£SOO TO SEE A RACE.
SPORTSMEN HELD UP IN AUSTRALIA. By T*l«gr*J«i.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 7, 8.10 p.m. Melbourne, Nov. 7. A Westralian contingent of sportsmen yna held tip by a strike on the overland railway. They offered the train crew £SOO to land them in time for ihe Melbourne Cup, but the crew refused, and they were compelled to return and make the journey by steamer.—Aus.&Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 5
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69£500 TO SEE A RACE. Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 5
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