The Twenty Years Off the Career Scout
Syd and I argue over time wasted and lost hours in a comic reminiscence. Syd vows to measure life by hours, lamenting lost fishing trips and lunch breaks while plotting a renewed focus on work and purpose.
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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
20
Time to Pluck Hours for Profit in Odd Courtship
A fragmentary conversation shows Greg declaring that people sleep a third of life and time must be taxed for profit or joy. Syd urges restraint while plotting a harsher regime where each hour is measured and squeezed of value, contrasting with an exhausted narrator.
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Syd
Just As It Comes and the Weather of Time
Syd and I argue for work and play balance then plan noon visits to the museum or library. A dog fight in King’s Cross disrupts us, a bull terrier attacks a mongrel as bystanders cry dog beater. We end by agreeing life and time should be taken as they come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syd
Jess
Sydney
King's Cross
Oni
Plunger Skelton's dramatic racing life in Australia
Bob Skelton, long associated with Brisbane and Sydney racing, built a colorful career from odds betting to managing 40 plus horses. His rise began after a fruit shop mishap and gambling urges, leading to legendary wins at Ascot Rosehill and Rosebery, including plains like Greendale and Phar Lap tales. He kept meticulous records of every horse, wager, and expense, earning both acclaim and controversy as a steadfast friend to many in the turf.
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Syd
Snooker
Bob
Brisbane Gas Company
Fruiterer's
Skelton
Brisbane
Melbourne
Clarey Estaurant
Trey
Asparron
Ascot
Sydney
AJC
ARC
Vield
Rosehill
Greendale
Dad Greendale
Rosebery
Transparent
Prince Colin
Wallace Peer
Kayendo
Pony Clubs
Kingsford
Kensington
Romanite
Cesarion
Phar Lap
Australia
Nightmarch
Paquito
AWG
Phar
H.R. Telford
Randwick
Victoria’ Park
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Clancy
Ha Hig
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