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Ted Baker (publican)
Edward Baker (1872 – 12 July 1936) was a publican and racehorse owner and breeder in South Australia. History Baker was the fourth son of Amos Baker (died 1916) of Towitta, South Australia. He was a highly regarded cricket and football player, an excellent shot with a rifle, and fine athlete, having won several hurdles and "Sheffield Handicap" races. He became licensee of the Bath Hotel, Norwood in March 1901, and ran it profitably to 1926, living at the Globe Hotel, Kensington of which his wife was licensee. He also had the Bedford Hotel, Woodside, which he also relinquished in 1926, having decided to concentrate on racehorse breeding, having already had several notable successes. Around 1911 Baker began horse racing with Alarm, who won the 1911 Alderman Cup, and Pendulus and later Peace Day, the progeny of Pendulus, who won the Goodwood Handicap in 1921. He became a committee member of the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club. Buoyed by such successes, and more interested in br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towitta, South Australia
Towitta is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia at the foot of the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges. It is a rural community dominated by growing cereal grain crops. Its name is taken from ''Tewitty'', the native name of a permanent spring nearby. The town was surveyed by H.C. Talbot in March 1876, and the Towitta public school was open from 1880 to 1942. The murder of Bertha Schippan The murder of Johanne Elizabeth "Bertha" Schippan (January 1888 – 1 January 1902) is an unsolved Australian murder. The victim, the youngest child in a large Wendish family, resided in the South Australian town of Towitta, located approximat ... in January 1902 occurred on a farm to the north of the township of Towitta. Her sister Mary was later acquitted in Adelaide of the murder, which has never been officially solved. In 1984, the ABC produced a television film titled '' The Schippan Mystery'' covering the case. References Towns in South Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |