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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
3
A special Queanbeyan Hospital board meeting outlined a carnival on Eight Hours Day to raise funds for the hospital. A football match parade and street activities will draw crowds from Queanbeyan Canberra and surrounding districts with committees to organise venues and publicity.
Rugby union report outlines L A Kermode to lead premiers as selection relays backline changes for the N S U and Canberra Cup clash at Manuka Oval. Team lists include Brooker D. Jackson and Mace Led among forwards backs with multiple reserves noted and a Canberra Cup start time.
National football junior league outlines semi final waves and fixtures for Canberra and Queanbeyan. Details list junior and senior games at Northbourne Oval Manuka Park Reid Park and Queanbeyan Park with dates, venues, and participating clubs including Ainslie Acton Manuka and Queanbeyan plus reserve players and team changes for upcoming season.
Fragmentary notes report a postponed hockey match with teams including Wa Wl and Grammmy 1m, rescheduled to Wednesday at 3:15. Also mentioned are NorSe Coast touring team plans to play in Canberra next Wednesday and several player names and dates rendered unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text lists players and positions such as fullback and various surnames, indicating a sports roster or game recap. Readable items include Aon FE Ladd, Welle, Gung, Willn, N. Browning, Wann, Woodhouse, C. Walker, Scheie. Other parts are garbled.
A chaotic OCR style schedule lists Willits dorm Tau events and a long sequence of program items. It includes music, weather, news, community singing, and various performances with scattered times and titles across many program blocks. The fragmentary text references concerts, broadcasts, and school activities with unclear structure.
In a Royal Canberra Associates competition, the allver epoou wreblatord com secured top honors with 38 points. Mrs Framer collected three points and Mrs Clackan earned 36 B-Grade points, while Mrs Olean finished with 15 points.
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