South Australia - Social Matters
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Gambling
- Card "Sharping"
- Horse Racing
- Miscellany
- State Lotteries
- Totalizator
Temperance and Allied Matters
- Alcoholism and Drunkenness
- Barmaids
- Local Options
- Miscellany
- Shouting
- Sunday Drinking
- Teetotalism and Prohibition
- Treatment of Inebriates
- Miscellany
Gambling
Miscellany
"Raffle Gambling" is condemned in the SA Gazette & Mining Journal, 26 October 1850, page 3c:
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Since gambling houses are forbidden, since people are prohibited from publicly ruining themselves at blind hookey and rouge et noir, the same prohibition should extend to gambling of all kinds.
(Also see SA Gazette & Mining Journal, 2 November 1850, page 3a.)
"Bush Gambling" is discussed in the Register, 24 June 1869, page 3a:
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A considerable amount of trade at [Blinman]... has been attracted to a locomotive place of business in the shape of a hawker's cart having attached to it an [additional] wheel - "the wheel of fortune".
"The Sin of Gambling" is vehemently put in the Register, 3 April 1871, page 5e:
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Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Another citizen expresses his views on 14 August 1871, page 6a:
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... A lamentable growing evil, and which I have seen with regret to be greatly on the increase, more particularly among our juveniles. I mean tossing [two-up?]...
A lecture on gambling by Rev J. Jefferis is reproduced in the Observer,
8 April 1871, page 6e.
"Gambling in Public Houses" is in the Observer,
18 January 1873, page 12f, Also see Adelaide - Hotels
"Gambling in Billiard Saloons" in the Register,
5 February 1875, page 5f.
Also see SA - Billiards
"New Game Bill" is in the Observer,
13 September 1873, page 4e.
"The Jockey Club, the Register and Gambling" is in The Irish Harp,
25 July 1873, page 3b.
Gambling is discussed in the Register,
26 January 1875, page 6g,
31 May 1875, page 4f,
2 June 1875, page 5e,
20 and 21 September 1875, pages 6d and 7d,
16 December 1875, page 5c.
"Gambling With False Dice" is in the Observer,
5 June 1875, page 7b,
"The Lottery and Gaming Bill" on
17 July 1875, page 13e.
Register,
10 July 1875, page 4e,
16 September 1875, page 4e.
The Advertiser of 13 January 1876, page 4f says:
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The first bolt forged by the Legislature for the discomfiture of the gambling propensities of our community has hit its mark... The motive power of the game arraigned is gambling pure and simple. A ball, propelled by a species of catapult, speeds in its unguided course amongst a number of pins... The Hindley Street bowling alley is but a minor example.
(Also see Advertiser, 18 January 1876, page 6d.)
The Register of 23 May 1876 at page 6g publishes a letter which says, inter alia:
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At almost any hour of the day or night may be seen [in Rundle Street] numerous descendants of the Hebrew race in loud discordant tones and the most open and barefaced manner offering and laying wagers on the ensuing races.
Evasions of the Gaming Act are discussed in the Observer,
6 April 1878, page 10b.
"Encouragement to Swindlers" is in the Observer,
6 and 27 July 1878, pages 10d-11g and 12b.
A poem entitled "The Gambler's Last Shake" is in The Lantern,
3 November 1877, page 5.
"The Legalization of Gambling" is in the Observer,
11 October 1879, page 12f.
Gambling dens in Adelaide are described in the Advertiser,
30 November 1881, page 6b.
"Chinese Gambling" is discussed in the Register,
29 October 1887, page 5f.
and Observer
5 November 1887, page 7a.
Also see Adelaide - Chinese Population.
"Abuse of Betting" is in the Observer,
1 April 1882, page 20e.
A lecture by Rev Copland on the evils of gambling is reproduced in the Register,
14 May 1883, page 6e.
An anti-gambling crusade is reported on
26 and 27 April 1892, pages 4g and 4f-6g-6h,
15 January 1898, page 4h.
"Gambling Advertisements" is in the Register,
19 September 1883, page 4f.
"Gambling and All Its Dangers" is in the Observer,
17 July 1886, page 33b.
"What is Gambling?" is in the Register,
23 September 1886, page 5a.
"Betting and the Racecourse" is in the Observer,
29 October 1887, page 6a,
"Gambling Legal and Illegal" is in the Register,
1 and 3 September 1888, pages 4f and 7f.
An editorial on various facets of gambling is in the Advertiser, 30 April 1890, page 4e:
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The person who would consider it a sin to risk his money on the chances of a horse race will with an easy conscience speculate on the Stock Exchange in a manner that cannot be distinguished from pure gambling... Virtually the law shuts its eyes to private gambling, as beyond the region of its proper interference, but it treats public gambling as an offence against common decency.
Raids on illegal gambling venues are reported in the Register,
13 and 15 April 1891, pages 6f and 4g-7a,
18, 22, 25 and 28 May 1891, pages 5b, 4g-5b-7a, 5a and 7b, Observer,
23 May 1891, pages 30a and 38e,
30 May 1891, page 29e.
"An Anti-Gambling Crusade" is in the Register,
26 and 27 April 1892, pages 4g and 4f-6g,
Chronicle,
30 April 1892, pages 5a-8d,
Observer,
16 and 23 September 1916, pages 20c and 31b-32a,
Register,
14, 15, 20, 21 and 26 September 1916, pages 5c, 7d, 9e, 4d and 9c,
"Public Betting" in the Advertiser,
14 May 1892, page 7b.
A lecture on gambling is in the Observer,
30 April 1892, page 35b.
"Unlicensed Wagering" is in the Register,
18 November 1893, page 5a.
"Gambling - The Crying Sin of Australia" is in the Register,
13 November 1893, page 3g,
"The Betting Cases and the Law's Anomalies" on
11 January 1894, page 4e,
"The Art of the Spieler" on
15 April 1897, page 4h,
"The Confidence Trick" on
26 June 1899, page 5h.
"The Betting Cases and the Law's Anomalies" is in the Register,
11 January 1894, pages 4e-5c.
"Raid on Gambling Den" is in the Register,
5, 6 and 10 February 1894, pages 6f, 5a-7a and 4h-6e,
Express,
5 and 10 February 1894, pages 2d and 6f,
Observer,
10 February 1894, page 30d,
11 January 1896, pages 30d-41e,
7 November 1896, page 16a,
26 October 1901, page 31b,
"Big Gambling Raid" in the Chronicle,
28 October 1905, page 39c.
"Betting Cases Before the Police Court" is in the Register,
6 October 1894, page 6f.
"What is Gambling - What is Not?" is in the Register,
26 October 1895, page 4e.
"What is Gambling?" is debated in the Register,
21 May 1910, page 12e,
Advertiser,
11 August 1910, page 11e,
4 and 28 October 1910, pages 8f and 8c.
"The Gambling Mania" is in the Register, 1 October 1897, page 4d:
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The fever of excitement over betting does more than morally destroy men, women, girls and boys; it also ruins legitimate sport. Football and aquatics have been seriously injured in public estimates by it.
(Also see Register, 7 and 9 October 1897, pages 6g and 5i.)
The "poker" cigar machine is discussed in the Register
on 8 February 1896, page 4h.
A raid on gambling houses is reported in the Register,
4 November 1896, page 6i.
"The Crusade Against Gambling" is in the Register,
28 September 1897, page 7c.
Observer,
2 October 1897, page 36a; also see
9 and 16 October 1897, pages 41d and 35e.
"Gambling" is in the Express,
28 September 1897, page 4c,
"Amending the Gaming Laws" is in the Weekly Herald,
29 October 1897, page 6a,
"Gambling and Indecent Advertisements" in the Express,
19 October 1897, page 2d; also see
28 October 1897, page 3f,
4 November 1897, page 3f,
Register,
20 October 1897, page 7h.
"The Gambling Spirit" is in the Advertiser,
3 September 1897, page 4f,
"Sunday Trading and Gambling" on
9 and 11 October 1897, pages 6g and 7a,
9 November 1897, page 4f,
"The Gambling Suppression Bill" on
6, 12 and 16 November 1897, pages 4f, 4g and 6d and
Advertiser,
6 November 1902, page 4d.
"Gambling Mania" is in the Register,
1, 7, 9, 12, 14, 22 and 25 October 1897, pages 4d, 6g, 5i, 7g, 6g, 4h and 4e,
12 November 1897, page 4e,
Observer,
9 and 16 October 1897, pages 41d and 35e.
A sermon on gambling is reproduced in the Register,
12 October 1897, page 7g.
For further comment on the subject see 14, 23, 25, 27 and 28 October 1897, pages 6g, 7a, 4e, 6a and 3h,
6, 12 and 19 November 1897, pages 5b, 4e and 6g,
1 January 1898, page 6c,
15, 22, 26 and 30 August 1901, pages 9g, 6d, 6i and 6h,
3 September 1901, page 6g.
"Raid on Six Tote Shops" is in the Express,
15 August 1898, page 3d,
"The Tote Shop Cases" on
30 October 1903, page 1h.
Also see Totalizator.
"The Gaming Act - An Important Judgement" is in the Observer,
18 June 1898, page 15c.
"Sunday Gambling" is in the Register,
15 July 1898, page 7d.
Also see Breaking the Sabbath.
"More Betting Prosecutions" is in the Register,
9 and 11 November 1898, pages 7c and 3g.
"A Betting Club" is in the Register,
12 July 1899, page 5f.
"The Art of Gambling" is discussed in the Register,
20 October 1902, page 4d,
"Shops and Club Betting" on
5 September 1902, page 7g; also see
Advertiser,
7 August 1902, page 4d,
"The Gambling Evil" on
31 March 1906, page 8g,
24 September 1906, page 10h; also see
Express,
30 March 1906, page 4a,
26 September 1906, page 4f,
24 July 1907, page 4g.
"A Gambling Menace" is in the Register,
4 July 1906, page 4d; also see
28 July 1906, page 6c,
3, 8, 11, 13 and 18 August 1906, pages 9e, 8h, 10h, 6d, 10e,
24 and 26 September 1906, pages 6a and 9a,
2 October 1906, page 6c,
"Talks on Gambling" on
24 September 1906, page 6a.
"Street Betting" is in the Express,
13 May 1905, page 1d.
The suppression of gambling is discussed in the Advertiser,
21 April 1905, page 4d,
Register,
20, 26, 28 and 30 November 1907, pages 9a, 6d, 5f and 11f,
7, 10, 16 and 17 December 1907, pages 6d, 4d, 4e and 5g-6e.
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The government's suppression Bill having been shorn of its most objectionable feature and the abolition of barmaids' Bill "gone bung", it behoves the 80 goody-goodies, Bishops and parsons and others... to further interfere with and restrict the pleasures and amusements of the people.
(Register, 28 December 1907, page 4c.)
"The Gambling Mania" is in the Register,
19 August 1905, page 6d.
"A Gambling Menace" is in the Register,
4 July 1906, page 4d,
"Gambling" on
28 July 1906, page 4c.
"Anti-Gambling Movement" is in the Register,
30 July 1906, page 3f; also see
3 and 13 August 1906, pages 9e and 6d,
30 June 1908, page 3f,
1 July 1908, page 9g.
"The Gambling Evil" is in the Advertiser,
30 July 1906, page 8a,
13 and 27 August 1906, pages 8c and 10c,
24 September 1906, page 10h.
"Is Gambling Increasing" is in the Observer,
6 October 1906, page 42a,
"Anti-Gambling Laws" on
27 October 1906, page 31d,
Register,
23 November 1921, page 7b.
"The Anti-Gambling Crusade" is in the Advertiser,
25 and 26 September 1906, pages 6c and 9a,
"Anti-Gambling Legislation" on
21 November 1907, page 6c,
4 December 1907, page 8e.
A photograph of members of the Anti-Gambling League is in the Observer,
3 February 1912, page 30; also see
23 September 1916, page 27.
"The Betting Mania" is in the Register,
16 March 1907, page 6h.
"The Way of the Spieler" is in the Register,
24 June 1907, page 4f.
"Gambling and Commerce" is in the Register,
24 July 1907, page 9h.
"Suppression of Gambling - The New Measure" is in the Register,
20 November 1907, page 9a.
"Betting Prosecutions" is in the Register,
21 and 25 November 1907, pages 12e and 7h.
"The Gaming Bill - Martial Law" is in the Register,
26 and 30 November 1907, pages 6d and 7g-11f,
4 December 1907, page 4i; also see
16 December 1907, page 4e.
"Alleged Masked Men in Gaming Houses" is in the Register,
11 December 1907, page 8g.
"The New Betting Laws" is in the Observer,
4 January 1908, page 37c,
The Gambling Evil - Has It Diminished" in the Advertiser,
20 May 1908, page 7g,
"The Ethics of Gambling" on
6 July 1908, page 6d.
"Betting on Certainties" is in the Register,
16 April 1908, page 5g;
a meeting of the Anti-Gambling League is reported on
1 July 1908, page 9g.
"The Betting Question" is in the Advertiser,
31 March 1909, page 10c.
"An Anti-Gambling Crusader" is in the Observer,
14 August 1909, page 43a.
An annual general meeting of the SA Anti-Gambling League is reported in the Advertiser,
17 August 1909, page 9c; also see
6 September 1909, page 11e.
"The Case Against Gambling" is in the Register on
17 August 1909, page 6g,
"Is Gambling Declining" on
28 and 31 May 1910, pages 7g and 6c.
A Two-Up school in James Place is reported upon in the Register,
6 October 1911, page 9a; also see
7 October 1911, page 17d.
Information on police raids on two-up schools is in the Express,
19 October 1910, page 1g,
5 October 1911, page 1i,
Register,
23 and 26 August 1921, pages 6f and 4g,
Advertiser,
17 April 1923, page 15d.
The Anti-Gambling League is commented upon in the Register,
26, 27 and 28 October 1911, pages 8g (6g?), 11b and 15f;
a photograph of members is in the Observer,
3 February 1912, page 30.
"The Licensing Act and Gambling" is in the Advertiser,
29 November 1911, page 13h.
A photograph of the executive members of the South Australian Anti-Gambling and National Welfare League is in the Chronicle, 3 February 1912, page 29.
"Women and Betting" is in the Advertiser,
14 May 1912, page 9a,
"Gambling Among Women" in the Register on
10 and 17 April 1913, pages 10f and 9b,
"Totes for Women" on
15 May 1913, page 6d.
"Women Gamblers" is in the Register on
7 April 1913, page 5h,
11 May 1914, page 9i.
An "Anti-Gambling Crusade" is in the Register,
14, 15, 20 and 21 September 1916, pages 5c, 7d, 9e and 4d,
"Gambling and Tweedledum" on
10 January 1922, page 4b,
"The Ethics of Gambling" on
12 May 1923, page 8c.
"Is Poker Unlawful?" is in the Observer,
9 October 1920, page 29b.
"Anti-Gambling Laws" is in the Observer,
26 November 1921, page 19b.
"Chocolate Wheels" is discussed in the Advertiser,
10 May 1922, page 6h.
"The Game of Poker - Is it Legal?" is in the Express,
22 May 1922, page 1d.
"Adelaide Thirty Years Ago - Betting Then and Now" is in The Mail,
15 September 1923, page 5e.
"What's Wrong With a Bet - Australian's Great Weakness" is in The Mail,
27 October 1923, page 10f.
"Housey-Housey - Popular Gambling Craze" is in the Register,
7 May 1925, page 9f.
"Where Two-Up Flourishes" is in The Mail,
21 August 1926, page 1b.
"Wireless and Gambling" is in The Mail,
10 September 1927, page 1c.
Also see Communications - Wireless & Radio.
"Gambling in Hotels" in the Advertiser,
20 September 1927, page 14e.
"Stopping Hotel Betting" is in the Register,
16 November 1927, page 9a,
14 and 21 December 1927, pages 9a and 9g,
7, 16 and 19 March 1928, pages 11a, 9f and 11h,
28 April 1928, page 3a,
"Morality and Legality" on
28 August 1928, page 8c,
also see Advertiser,
3 October 1929, page 15g,
Also see Adelaide - Hotels.
"Betting Restrictions" is in the Observer,
1 September 1928, page 31a.
"New Gaming Laws" is in the Observer,
24 November 1928, page 50c.
"Thirteen Arrests in Gaming Raid" is in the Observer,
14 September 1929, page 59c.
"Gambling Our Crying Sin" is in the Observer,
9 November 1929, page 28e:
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If gambling is honest, we are a set of fools to work for our living. If it is not, we are fast becoming a community of knaves.
"Betting and Lawlessness" is in the Advertiser,
12 July 1932, page 8c,
"Drink, Gambling and Social Impurity" on
3 July 1933, page 15e.
"State Always at War With the Gambler" is in The News,
21 February 1933, page 4e.
"Mankind's Demand for Gambling" is in the Advertiser on
14 October 1933, page 9h.
"The Control of Betting" on
4 May 1936,
"The Growth of Betting" on
7 October 1936, page 24c,
"Youth and Betting" on
9 October 1936, page 32c.
"Billiard Saloons - Suitable Place for Betting" is in the Advertiser,
17 May 1934, page 18e.
"SA Art Union Launched" is in The Mail,
22 February 1936, page 1a.
