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Death of legendary NZ bred champion galloper – Phar Lap remembered…
Death of Melbourne Cup winner Phar Lap The legendary Phar Lap Phar Lap at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, c. 1930 (Alexander Turnbull Library, MNZ-1050-1/4-F) The champion racehorse Phar Lap was New Zealand-born and bred, but never raced in this country. He won 37 of his 51 races and 32 of his last 35, including the 1930… Read more
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My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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Be filled with my joy…
John 15:11 TLB. If we allow it to, life can drain us of our joy and leave us feeling empty, dull and discontented. There are so many big stresses in life to deal with, but often we allow the small insignificant things to irritate us to the point of stress: like getting stuck in traffic,… Read more
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Pull Someone’s Leg
The original leg-pullers, were, it seems, by no means so harmless as their modern counterparts, the practical jokers. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, muggers and street criminals were sometimes known as ” trippers up “, through their practice of tripping up their victims before going through their pockets. So it seems likely… Read more
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