AUSTRALIAN NEWS
PEARCE MAY TURN PROFESSION A U.
(Australian Press Association) (United Service).
SYDNEY, December 17. It is rumoured, .that Pearce, the Australian sculler and Olympic sing! sculls champion, may turn professional after next Saturday’s Amateur Championship. It is umlorsteiHul he received an offer to race Burns, the holder of the \ustralian Professional Championship for a purse of £3OO and the right to challenge Bert Barry for tin' world’s title on the Thames. Pearce says he cannot lire on air. He is awaiting terms of an offer from a Philadelphia lioat club.
GOLD ORE VALUE. CANBERRA. Dec. IS
Tie Warden of Home Affairs I partment valued the gold ore ta! from the discovery at Nomie Cm at £3O per ton.
CHARGE HE BOMBING. MELBOURNE. Lee. IS. i' i’ e. men are o:t. remand on Or’" - in <*<hii:• •• l ion wit h a bombing out i a at (in” ks < 'lub on Dot ember 1-u an were* committed lor trial. A night watchman gave evidence thai he I 1”
r >!’.■• men charged in the vieiuir, • f be Club on the night in question The police -tail’d it was r -v. un-Fu everv one in the building ..•
•>. ii if : ,is i* I * *•<; i U I*' \\ • •l'u \ (TV fill and-the iijaker had a a.o a h-iig, the u e of exj>lnsi\ e-.
(T.OSING DOWN. I. WAGES I O\. Dec. W
The manager of Alischaff din Mining Company slated in consoquem e n : Ihe legislation passed governing oreiipational diseases rlirectors decided to close the mine imlelinili’ly.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1928, Page 6
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