing Ground Tottenham on August 4 and 6 1941 all persons are forbidden to wager or bet or offer to wager or bet. Any person who wagers or offers to pay a wager may be removed or apprehended without warrant and faces penalty upon conviction. Dated Melbourne July 25 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White City Coursing
Tottenham
Melbourne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunshine Deer Park Service
A.j.boyd & On
Sunshine Carrier
Corneret
Sunshine
City Depot
Lomedale St
R.B. Penn
J. M. Burke
Durham Road Sunshine
Harry Hall Pty. Ltd
Nicholson Street Footscray
Opposite Forges
Walter A. Warne
Undertaker
Barkly ST
Bowdern
Price
Tucker Box Dog & Cat Food Company
Reg
Braybrook
Florist
Margaret Shorten
Sybil Nichelle
Barkly Street Footscray
Riverside
Operatic
Phildoll
Beaufiler
Romanette
Chatasan
the Stork
Allanius
Cooee Randicae
Parilla
David Copperfield
Swettenham
Footscray Hospital Appeal
Jean Gordon
Municipal
A.R.C. Doings
T. H. Launder
Irving Street
Wright Bros. Pty. Ltd
Nicholson St
F’scray
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