Ed Dennis and Tournaments at Read Or
Ed Dennis leads in a muddled racing card listing events at Read Or with horses and stakes including 10 furlongs and a Foundation Day Cup. Names such as Portland and Merriwee appear amid unclear text and dates.
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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
2
Ed Dennis leads in a muddled racing card listing events at Read Or with horses and stakes including 10 furlongs and a Foundation Day Cup. Names such as Portland and Merriwee appear amid unclear text and dates.
Readers are urged to pay the Library billiard room subscription at once to Miss White. The Market Report covers Alexandra’s December sale with cattle and sheep prices, listing steers to 20 months and beef cows, plus crossbred and Lincolns ewes with lambs. A separate note promotes a Commonwealth War Loan prospectus, detailing instalment terms, tax exemptions, and patriotic appeal to finance troops.
Holiday weather included warm spells and a Drizzle on New Year’s night followed by cooler air and thunder showers on Tuesday morning. Xmas Eve saw festive decorations and busy shops while tourists visited via motor coach. Highlands Red Cross and Yea Amateur Dramatic Society shifted events to January 9. An accident left Ian Payne with eight stitches after a load toppled on him. The Yeo Shire Council meets Saturday to discuss repumping water, electric lighting, and a 3d general rate retrenchment.
Regulations govern the sale and purchase of the Australian wool clip by Great Britain. Wool may be bought or sold only through Commonwealth processes, with appraisers and three sworn inspectors overseeing each parcel. Prime Minister can prohibit brokers. War Precautions Act provisions apply to skins and fellmongering, with centralized collection, classification, and valuation. Crown land data for 1915 shows large holdings, declining mallee demand, and rent arrears. Parliament notes various land statistics and payments. Chamberlain’s comment ends fragment.
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