Eight-Hours night cycling thrills with Halpin lead
The NSW cycling night event drew about seven thousand. Gerald Halpin won the mile handicap from scratch in 2 min 3 4 sec, plus a fast half-mile final where W. Robinson edged H. Summers. Davies won the mile handicap from 70 yards and the five miles scratch race. strong crowds praised the racing and upcoming league carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Halpin
New South Wales Cyclists’ Union
Halpin
W. Robinson
H. P. Summers
T. Pearce
A. J. Davies
A. Anlezark
R. Leech
Davies
P. B. Heary
H. H. Horton
Ped) Palmer
George Horder
Notable Australian Cyclist Gascoyne Killed in France
Word reaches that T J Gascoyne, once a top rider in Britain and Australia, was killed in France on October 4. He raced against premier Continental riders, set British records, and later worked in Newcastle mines under an alias Mills before returning to racing in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Gascoyne
France
E. A. Priestley
W. Erskine
Beveridge
Gascoyne
England
Britain
Australia
Newcastle
Mills
Botany Bay Opens Enclosed Swimming Bath By Mayor
The Botany Bay bathing facility was formally opened last Wednesday by Mayor W. D. Stephen, offering a safe, protected swim area long sought after since early days of coastal recreation. Local observers note previous dangers from sharks and unsafe jetty swims, with surrounding beaches La Perouse and Yarra cited as ideal but unrealized for baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botany Bay
Cook
Port Jackson
Pacific
Joseph Banks
Botany
la Perouse Beach
Yarra Beach
W.D. Stephen
Botany Bay Baths Open With Fresh Salt Water Mix
The new basin at the bay foot of Bay Street near Cook's River mouth now serves Botany Council purchases. It features a concrete basin with a fixed automatic lock to drain quickly and regulate fresh or salt water inflow from the bay. Bathers can choose pure fresh water, salt water, or a half and half mix. The baths are larger than others around Sydney, 130 yards long and 50 yards wide, with a maximum depth near 12 feet. Botany youth held a carnival for the opening, with officials including Murch and Mr Garlick attending, followed by a Mayoress-hosted Town Hall reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Street
Cook's River
Botany
Tts
Aldeermen
Water and Sewerage Board
Botany Council
Elec
Sydney
Murch
John Garlick
W. D. Stephen
Gascoyne remembered as veteran rider and champion
The obituary notes Gascoyne after a storied career across Britain, the Continent, and America. He joined Victoria two years ago as a married man over 40, a genial figure whose death saddens cycling circles worldwide. Peace to his ashes. Botany Club held a 20 mile Bunnerong course championship won by W. Howard with O Connor second and Cook third. Metropolitan Cumberland and Enfield Burwood clubs postponed events. Newcastle Stockton Amateur Bicycle Club ten mile race saw O Davis first, E Stratten second, TY Burton third in 26 minutes 38 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Frank Kramer
Kramer
Arhur Spencer
Alfred Goullett
Goullett-Kramer
Spencer
Goullett
Goullete
Goulet
Sront
Goullet
Wil
Goulleres Omh
Charley Piercey
Piercey
Francesco Verri
Chase
Bob Spears
Regie McNamara
Jake Magin
E. Tamine
Tamine
Tamme
Sydney
Arthur Spencer
America
Worth Mitten
Hirth
Iver Lawson
Ped
Palmer
Toronto
AM Grenda
New Jersey
Norman Hopper
Salt Lake
New York
Major Taylor
John M. Chapman
Charley
Fat) Tensler
Boston
Australia
Sam Brock
Long Island City
Arthur Moss
Eddie Blauvelt
Victor Hess
Walter Bardgett
Butler
Bardgett
Taylor
Hess
Rosa
Chapman
Ross
Freeman
Birdie Munger
Major
Munger
Old Birds
Gascoyne
Victoria
Empire
Britain
Peace
Botany Club
Bunnerong
W. Howard
Siming
O'Connor
J. Cook
N. Wiggina
Cumberland
Enfield- Burwood
Stockton
Newcastle
O. Davis
E. Stratten
TY. Burton
Letters From Hongkong On Swimming And Association Rules
A reader from the Phoenix Club, Lindsay L. Morrison, asks for lists of top Australian swimmers and their times, especially under 60 seconds for 100 yards. He recalls founding the WIA.ASA around 1901, seeks original rules, and mentions contacts in Fremantle and New South Wales associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
Lindsay L. Morrison
Phoenix Club
Hongkong
Wal
Tums
Sid
Dick Cavill
Cecil Healy
Barney Kieran
Fred Lane
Peaurepaire
Longworth
Wickham
Roys
WIA
ASA
K. No Southwell
Messrs. Paling and Co
Starter
Fremantle Club
W.F.C
N.S.W.A.S.A
Alsc
Mr. Morrison
Fishing by Rambler opens in New South Wales trout season
The New South Wales trout season opened with subdued enthusiasm as rivers run high and muddy. Anglers from the Red Fishers Society head to Cooma en route to the Badja and many streams are slow to clear. Advice from J. E. Paterson emphasizes short rods, split cane, folding landing nets, and lightweight wading gear for scrubby streams. A 9-inch Hawkesbury River trout is noted, and reports from Albion Park describe perch fishing and hospitality from J. A. Raftery and Tom Bateman. A collection of NSW trout and perch river photographs will be shown at Challis House by Joseland and Paterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Murrumbidgee
Red Fishers’ Society
Cooma
Badga
J. E. Paterson
Government Tourist Bureau
Queanbeyan
Goodradighee
Big Badja
Upper Tumut
Snowy River
Percy Malloy
Hawkesbury River
Windsor
Amesbury
Albion Park
Lake Ilawarra
Macquarie Rivulet
J. A. Raftery
Macquarie
Tom Bateman
Shellharbor
Raftery
Bateman
N.S.W. Trout
Challis House
Messrs
Joseland
Paterson
Australian sportsman Jim O Connor released from Ruhleben camp
Cabled from London on Friday night that Jim O Connor, an Australian racing and boxing man, has been released on account of sickness after a period as a prisoner in Ruhleben Camp. The message notes the duration of captivity and the recovery status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jim O'Connor
Ruhleben
Bravery Awarded Rowing Champion and Boxing Cousin
Bombardier Jack Cogle of the Leichhardt Rowing Club receives the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery in the field. Beside him is his cousin, Captain Gordon Coghill, former amateur heavyweight boxing champion of New South Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cogle
Leichhardt Rowing Club
Apt
Gordon Coghill
New South Wales
Treatment of interned civilians under German rule
The report condemns German treatment of interned civilians as wicked. It notes Australians receiving inadequate food, requests relief via friends rather than POW associations, and contrasts with New Zealanders better supplied through their high commissioner. It highlights Ruhleben civilians lacking boots and scarce essentials like petrol wool and linen, with women wearing paper underclothes. The speaker warns it will take three years to defeat Germany, and notes Germans despise Australians and Canadians as strong Allied fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Germany
Johnnie Walker Red Label Bottles Endure Since 1820 Policy
The passage notes the Johnnie Walker brand emphasizes unbroken family management since 1820. It asserts all Red Label in non refillable bottles is over 10 years old and promises continued liberal anticipation to sustain quality amid higher sales.
St Josephs College Journal War Reflection and School Memoir
The Quarterly Magazine of St Josephs College discusses wartime ethics, winnowing the chaff from the wheat, and notes ties to home. It covers Marist Order centenary plans, student sports, poetry, and personal notes including Dennis Appiel to 1C and tributes to fallen old boys. Also mentions Newington footballers and Lt H Porster Rutledge killed at Ypres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s College
S.cm
Iin
Bro
Denis
South Seas
Dennis Appiel
Ordre
Mara Ti Newington
H. Porster Rutledge
Ypres
King’s College
Goulburn
King’s School
Parramatta
W. Forster Rutledge
Bungendore
Thomas Rutledge
Carwoola
Queanbeyan
Military Cross for Lieut Macrow and noted war news
Lieut W R F Macrow, old Camberwell Grammar School boy, wins the Military Cross. He bowled for Richmond and played for Victoria in Sheffield Shield. Capt David Dunworth, POW in Germany, reports Captain HH Ward R A M C a Rhodes Scholar doctor and former ex editor Daily Telegraph, also a Grammar School boy who joined the Australian crew that beat Leander at Henley. Ward later replaced Keith Heritage in the crew which suffered at Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. F. Macrow
Camberwell
Vic
Richmond
Victoria
HH. K. Ward
R.A.M.C
Robert Dunworth
Neutral Bay
David Dunworth
Germany
Ward
Daily Telegraph
Flis
Oxford
Keith Heritage
Leander
Henley
Stockholm
Tasmanian schools dispute admission to association
The Tasmanian secondary schools refuse to admit the State high schools into their association. Chairman R. Bullew says state subsidies and free pupils give state schools a larger pool, creating unfair competition. He notes friendly games occur to show it is not class prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasmania
R. Bullew
Cricket Premiership Matchs Rained Out Edge The King’s School
Rain disrupted the scheduled cricket round last Saturday with The King’s School defeating The Scot a College in a tense finish cut short by weather leaving standings unsettled and players regrouping for the next fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's School
Pigeons Endure Severe Weather in Village Flying Meet
Pigeons from Coolamundra and Orange faced harsh conditions on November 3 1917 as fanciers reported a brutal blow home day. Results from Sydney Hunting Society St George Homing Society Sydenham Flying Club and Leichhardt Flying Club highlight top fliers, with few members timed in. The Western Suburbs Racing Club staged a 185 mile race from Cootamundra as winners claim sprint trophies and special prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolamundra
Orange
Byers
Creditab
Sydney Hunting Society
C Daly
C. Hewitt
Brown
Sloyds
W. McLean
J Connolly
TH. Thurgood
Southern Bros
J, Ward
Ward and Tattersall
Score Slowgrove
Ho Hoore
A. Imber
St. George Horming Sociew
Carfoot
W. Finch
Tyda
AL McNamara
A. Glover
W. Laycock
T. Price
J. Ballard
Maxaton
Sydenham Flying Club
W. McKean
Fo Morgan
G. Sansford
J. Peddie
Lloyds
G. Hay
P. Andrews
F. Gallimpetre
Johnson
Davies
S. Sampson
E. Parkinson
F Mumford
S&s Worsley
G. Means
Western Suburbs Racing Club
Cootamun
Sandiford
T. Host
T. Booth
C. Hood
Stuart
Mansery Bros
A Cooper
McNevin
Mr. Sandiford
W. Stogrard
Melbourne
Toft Wormald
J. L. Baker
Mildura
Wormald
Old Baker
Mr Host
Studgart
Dibley Barker
Barker
Coupman
Bam
Bonami
Groeuter
Sydney
Cay
WT. Brown
Scurrah
H. Jarvis
G. Jones
A. Hawkshaw
J. W. Peddie
J. Inglefield
W. Day
W. Rogers
C_ Cosgrove
RB. Pursehouse
Jo Urquhart
W. Davidson
Sleet
South Sydney Flying Club
W. Locks
W. Batty
Stair and
Holt
J. Gilbert
H. Mortimer
H. Sutton
R. Bray
B. Pursehouse
Mortis and Pasheld
J. Olsen
H. Clifford
W. Frost
Sydney schools cricket tightens season after close finishes
In a tight round of matches Sydney High School edged Sydney Grammar School after a 171 score by Lachmund and Smith. Premier sides battled as Grammar fell to 1 for 37 with High School closing strong through Wing and Richards. Second grade saw St Ignatius and Newington draw Stanmore with 124 each first innings. Riverview stood out with McStay six for 32 and Macrae four for 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Be Tington TI
Friend
Scot's College
Gordon
Campbell
N. Bruce
Biddulph
T.K.S
Henderson
Scot
Smith
Grammar
Heassiin
Munro
Wing
Kendall
Langdon
Hodgins
Gostellow
Richards
St [Enatius’ College
Newington College
Stanmore
S.C.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. Halpin
Bede Carroll
Metropolitan Club
Marrickville
Enfeld-Burwood Clobs Hall
Redfern
W. G. Slattery
Sydney Sports Ground
Ted Byron
Juain
Byron
John L. Staehle
Halcyon Dave
Newrris
USA
Jootiageent
Felows
Gus Fowle
Senator McDougall
Federal Cycling Council
H. Mackay
Queensland
N.S.W. League
Slattery
Bundaberg
Maryborough
al Grenda
Reggie McNamara
Grenda
McNamara
G. H. Horder
J. Summers
Anezark
Staples
J. M. Doody
F. Watson
RJ. Hazelton
A. H. Butt
E. Cowell
F. Kennedy
Nesbitt
T. C. Parker
P. B Henry
The
Fittler Brothers
H Cassidy
K. Ross
G Bennetl
R. J. Black
Ped Palmer
W. Beasley
Larry Corbett
E. Tamme
Bee
A. E. O'Brien
Chicago
W. F. Corbett
Tom Andrews
Milwaukee
Wis
Saye
Fanny Durack
Honolulu
Mize Olga Dormer
Philadelphia
Miss Durack
Dorothy Burns
Los Angeles
Durack
Claire Galligan
New Rochelle
M.Y
Miss Galligan
Frances Cowles
San Francisco
Ton Morris
See
Domain Baths
Gee Lo
Iornia
Mr. Corbett
Domain
Patha
Harry Gurr
Guer
Miss Dormer
Reg Harneon
Billy Longworth
South Sydney
Mick Sweeney
Tom
North Coast
Mallwyd Albert
Herbert Marks
T. W. Henderson Ltd
Park Street
T. Richardson
Market ST
South Coast
Eastway
Eastway Brothers, Ltd
George Street
Dorr
Hunter
Srrespim
For-Hunter
MFA
Jouxnim Wanker’ Rep
TOM Walker & Sons, Lop, Scoten Woisky Lastretens, Nilmarnock
ST. Joseph's Magazine
Great Public Schools
Rambler
W. F. Burton
Fromrom Albury
Newington
Mayer
J. E. Moulton
Albury
Gul
Burter
A. McVicar
Finan
Cootamundra
Miles
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