Boxing Championships
Press: Association.—Copyright. ■ (ltcceivid September 8. 10.1-- a.m.) ■'■■■' | BRISBANE, this day. In the ;ftr.st rounds for the amateur bajting championships Bigley (Queensland) beaf Jletcalfe (New Zealand) in tlio light I weight division. Jlidwood (Tasmania) beat Lcckie (New Zealand) in the middle weight. Smith (New SoiWi Wales) beat llyan (New Zealand) tu the heavy weight.
A l'alnierstun resident, who has just returned l;ram 11 visit to Ohakuno, slates that the liiain trunk town is experiencing a booin, one result uf which is that land salesVe being made at unusually high prices. A Chinaman, who was among recent purchasers of tiuwn property, paid £6OO for a (|iiai'ter-awe section. Ohakune is 1J miles from the railway station, and the I'aliiiei'sioii resident referred to says it' is practically situated in a.gully; one is on the down grade on the journey from the railway stnif.on to the township.- The railway station is;a veritable canvas town, between 50; ami 60 tents being pitched there. Sly grog-selling is reported to be rife iii the' district.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VIII, Issue 2346, 8 September 1908, Page 3
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