HUBERT OPPERMAN crashed into the big news in Adelaide over the week-end, when in the Adelaide-Pt. Pirie race of 150 miles, he secured first and fastest time honors alter a thrilling finish with Dick Harvey (S.A., 15 min.), whom the Victorian defeated by two lengths. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 20 Sep 1939, Page 9
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