WINNER OF £3OOO.
IN MELBOURNE GUP SWEEP. SLAUGHTERMAN IN THE SOUTH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ‘ DUNEDIN, ’ Thursday. Inquiries show that ‘‘G.G. Burnside,” Who has drawn a £3OOO prize in a Melbourne Cup consultation, is believed to be Mr George Grey, for many years a slaughterman at Burnside, but now at the Makarewa freezing works. Recently he returned to Burnside for a visit, then purchasing tickets re--presenting an investment of 24s in a Melbourne Oup sweep. Mr Gray’s sister, Mrs Smellie, states that she is almost certain that he was the winner. He held four tickets and used the initials mentioned. He is about 50 years old.
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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19100, 10 November 1933, Page 11
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105WINNER OF £3OOO. Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19100, 10 November 1933, Page 11
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