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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
3
An old ad fragment lists ArreRion Saloon with phone 373 and Wirwide leading brands tobacco and cigar items, inviting readers to call.
The article details contenders for the Villiers Stakes and Summer Cup including Sardis Amberdown and Millieme along with other entries like Braille Arch Marella and Grey Arrow. It notes recent form at Randwick and Rosehill, upcoming spell periods, and mentions a North Queensland robbery targeting racehorses, with horse theft and arson cases involving mares and a racehorse named Music.
Balveen Cricket Club, recently weakened by field losses, opened the season with a win at Dalveen. Windsor posted 74, Dalveen replied with 88, then chased a target of two wickets. Dalveen won by eight wickets as Norman McInnes and Colin McInney led the scoring in the second innings.
The page blends a medicine advert praising Pinkettes with a cricket report from In gain C to Sandy Creek. It details constipation remedies and a Sydney mail-order offer alongside match scores, innings details, and player names from Zingari C. and Sandy Creek.
The Harrier Swimming Club held a Saturday meet at the bathe with many swimmers. Stark won by a touch in the 66 Yards Handicap final, clocking 46 seconds, ahead of Oakhill and McEnery. Junior and Senior Handicap heats produced close finishes with inches separating winners. Next Saturday features a 100 yards breaststroke test race to select a Queensland representative for Warwiel baths on New Year's Day.
Tokyo informed London that the Foreign Office accepts responsibility only for a letter sent by a single officer to Canadian missionaries. The incident, tied to a Japanese Military Commission, sparks questions after a politician reference to Charles II. Meanwhile, railway workers in Mey Bonth Wales report 200 out of work.
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