GO KART TITLES

Go Karting. National titles in Newcastle and then how it was done in the bronze age.

NATIONAL TITLES AT NEWCASTLE GO KART CLUB

Winners pass scrutiny, yesterday. Go Kart events start with the Midgets, about seven year old, on upwards. Some girls compete.
Below is a 'photo' from the 1970s at the same club, naturally the changes are hugh.

RUGBY FOR DUMMIES - LIKE MOI

Rugby League, the easy way, on the big screen at Panthers Club, Newcastle, (formerly The Workers' Club). Heaps of people follow league.
The National Rugby League Grand Final is played in Sydney, Sunday, tomorrow, around 7pm , between Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles. Newcastle Knights' didn't make it this time.
Every man and his dog was at the Workers' when the Knights' bus returned after winning the grand final some years ago. In the past the Workers' had strong associations with trade unionism in this blue collar town. The building was a scene of disaster in the earthquake and subsequently had lengthy litigation - as was the case with several other buildings in the area.

..Tritons who have long green beards, and hairy breasts, and blow through twisted conchs;
of the palace of the King which is all of amber, with a roof of clear emerald, and a pavement of bright pearl;
and of the gardens of the sea where the great filigrane fans of coral wave all day long, and the fish dart about like silver birds, and the anemones cling to the rocks, and the pinks bourgeon in the ribbed yellow sand...
Redhead Beach

WOODLANDS - A RESIDENCE

Losing one's head outside Woodlands on The Hill. The Corinthian capital on the corner is all askew and a rendezvous is spied nearby.
Woodlands (! ), partly obscured, became a private hospital at one stage and Mr Bill Bowmore, patron of the arts, once owned the property.

FUN AND GAMES

Riding to school like this would be out of the question in Newcastle!
Small twelve year olds, or so, join with the thousands who ride little Hondas on the roads in some countries. There must be a happy medium.
The world MotoGP is in the hands of a lad from our area. As a result of today's race, Casey Stoner (Ducati) can't be beaten on points and the World GP is his!
He probably began riding as a youngster and has done very well.
I see childhood activities in a different light. Even tho we dress tiny babies in army fatigues and dress up little girls like adults and research has shown that tiny children benefit from stimulating activities and their brain developes FAR more than we ever imagined, despite all this, I believe that children are not mini-adults nor should they 'play' like adults with motorcycles or the like. There is a time and a place for childhood.

IMMUNIZATION OR NOT?

Newcastle Jockey Club Racecourse. Deserted. An outbreak of Equine Influenza has occured and the horses in this state have been held in isolation for some weeks now which has caused all sorts of problems for the industry.
This has resulted in several race meetings for the horses and their connections without the punters allowed to attend and for off-course betting purposes. I bet the horses miss the crowd. When will it all get back on track?
The upper Hunter River region is the home of horse breeding and the industry is at a standstill.