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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
5
An advertisement lists Qualivy Farm Seeds offerings including Japanese, Early, and other millet varieties. RGHUMS with Sacceline and Milo. grasses such as Paspalum and Couch. seed corn in Red Yellow and White varieties. plus poultry mashes corn chaff and potato bags.
Sydney reports a high scoring inter state game where New South Wales posted 261 after a slow start. Morris and Barnes top scored with centuries, guiding NSW to 489 total. McCarthy and Christ led bowling for Queensland, while fielding improved early before fading.
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Warwick opens carnival with Toowoomba loss as A Smith shines for South Coast tallying 19 and six wickets for 37. Warwick tops Northern Composite in a brisk innings, with Potter and Lawrence among standouts. other results include Maryborough Mt Morgan draw and Rockhampton edging Central Composite in a close declare.
Races conducted at Olfford Park with maid en handicap won by Ross Ell 2 to 1 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Shotover. Dividend, Third division winner Happy Moments and Regularity placed, fourth division led by Wy Trubus with Moyude close behind. Ayrlelt led in fifth division with Lady Fy and others. Eden's Pride won hack race. Mandan ia and Rivoll Gift featured in handicap.
Warwicks beat Ingarls by an innings and Commercials defeated Zingers Colts outright at Slade Park. F Lawrence 52 J Jones 34 and L Hackwood 23 sparked a first innings lead for Commercials, while Warwick's B Bollesham top scored 612 and L Batten posted 40 as Warwicks and Commercials move level on points. Zingari Colts and Zingari were set for upcoming fixtures with teams to be finalized. New Year’s Day sees Lockyer Association visitors to Warwick.
At Randwick Sydney to-day Yaralla extended his unbeaten sequence by leading the field to win the December Stakes ahead of Skerries and Melvale. Malagi scored a convincing Summer Handicap victory while Marengo set new nine furlong pace records. Christmas Trial results show Stoneel and Lady Dynottar among notable performers.
Hilarity and stiff competition marked the Hillarney American Tournament at Jarney courts. Players including Carey, Wyton, Ragh, Batterham, Hiscock, Olson, Hicks, Watson, Pullen, Smith, Wright, Miller, Brown, and many others contested multiple mixed doubles and singles matches with close scores such as 6-5 and 6-6. Section winners included Waterson and Garey, with finals to be played in the near future.
AUCKLAND Thursday Beau Vite carrying 96 and ridden by A Ells won the Auckland Cup worth £1000 today. Beating Som Bill and Beau Keon in a close race as the field finished.
Odds for Summer Cup and Alg Handicap listed with winners and placings. Names include Sedunum and Marengo with various backers and payouts cited. Time figures and lengths noted for the races, with several rivals and deltas reported in half length increments.
Brisbane race report notes Haerepa finishing second to Abruzzi in the Hendra Plate at Ascot. Jockeys and starters dispute barrier use with Abruzzi slipping away as the clerk of the course moved him. Abruzzi, a top Monbulk Valley sprinter, powered clear amid wagering interest while other placings and multiple races on the card are listed with weights and dividends.
Adelaide report describes Bradman failing again with the bat in a rain affected test style match. He fell early in his first innings and again in the second, bowled by Sievers after a wild swing. South Australia fought to 222 with Badcock and Ridings contributing a 150 partnership, while Victoria posted steady wickets with notable bowling by Sievers and Grimmett.
Toowoomba officials held a inquiry into Regularity for failing to jump well from the barrier in the Third Division Handicap at Clifford Park. Regularity was the odds on favourite. Apprentice jockey H Reardon was suspended for a month for careless and incompetent riding on Regularity and advised to gain experience riding at the barrier.
A group of young men crawled through a sewer pipe over 100 yards at Ascot racecourse in Brisbane on Thursday before the first race. They were spotted by a mounted policeman who halted further daring attempts as patron crowds watched. The pipe’s exit was monitored throughout the afternoon to deter similar stunts.
Neville Bell, a 22 year old airman, was found today 25 miles from the Oenpelli mission station. He left Darwin airport Tuesday morning flying to the mission on a relief mission. his plane was heavily damaged but he appeared uninjured. A search party and planes mapped water and food nearby while a tracing team moved from Oenpelli. Bell’s wife had been awaiting his return for Christmas.
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