£3000 SWEEP WINNER
SLAUGHTERMAN'S LUCK
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.l ".'.. INVEBCABGILL, Novembers. ; The winner of £3000 in a consultation on the, Melbourne Cup iii Mr. : ! George Gray, a slaughterman at thai Makarowa Freezing Works. ' When asked by the manager how h« / was going to celebrate, Gray replied* "Can I have a'day.off togo fishing? The surprised manager gave him'leay» and Gray's luck still held, for he landed1 one of the finest trout ever taken from, the Makarewa Biver. It weighed. 84/ pounds and was in excellent condition: It is no exaggeration to say..that h« is the most unconcerned man m^tht whole district over his good fortune.!
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1933, Page 5
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103£3000 SWEEP WINNER Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1933, Page 5
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