American athletes have discovered that far greater speed in sprint starts can be gained from wooden starting blocks instead of the usual starting holes. This picture of J. E. London, the English 100 yards champion; demonstrating the use of starting blocks, shows his immediate advantage over an opponent who used ordinary footholds. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 107 wordsIn spite of particularly unfavourable weather for the preparation of birds the championship show was right up to the high standard usual at this event, there ...
Article : 774 wordsLittle Russell-street, North Perth, is a trap for unwary motorists because of its unformed road. At 1 o'clock on Thursday morning a Yellow Cab entered it from Fitzgerald-street, and sank up to the back axle in sand. It was still there at 10 o'clock, when an inspector's car came to investigate, and was also bogged. Next was a light motor service station car, which did not fare so badly, but a heavy truck which also came to the rescue hemmed it in and sank to its axle. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 217 wordsThe annual meeting of the Student Christian Movement will be held in the Burt Memorial Hall, St. George's-terrace, on Friday, July 18. at 8 p.m., and will ...
Article : 898 wordsDon Bradman Australia's champion batsman. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 14 wordsThe annual Country Women's Hockey Carnival will conclude to-day. The captains of the ten teams which competed are:—(1) Miss M. Richmond (Katanning); (2) Miss M. Fogarty (Collie); (3) Miss N. Weston (Busselton); (4) Miss D. Bryne (Narrogin); (5) Miss F. Dowson (Boulder); (6) Miss S. Hill (Kondinin); (7) Miss. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 140 wordsPutting the finishing touches to the "coat-of-arms." This was one of the decorations at the annual ball of the engineering students at the University, which was held last night. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 62 wordsTom Cassidy, winner of the State amateur golf championship in 1927 and open championship in 1928 and 1929, who leaVes for Victoria to-day to play in the Australian championships. He is 21 ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 79 wordsFollowing are the progress totals in the Muresk Agricultural College egg-laying competion for the week ended July 8:— Light breeds: Turner, L. E., 260 (53); ...
Article : 210 wordsA set at the R.S.P.C.A. ball, representing the principal characters in the British talking picture "Splinters," which is to be presented at the Prince of Wales Theatre shortly. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 65 wordsSir,—There seems to be a general idea that the fall in wool prices is particularly an affair affecting the pastoralist himself, in any case, it does not seem to be ...
Article : 276 wordsIn Trinity Congregational Church to-morrow the Rev. Nicholas Richards, B.D., will be the preacher at both services. The subject at 11 a.m. is "Able to Keen," and at night "The Faith ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 12 Jul 1930, Page 22
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