50 years ago
VISITORS to the Hamilton Art Gallery are now seeing Oriental water colours among the most brilliant work in the Eastern world. Gallery director, Mr. John Ashworth, gave the work by Hong Kong painter Henry Wo Yue-kee this unreserved recognition during the exhibition’s opening on Tuesday night. The exhibition shaped as the gallery’s most important of 1974. Mr. Wo and his wife were in Hamilton for the opening of his first public gallery exhibition in Australia. In his opening address, Mr Ashworth sad Mr. Wo had centuries of Chinese art tradition behind him, and his work defied copying by Western painters. “We’re seeing here some of the most brilliant work in the world,” Mr. Ashworth said. “It’s wonderful to see the artist here, with centuries of tradition behind him.”
GREENWALD, the best performed pacer to come from the Western District, took his record to 50 wins when successful in the main event at the Hamilton trots on Tuesday. The meeting was a record from several angles. The totalisator turnover was the highest yet for a Hamilton meeting, which made up for the attendance being the lowest. What made Greenwald’s effort so remarkable was that his kilometre rate of 1.18.2 (mile rate 2.9 4/5) was good, while the other times for the meeting were the slowest ever for a Hamilton meeting. Greenwald is truly the “daddy” of all district pacers as he actually has progeny racing and last season sired four foals. It is unusual in today’s trotting scene for a horse to race and be used at stud.
25 years ago
A $1 MILLION bequest has been made to the Hamilton Art Gallery. The bequest which is in two parts – one of cash and the other of 17 early Australian watercolours – totalling more than $1 million, follows the death last year of long-time gallery supporter, the late Molly Foster, of Hamilton. Together they make the largest bequest ever made to the Hamilton gallery. The paintings, collected by Mrs Foster and her first husband, Bob Taylor, were also left to the gallery, to be known as the ‘R.G.L. and M.L. Taylor bequest’. The money, which will become the ‘M.L. Foster Endowment Fund’, will be invested and used to purchase further works for the gallery.
BRILLIANT Hamilton Imperial defender, Brad Mawson, appears to have overcome the injury that has kept him out of action in recent weeks, and should resume today as the Bulldogs take on Portland at Melville Oval. Mawson is part of the 23-man squad named for the Western Border Football League clash, adding strength to the backline and a touch of experience to the youthful outfit. In an attempt to include more height around the ground, Hamish Browning has been included from the reserves, providing the Bulldogs with another ruckman come forward player. Under-18 captain, Rick Iredell, has been added to the squad and may be a chance to make his senior debut. Imperials chair of selectors, Rod McGrath, said Iredell had shown plenty of promise in the under-18 competition and the policy of the club was to promote the junior players.
