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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1968
Page
2
Numerous listings offer reconditioned washing machines fridges and home goods for sale or exchange. Includes contact details for Freeman’s Radio, Pry Lin, and Canberra service spares. Also advertised are lawn care garden services tree work fencing and painting with prompt quotes and delivery options.
The British Triumph 2000 moved into the overall lead of the East African Safari rally, overtaking the Dat sun HS30 driven by Joginder Singh and Bev Smith. At Mombasa several cars faced penalties and mechanical issues as rivals battled for position through the half way stage and into the second half of the event.
Sydney rider Ron Toombs smashed the Mount Panorama outright lap record in the Australian senior Grand Prix at Bathurst. He won the 40 mile race and the Australian Lightweight Grand Prix, setting new marks while clubmate Aloramann also broke the Lightweight event record as Richard Rew won the Australian fir Grant Prix. The meeting drew near 480 riders and was hailed as one of the world’s largest.
Announcing design and construction of gardens for homes hotels motels schools and industrial sites. Offers stone brick concrete work excavation and professional team. Suppliers of weed free topsoil shrubs and trees.
Denis Keys defeated titleholder Kevin Figg 6 3 to reach the Monaro Tens men’s singles final in Queanbeyan. Ken Uptin beat Frank Fuller in three sets, while the women’s singles finalists are Gerters Filo vs John Magee and Anne Iy Marbn vs Adrieine Culloh.
Melbourne report: Mary Cleaves aged 20, Coburg bank clerk, who defeated the junior Japanese table tennis champion last week, has been offered 12 months of coaching and schooling in Tokyo.
Manly’s captain led a dominant 30-9 league win as the team built momentum early, while North Sydney dominated Penrith in a separate match. The SEAPATT and Sydney venues hosted multiple fixtures with Easts, Mary, and Canterbury-Bankstown producing notable results as teams contest ladder positions.
Winstone will retire following his upcoming bout as his manager Mr Manly stated. The veteran boxer's path to a final title defense included mentions of Eddie Thomas and a potential match against Jose Legra.
Newcastle Northern Mawarra and Monaro secured spots in the Caltex country divisional rugby league semi finals. Northern Division beat North Coast 22 14 at Wauchope while Newcastle Southern defeated a Seiffert Oval opponent 22 12. Furher Jona Coates contributed two tries and five goals for Newcastle.
A garbled weather map report cites forecasts and observations for multiple regions. It mentions rain expectations, temperatures, barometer readings, humidity, and wind notes, with scattered references to Canberra and NSW. The text mimics a live update of conditions but is largely unreadable and fragmentary.
In a quirky dialogue Peggy allows a boy to go after a terse exchange about money. Jack has half a dollar less than twice what Jill has, and Jill claims a half dollar more than a third of Jack's amount. They chase the math behind their coin stash, revealing a puzzle-like setup amid chaotic weather and distant forecast snippets.
A dense OCR listing of radio and TV program lineups across stations MBS ABC BBC and local services. Items include Morning News Dossiers Music Birthdays Teledrama and children's segments with time slots and program names across channels in Goulburn and Canberra regions.
A crowded Saturday card shows multiple race results with horses such as Sol MLE, AI QUIWELDA, Princess HCP, and Victoria stakes. Key performers include KEITH MACKAY HCE and Monte tb, with dividends listed and various place and win payouts across the program.
The notice lists multiple handicap events including Maiden Handicap and Improvers Handicap with numerous horses and entrants. It mentions performers such as Kerry Lace, Fos, Shelly trained horses, and many names across the events, with results like dividends and placements in various heats and payouts.
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