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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 13, 1940

Page

6

Weekend Radio Schedule Shows Dense Lineup Across Channels

A sprawling listing details Saturday broadcasting on 2FC and SAR with dozens of programs. It includes news, music, devotionals, lectures, drama like The Three Musketeers, live performances, sporting updates, weather, and race reports from Randwick and Ascot.

Rey Rene Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumnaas Gladys Moncrieff Sundowners B.b.cc Celebrity Recordings Nova C.age

Canberra and Queanbeyan rugby season opener at Showground

Canberra and Queanbeyan meet at Queanbeyan Showground to open the football season. Both lineups feature new players with Canberra's imports including Stubbs Kerr Watts Thomas Lyle Bartlett and Queanbeyan adding Cromby Lucas Slutyer Menann Hallan. weight and form are points of discussion as teams prepare for the match.

Canberra Queanbeyan Goulburn Mur- Lin McCauley Blues Pease Wil Py Wally" Bartlett Cancerco Grimes Lewis Hodges Webber Jones A. Griffiths I. Pola J. Rowley Gi. Cuy Wht Mala K. Hickett Queanbeyan Sea Aiyght Pst Queanbeyan Silane Walsh

Randwick Ascot Hurdle Selections Postponed For Saturday

Railhorse pick lists for the Randwick Ascot meeting with hurdle races over about two miles. Notable entries include Lockalea Trekster and Wandoo in trial hurdles, plus Portico and Son of Legend among a large field. Weather and track conditions influence final reminders and starting times.

Randwick selections race card summary

Selections listed for Randwick hurdles and stakes races with top picks: Phil leads Youthful Stakes Duke Cullen Loyal Lad Btatua Denman Stakes Anne Denia Hamurah Trish Handicap Thunderclap Gallop Tinker Bell. City Tatts Feminist Old Rowley Dashing Cavalier Club Welter Opportuniat Gilltown Scarlet Circle Pannabil Bonny Loch.

Lockalea Wandoo Ringford Wanganella Andrew Ter Woomelang Royal Mail Victorine Lorglyth Dicky Gracstello Bon Bel Tankerville War ‘Trophy AP Nee Inquil Miss Jem Scientist Star Seaworthy i Olima Cedric Major Brytish Earl Marshall Mohican Rebecca Denis Merry Smile Glendolette Miss Ve Benburb Biwision Anne Bookaar Havers Aerostat Mantalini Gold Peak Tinker Belle Warner Willie Green Drouthy Consonance Blackie Ch Miller Gallop City Tatterball Curry Corus Beau Boy Pamila St. Constant Highbormn Nidbuck Glengold Ecent Rowley Cherry Bar Confagration Pantheon Lusa Femlulat Baveon Jetette Lady Mareia Marty Bir Charles G Rex Don Rathiin Dermid Panabil Phil Duke Cullen Loyal Lad Btatua Denia Hamurah Thunderclap Tinker Bell Feminist Old Rowley Dashing Cavalier Club Welter Opportuniat Bign Onzu Gilltown Scarlet Circle Pannabil Bonny Loch

Horse Racing Trials and Handicaps Summary

Tranquil Star wins Bankervile Handicap with Happiness second Marl Marshall Kilmorey Trial sees Havers first and Yeoford second Parilla tops Second Division with Con flagration runner up Nadbuck third Kanuri Aurie a Star claims Eelipse Handicap Kanwin leads Belhaven Handicap with Lanarus second Dignitary third High Commissioner takes Welter Handicap with Salmont second Pine Peak finishes third

Ringford Happiness Havers Yeoford Manurere Parilla Nadbuck Birdplay Belhaven Kanwin Lanarus High Commissioner Salmont Pine Peak

Tasman Air Mails Melbourne Next Week Trans Tasman Service

The Minister for Air Mr. Fairbairns announced plans to begin the trans Tasman air service next week once formal ties are completed. Details of operations are set but the subsidy amount remains undisclosed.

Melbourne Abe Fairbairns

Army Huts Use Linoleum From Britain For Concrete Floors

The Ministry of Supply ordered 2 000 000 yards of linoleum for army huts and ordnance factories with concrete floors to reduce timber use and prevent crack explosions. The move, worth about 150 million pounds yearly in wartime materials, boosts linoleum demand and raises wages in Scotland as production expands.

Paris Gibraltar Ministry of Supply

Air Force Recruiting Drive Praises RAAF Enlistment

Sydney reports the Air Force Drive Committee chairman Sir Donald Cameron praising recruitment for the RAAF. He says 67,000 men served and 13,254 applicants accepted while more await training. The wartime effort includes observers wireless telegraphs gunners and 60 others. A ceremony in Cootamundra marks the event.

Sydney Air Force Drive Committee Donald Cameron Donald RAAF Hite Air Force R.A.A.F Cootamundra

Unclear fragment prompts brief newspaper note

Fragmentary OCR text mentions aircraft crew and a forté but lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize into a full card. No verifiable people, organizations, or places are readable enough to form a valid summary.

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