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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
3
Sydney turf report outlines race results and betting, noting standout performances by Kildrake in a tight open, Anartes’s win in a three year old contest, and Wirrilla’s facile welter mile triumph. It lists upcoming entries, weights, and trainer details, with commentary on race day crowd, track conditions, and future fixtures at Randwick, Caulfield, and Melbourne venues.
high wind affected play as Queens land and Balmain clashed with tight margins. South Sydney beat Glebe 15 to 6 while Newtown battled Western Suburbs to end 17 to 13. Paddington and South Sydney in a wide Australian rules tussle ended 46 to 40 after a strong Souths finish. Sydney beat Norths 118 to 24. Boxing saw Sil Murny beat Young Nipgwr in a staged stadium bout.
The piece extols Adolf Basser of Chatfis House Martha tvee Sydney as a premier consulting optician in Australia. It lauds his skill in fitting glasses, his up-to-date equipment, and courteous, straightforward dealings. Also mentions Mr Massertiny at the Moral Hotel Wellington event on Friday August 13 from 9 am to 6 pm and promotes Bonnington's Irish Lore as a remedy for both young and old.
The document lists multiple 2 to 6 pm race events at Suva including Opening Handicap, Handicap Trial Stakes, Spring Handicap, Flying Welter, Wellington Handicap, Show Handicap, Gift Handicap, Park Stake, Price Handicap, and Final Handicap. Details cover start times, event names, prize money or values, distances, weights, nominations, acceptances, and deadlines. Secretarial contact is D Kelly with a September deadline.
Health Department circular cautions proper vaccination care to prevent arm soreness. It explains expected stages from redness to blistering, swelling, and waxen kernels, with healing by day twenty five. Emphasizes avoiding irritation, not rubbing clothing, and consulting a doctor if severe pain or swelling occurs.
Weather summary shows unsettled conditions with varying cloud, frost in mornings Monday to Friday, and widespread rain distribution. Heaviest rainfall recorded near Tweed Heads, Mullumbinby, Green Cape, and nearby coastal stations. Temperatures ranged from mid thirties to low forties in the day and down to near freezing in the early morning. peak wind speed reached 50 miles per hour on Thursday.
A curious table hints how to deduce ages by column lookup. Instructions describe finding a number in several columns, adding the first digits of selected columns, and arriving at a calculated age. The excerpt appears as a playful or instructional puzzle fragment with spelling errors and incomplete steps.
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