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Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume XV, 9 August 1929, Page 3

Comes he clad news that IYA has even been asked to broadcast m egg laying competition. The rut j»c! sounds exciting, so exciting and of such paramount sporting interest that the announcer would have to be very careful in choosing his words lest he be suspected of bias in favour of one or >thir of the combatants. Doubtless the broadcast would proceed like this:—“Good morning everyone. IYA Auckland epe iking. We are on the air from the Rocky Nook Futility Poultry Club, where the mammoth egglaying competition is about to start. The betting is so far very heavy, and the Buff Orpington team headed by Princess Martha of Grafton Gully, is red-hot favourite. The contest will be under Marquess of Qaeensberry rules, soft eggs and nest>ggs barred. (Pause) Ladies and gentleman, I regret to announce that Princess Martha of Grafton Gully has laid a premature egg, which cannot of qourse be counted. The bell is about to go. It has gone. The contest is now on...’’The rest of the announcer’s words were drowned in the clucking—or was it only static? ■‘Sun.”

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