A BAD DEAL WITH GERMANY
STORY OF A SYDNEY HORSEOWNER'S BANKRUPTCY. (Roc. February 20, 9.20 p.m.) Sydney, February 20. Giving evidence in the tfankraptcy Court, Harry Nathan, a well-known Sydney racchorsn owner and sportsman, attributed his bankruptcy chiolly to contracts made beforo tho war with tho. Gorman Government to purchase blood stock for stud purposos. Just before tho war ho expended botween £9000 and £10,000 in this way, hut tho war prevented delivery. Failing to get the- pricos bo paid, he thought he would make thorn pay by racing, but failed to do so. His purchases included a New Zealand horse for which hn paid £1600 and which sold to the German Government for £4500.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 132, 21 February 1918, Page 5
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115A BAD DEAL WITH GERMANY Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 132, 21 February 1918, Page 5
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