CANBERRA, Dec. 29.—After consultation with the British Government, the Commonwealth Government has agreed to an extension of the scope of the Empire ...
Article : 396 wordsOnly on rare occasions does a horse dominate the betting market for a Perth Cup as is the case this year but, although Gay Balkan is now a short-priced ...
Article : 1,347 wordsReading the headings: "A Brighter Zoo: Holiday Attractions," I though that perhaps the caged and fenced-in residents of South Perth had been entertained ...
Article : 1,311 wordsAn acquisition to the ranks of local horses would be First Consul, but he is missing at the current racing carnival owing to the fact that he is now in ...
Article : 124 wordsSince P. Straker won the Perth Cup on Lilypond in 1923 a visiting jockey, brought specially to Perth for the Cup meeting, has not been successful in the ...
Article : 259 wordsJ. J. Kelly, trainer of Gay Balkan, photographed with the horse at the stables yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,127 wordsThe main grass track was open for cup horses only at the Perth course yesterday morning. All other horses had to carry out their tasks on either the inner grass ...
Article : 686 wordsLONDON, Dec. 28.—The political correspondent of the Australian Associated Press states that the Empire Beef Council will make a commencement next week ...
Article : 385 wordsFirst Wave is a doubtful starter in the Perth Cup, said his owner, Mr. J. P. O'Hara yesterday. First Wave has been a disappointment to his owner during ...
Article : 76 wordsBalkan Prince suffered a recurrence yesterday morning of the shoulder trouble which caused his sudden withdrawal from a Caulfield Cup—a race he might have ...
Article : 90 wordsWARSAW, Dec. 28.—It is reported that the Danzig authorities will allow the 4.000 Jews who propose to emigrate to Palestine next month to take half their ...
Article : 45 wordsBERLIN, Dec. 29.—A veiled threat that the extension of British exports at the expense of German would react unfavourably on the treatment of Jewish ...
Article : 99 wordsMr W. J. Winterbottom (left) meeting R. Medhurst, the South Australian jockey, on his arrival by the Bungana yesterday afternoon ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 wordsMOSCOW. Dec. 28.—The alleged German designs against the Russian Ukraine apparently do not perturb the Soviet. The "'Journal de Mouscou" asserts that ...
Article : 63 wordsLONDON, Dec. 29.—Mr. Philip Wills today ridiculed a suggestion from Australia that he would attempt a gliding flight from Perth to Adelaide. It was ...
Article : 84 wordsAbout a mile north of Bathurst Point, Rottnest, in 60 feet of water, is a comparatively new 16-foot yacht. It sank there on Tuesday after being swamped. ...
Article : 356 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—The Prime Minister of Eire (Mr. De Valera) will arrive in the United States in May on a three weeks' visit. He has been invited ...
Article : 55 wordsProbable riders in the Perth Cup to be run tomorrow are as follows:— Tetbury, R. Morley; Dark David, O. Callinan; Pandemonium, R. Treffone; ...
Article : 58 wordsSTOCKHOLM, Dec. 28.—Sweden's most precious antique, the Vadstena Bractea, a golden ornament dating from the year 400, has been stolen from the Royal ...
Article : 86 wordsSYDNEY, Dec. 29.—A 72-year-old woman was shot dead with a pea-rifle at Forbes tonight and shortly after his arrest the 63-year-old man who is ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 wordsThe Commissioner of Native Affairs (Mr. A. O. Neville) has received a letter from the manager of the Munja Government native station (Mr. H. Reid) ...
Article : 330 wordsIt is possible that the two most important winners at the racing carnival to date—the Derby winner, Gay Prince. and the Railway Stakes winner, Tetreen ...
Article : 193 wordsLONDON (by air mail).—Believing that England should grow more food. Lord St. Aundries is cultivating wheat on his estate at Stogursey, Somerset, in ...
Article : 205 wordsNo report was received yesterday by the Chief Inspector of Police (Mr. G. V. Purdue) from the search party looking for William Harrop (64), who has ...
Article : 170 wordsBERLIN, Dec. 28.—In making a violent attack on the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Cosmo Lang) for the inclusion in the last Armistice Day ...
Article : 130 wordsI was rather impressed with Amalette's performance in the Railway Stakes on Wednesday. Amalette's sire, imported Amalfi, is by Amadis, who was a great ...
Article : 239 wordsROME, Dec. 29.—Specially-chosen dressmakers are embroidering the silver Savoy crosses and golden French lilies on the 45ft. train which will be worn by ...
Article : 97 wordsMr. P. A. Connolly's promising horse Thuna is to be given an extended spell after the Christmas meeting, and it is not unlikely that when the horse has ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 30 Dec 1938, Page 16
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