Inters Lose Tie on Saturday at Warthing Meeting
Sporting Notes reports a rough racing day with ex New Zealander McCarten leading a strong field at Warthing. Bathurst horses excelled, Tabs disqualified for six months with Freddie Goodwin, P Williams cited. Insights into Cool Dan, Boaster, About, Te Appeste and other riders and horses, plus boxing bout outcomes and billiards highlight a busy Wellington sporting scene.
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Inters
Warthing
Wlck
McCarten
Boy’s Hand Blown Off In Explosive Chemistry Accident
Ronald Bird seventeen and Harry Tearle fourteen of Vale Road Lithgow suffered severe injuries when a bottle of chemicals exploded during a home experiment. Bird’s hand was blown off at the wrist as he pressed a cork into the bottle. Assistant H. Bled senior stopped the bleeding and the boy was taken to hospital where further amputation occurred to prevent chemical entry. Teitle escaped harm but was overcome by fumes. Bird, an electrical apprentice, faced a grim accident as hand fragments were found yards from the blast.
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Ronald Bird
Harry Tearle
Vale Road
Lithgow
Bird
Inds
H. Bled
Arstaid
Teitle
Australian inventions and home pride in tariff support
In this letter to the editor Paul Cheyne argues Australians undervalue local invention, citing the aeroplane pioneer and a zipper inventor as examples. He urges tariffs to protect factories and farmers, preserve work for locals, and keep wealth from heading overseas, praising domestic industry and urging support for Australian products.
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America
Wrights
Australia
Utherlan
Pail Cheyne
Australian Manufactures Development League
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