A CRIMEAN VETERAN J F PEARCE REMEMBERS A FULL CAREER
The aged townsman J F Pearce recalls a long life of service from naval apprentice days aboard the Nautilus and Sansparell to the American Civil War era. He later served in Australia as hospital messenger and jail warder, preserving a clear memory of events from Alma to Sebastopol and beyond, ending with a respected retirement.
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J. F. Pearce
Falmouth
H.M
Nautilus
Bosphorous
Mr. Pearce
HMLS
Dundas
Sinope
Balaklava
Inkermann
Yalta
Sansparell
Odessa
Crimea
England
Nchant
Greenland
Havana
Cronstadt
New York
Helen Stuart
Baltimore
Havre
New Orleans
Sunderland
J. W. Durkey
New London
Boston
Fleet Eagle
Cape of Good Hope
Algoa Bay
Valetta
Arthur Pickering
Newport News
Washington
Rio Jangiro
Point Clere
Mobile
Pearce
Virgin
Wilmington
Georgia
Alabama
Petersburg
Halifax
Old Dominion
America
Pembroke Dockyard
English Channel
Australia
South Australia
Adelaide Hospital
Gladstone Gaol
Vearce
Bracing Fixtures Highlight Australian Racing Season
Sport notes cover April to June events across Port Adelaide Murray Bridge and SA clubs. Highlights include Gawler meeting success with High Play in trials, Dundsik wins hurdle, Autanne Handicap taken by Semaphore rep Jost, Gulden Brave steeplechase winner, and Lordertown giving a strong Gea l event showing fitness. Upcoming interstate entrants and Perth Cup memories loom as the Georg town trials promise wet but lively action.
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Gawler
Agterion
Dundsik
Jost
Wychinga
Gulden Brave
Lordertown
Jones
Saterday
Gove
Tomer
Unp
Metinga
Sweet Doris
Perth
Wistey
Morphettsille
Sweet Doria
Omeeringa
Georg Town
Worrow
Gstoiday
Roodwood Handicap Declares First Acceptances
The initial acceptances for the Good wood Handicap were announced this week listing contenders such as Tedy Prisci Rosina Rordotowo and Bwielmagse, with further details forthcoming.
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St Speed Tedy Prisci
Ls Rosina Rordotowo Bwielmagse
York welter-kirat division event at Cheltenham Park
The Georgetower Druids' Sports set for Saturday April 21 offers a £40 prize pool. Weather is reported fine. a program includes a concert by Mr Don Fraser from Adelaide. Receptors listed include Sheff and J Hart among many others.
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York Welter
Ttago Boy
Miss Netley
Leonor “Piniter
Cheltenham Park Windicap
St. Auegeate
Lady Priscial
Lulu Nalley
Georgetower Druids
Don Fraser
Adelinda
J. Hart
J. Teyler Ee
W. Thompenon
W. A. Bedouary
Bsx
Sandery
WU. J. Cronin
L. Buckesors
JW. Ghaendier
Jd. Travers Vee
Bedmary
George
Hogs Wee
M.D. J. Scott
Oho
A. Bard
F. Couper
McGregor
M.u'biiew
Ted. Stattery Ao A Ly
Cup Contenders Named In Current Appeal List
Those who appeal most at present for the Cup are Paratoa Aweet Doris Recitation Prince Aides Jolly Cosy, with bettors watching the lineup for potential favorites and upcoming races.
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Paratoa Aweet
Doris Recitation
Prince Aides Jolly Cosy
Port Adelaide Meeting Hardly Beatable Listed Races
The card features Franklin Hardlu Roaco as moderator with racing denizens Rosataia Hardiesp Riketto or Etermy Day in the parade. Paddington Hendiesp Margoon or Bright Key headline betting, while Davington Steeplechanc pits Golden Slave or Bargee. John Lewis Stakes contenders include Golden Cock and St. Speed.
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Franklin Hardlu
Rosataia
District News From Georgetown Lays Plans For Waterways
In Georgetown on April 18 a local meeting discussed club finances and events while noting wheat shipments remain slow. The piece argues for vast water storage via Flinders Range and electric pumping to lift water for gravity irrigation across large tracts, and invites a reader on a future motor trip to the proposed 75 000 acre irrigation area.
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Georgetown
Ben
Solar
Attielaat
Georgefusca Racing Club
Fred Phillipe
Fred
Druids Sporteen Baiurdey
Euceens
Crotsby
Minn
Flinders Range
Darling River
Murray
Darling
Peterborough
Broughton River
Prendergast urged on Flinders Range water and farming plans
The Fathers' Association Secretary writes to Rev Dr Prendergast praising his letters and outlining vast possible ventures for Flinders Range. He envisions cotton, citrus, olives, dairying, pig farming, and a major water conduit linking rills and gorges through tunnels and aqueducts to boost milk output, land values, and irrigation.
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W. E. Scanlan
The
Fathers’ Association
Rendergast
Father Prendergast
Flinders Range
Leigh's Creek
Crystal Brook
Telowie Creek
Nelshaby
Napperby
Collarby Hill
Pirie
Rocky River
Theange
Irrigation
Aith Reclamation
Rayege
Pirle Im Germein
Flindera
Leigh’s Creek
Crystal
Preventive Medicines Emphasized by Medical Authorities
Prominent medical authorities urge preventive medicines to maintain health rather than waiting for illness. An Australian household remedy,Dy Morse’s Tachin Tooth Pills, is promoted as a cleansing medicine acting on stomach liver and kidneys. The ad touts regular health and insurance against sickness with a practical plan.
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Dy. Morse
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