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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
4
Weights published for Easter Monday events at Tuggeranong, including the Maiden Handicap and Tradesmen's Purse. Start times listed as 12 45 pm and 4 40 pm with several horse names and weights depicted in the OCR fragment.
Today's program features multiple divisions with Maiden and Novice stakes. Notable entries include Brahe Diamond, Gold trilyceet coat Bret, Rare Gis, Quiver Her, Jane Twos Bien Maggie Lady Ayr, and Maluka in the Canberra Novice stake alongside other listed runners.
Fragmented OCR lists names and titles for a Tin Hare play production with several misread spellings and partial titles. Likely includes actors or roles such as Malden Wick and Bryleton Wovies and Captain Jonse with scattered character names and lines, suggesting a theater program or script page.
The Doncaster meeting at Randwick faces a soggy start with showers expected tonight and unsettled conditions tomorrow. Rain is forecast to fall intermittently, likely affecting track conditions and race plans at the Sydney venue.
The report to the Agricultural Council of Australia outlines weed pests affecting Australia and the need for a coordinated attack plan. It lists primary weeds such as burrs, bracken, lantana, ragwort, and spiny emex, plus others like cap tulip and ox-eye daisy, with suggested control methods including mechanical, chemical, and biological approaches and the role of state authorities.
The report details horse names, placements, and odds from a crowded meet. It notes council actions on entomology and weed pest control, urging a coordinated plan and funding for agricultural research and execution.
Schedule lists multiple divisions and matches at Bradon Courts on April 22 starting 1 pm. Players named include GriMs, Irhomae, Jones, and many others across Men No 1 and No 2, Ladies No 2 and No 3 divisions with times from 8 am to 9:40 am. Attendees must report by 8:30 am if unnamed, with onsite tea and blecuit for a small charge.
A compact race card summary lists runners Tarra Grapes Swan Belle Zircon Majestic Warpin Panhala and more in a 2 mile hurdle event at Ib. Tet with odds and placements partially shown. notable entries include Fer de Cape and Lance among others.
The document outlines the opening round matchups for the ladies mid week legal competition starting Wednesday May 1. In A Grade Grimth faces Forrest while Burton plays Eid Nhourne faces Nhowne and Air Brigade receives a bye. B Grade Braddon meets Grimth Farratumia with G Causewey vs Burton and Kelly Amalie Braddon, U. v. Braddon T, Burton bye.
Government surveyor A M Campion revisited Teleki's volcano in central Africa after decades of reports of a burning mountain. He traced the long mystery from 1860s expeditions to a 1938 revival of exploration, confirming Teleki's volcano exists as a small hill obscured by light and glare, with lava dormant.
An elderly man Walter Richards of West Ryde was critically injured tonight after falling from an electric train at Hornby Railway Station. He suffered head injuries a broken arm and severe abrasions.
Thoroughbred names and placings listed from a doggedly terse racing card. Murdie Mace shows 1 underwood and Ethabon 2 with Bawthorne 3. Autumn Plate features Peter Pan 1 Ro guin 2 and Topical 3. Kee Produce Stakes notes Young Idea II unfure 3 Grand Mogul 3. The Rowcaster lists High 1 Dromos 3 Break Up 3. St Leger lists Sylvandale 1 Gor- with minor entries indicating placements.
New devices aim to prevent sensory fatigue in taste and smell during water testing. Developed to detect chemical and physico chemical properties beyond ordinary methods, these tools enhance accuracy for utilities like Hackensack Water Company and federal research. The approach uses diluted samples and mathematical protection of sensory detection to standardize readings nationwide.
National Physical Laboratory tests in England examined whether colored lenses on headlights improve distance visibility in fog. Unsurprisingly, colored beams reduced overall apparent range by dimming the light and lowering beam penetration, yielding no clear advantage over white headlights.
A troubled Melbourne era report recounts a missing silver cup from the Canberra Swimming Club event. Rival clubs and officials from Goulburn and Canberra clash over custody after the trophy vanished following a carnival in which T. Wren won the title. The case spans Canberra to Goulburn and a discovery in Taree offers a partial resolution.
A new wireless broadcasting station will soon begin in Port Moresby under Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Ltd. The high power transmitter will operate at 221 metres wavelength and be the district’s first broadcater, delivering programmes with reduced atmospheric interference.
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