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  2. TRUE TALES

    THE sporting story competition inaugurated by "The Chronicle" maintains its wide interest, and each week a large and bright budget of tales are being sent in by readers. The aim to secure a good selection of sporting ...

    Article : 558 words
  3. Beaten At His Own Game

    At a race meeting at Nyablng, a small town in Western Australia, the local turf enthusiasts prided themselves on "knowing their book." ...

    Article : 309 words
  4. "Mugs For Luck"

    Bang! We sat up with a jerk. The car-driver was weary. Two of my friends and I were residents of Bunbury when the incident that I will ...

    Article : 407 words
  5. A Balhannah Woodcutter

    About 30 years ago the league of Wheelmen was very strong, and many road races were arranged trough the hills. ...

    Article : 200 words
  6. The Scratching Board

    At the annual general meeting of a country racing club, in a mining town of South Australia, about 30 years ago, several of the young enthusiasts ...

    Article : 275 words
  7. "A Dead-Cert"

    Back in the 'nineties, a horse named Ching-a-Ring, after numerous starts and as many "also-rans," finally managed to win a ace by the narrowest ...

    Article : 139 words
  8. Dividend Paid Out Of Gate Takings

    At a back country race meeting many years ago the stewards, judge, and gatekeeper were very much under the influence of liquor when the time ...

    Article : 171 words
  9. Orders Disobeyed

    At a picnic race meeting on the Snowtown course several years ago, an amusing incident occurred. In deference to the feelings of the principal ...

    Article : 318 words
  10. A Lucky Mistake

    About 37 years ago my eldest brother, Harry, was proprietor of the Pier Hotel, Glenelg. He owned two racehorses, Thunderer, a champion sprinter and ...

    Article : 432 words
  11. The Swimming Parson

    Although few people are aware of the fact the world lost a champion swimmer when John Henry—passed his final examination and had "Rev." ...

    Article : 439 words
  12. First-Hand Information Not Always Reliable

    About the year 1890 the Talunga Racing Club, whose course was situated at Blumberg (now Bind wood), held a meeting, at which an incident created ...

    Article : 506 words
  13. Hunting The 'Roo

    About the year 1880 I went hunting kangaroos at a place six miles from Millicent, with a mate named Jim Lannam. ...

    Article : 388 words
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