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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1935
Page
3
Sparse OCR shows fragmented references to Labour figures and ranges, yielding a partial clue about a political moment. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, preventing precise identification of the event or actors involved.
The Canberra Male Choir performed at Wattle Park last Tuesday evening with over 60 artists. A large audience attended as tea was served afterward. The Roxeen Hall dance, held by the Ginninderra Tennis Club, drew a prominent Yass crowd and local supporters, with Bir D. Ryan and Mrs. M. Cavanian winning euchre. Mr. O K Southwell and family plan to Sydney. Mr. Lori tues, cricketer, is noted for upcoming Ginninderra event.
Sydney judge grants decree nisi to singer Mary Moses against William Mountford Moses on desertion grounds. She described travels to England, Europe, and America after separating in 1908, his failure to respond to her letters, and her pursuit of a home in Sydney and Australia before periods abroad.
In Sydney market today 30,000 head of stock cattle priced firmer early but eased, with overall tone steady to slightly stronger as buyers moved steadily. Rates for cattle showed about 10 to 30 shillings higher on some classes, with bullocks and cows trading at varied levels and prices per hundredweight noted as improved for better quality while inferior lots remained affordable.
In Sydney on Monday horse racing notes outline Maiden Handicap and Tradesmen’s Purse events with start times around 12 45 pm and 4 40 pm. A list of contenders includes Turbine, Bougoy, Kelatoll, Lady Bands, Dover Patrol, Corevel Boy, and Frimet with weights shown and race actions noted. Also referenced are Doncaster discussion targets and a mix of additional nursery and maiden races with various entrants and weights, plus owner J W McLarty and a returning horse Heraclea Taof slated for future activity.
A compact note announces a racing card at Victoria Park with a fourteen on handicap six furlongs event. The entry list highlights a 431 claiming and a start time around 4.30 with Vim ditude among the contenders.
Balmain Cricket Club, one of Sydney’s leading sides, will tour Canberra over Easter. Three matches are planned, two at Manuka Oval and one at Queanbeyan, with players chosen by the Association selectors and most top players available. Matches start at 11 o clock daily, with adjournment at 4 pm.
Griffith Rugby League arranged a 335 mile special steam train to Canberra for a match at Manuka Oval on June 3. The club guaranteed NSW railways about £158, the largest sporting club guarantee to date, and provided players with three sleeping berths for comfort. Leader Red Bur Ney James, a NSW Country Week and Southern Districts veteran, tops a squad featuring Doolan Murray Lea Small W Burns N Calvin Joe Murray and G Blight with both first and reserve grades travelling.
The F C T Cricket Association names its Easter cricket squads for Manuka Oval games. Teams include Stafford Ell Lies North Kournas Gribble Ty Croker N Queanbeyan Kingston Kingston Mee Kay Tick nee Northbourne Kollington Bewley Manuka on Saturday and Monday. Admission prices fixed at 1 shilling for adults and 6 pence for children.
A fragmented report recalls the first passenger flight over the Timor Sea from Cootamundra to Sydney. It notes inaugural service plans and mentions crowds and a boxing event in Port, with Jimmy Purcell defeating Peddy Moroney and Humphreys delivering a tactical win in ten rounds.
Scratched entries from Doncaster reveal Cid Deputy Ruler Pov artdale and Gordon s Leap in a Sydney Cup engagement. Bill Wedgewood Farndale listed amid racing notes and tapeatr ri thgagementa.
Australian Racing officials opened an inquiry into the handling of the Gymkhana handicap at Warwick Farm last Saturday. Jockey J Coltta was scrutinized as part of the incident. Stewards accepted the explanations offered by the involved parties.
Sydney conference of Dairy Industry representatives urged government to fund advertising in Great Britain and raise export prices. They backed a plan for a unified butter grading system with a 90 point top grade and a 92 point national grade, plus an inline brand for second and pastry grades. Butter substitutes would face a 6d duty and producer representatives to join the Dairy Produce Export Board.
Police produced Ahinedsstained Aa and blood-stained evidence at Canterbury Court where John Bard faced charges of malicious wounding of Knett on March 14. Bard claimed release from gaol and faced potential five year sentence if convicted.
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