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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1933
Page
4
A chaotic rifle shooting melee disrupts a local event as police intervene to separate fighting sides. Reported injuries loom as spectators recount the tense scene near the arena. Authorities investigate with no immediate arrests.
A brief obituary note reports the death of Mrs Edgar Wallace with scant biographical details and a record of condolences from local residents and family.
Golf tournament scores and player names appear in garbled OCR, listing multiple competitors and partial score notes. The fragment mentions a Saturday event with players such as Townsend, Walliams, Romain, and Swoemam, and includes down counts and partial matchups, but most details are obscured.
A garbled twenty word excerpt reports New Zealand valuers angry at Britain’s traders and cables from the board criticizing the local stance. The text references unportered items and a reaction by the New Realist group, with unclear names and dates.
A cabinet meeting rejected the Advisory Council’s request to amend the liquor ordinances for federal territory regulation. The council sought to curb monopoly power in trade, and the decision led to a recommendation to amend the Liquor Ordinances.
A dense excerpt lists horses, jockeys, and race details across turf events including the Khartoum Hurdle, Katandra two year olds, Glen Huntly Handicap, and more. It names numerous runners such as Spost Kita, Prince Biavio, and Golden Warbler, with placements and odds interspersed amid a jam of early 20th century racing shorthand.
Warick Farm races feature a dead heat for second in the novice handicap with multiple horses contesting the event. Fortunbola and Forte Xeoua are noted among many entrants, with starting prices listed for a crowded turf card at the meeting.
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