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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 06, 1956

Page

12

Fragmented text yields unclear local tale

A garbled OCR fragment mentions various names and terms but no coherent event or context can be identified. No clear persons, organizations, places, or dates are extractable for a factual summary.

Women's hockey results and player tallies from Evergreen match

Evergreen and opponents battled in a tied game as forwards and defensemen exchanged chances. Key scorers included Blundell with multiple goals and assists, while Garnsey and Miller added several points. The article lists numerous player names and partial statistics from the contest.

Batur Oh 'Peete Eanes H. Blundell Blundell Thisties Sues Btudents Anerty Warawi I Grace High M. Foot Cameron Arfa TWA Garnsey Queandeya High Miller Nidaie Chris M. Rogers Telopen I R. Hawke Sharp Telopen

Turner Basketball Action Spurs Weekend Results

The report from Turner covers women and reserve grade games with multiple team names and scores. Notable fixtures include Mhistles leading Queanbeyan and Marians, High, and Grammar entries along with forfeit notes and a YWCA meeting notice at the Civic Centre tonight.

Turner Mhistles Queanbeyan My Rovers Marians Braddon Cfc Turney Ah ML CY Onh Geanabeyer Dodgers Teopea Grammar T My IV Telopes Grammar Woolworth

HIGEON RACING Canberra Club races from Rankin Springs

The Canberra Homing Pigeon Club held its first race from Rankin Springs 186 miles for the Bellchambers trophy. The winning pigeon belonged to the club secretary J Julian, followed by R Neiberding and other competitors.

Higeon Canberra Rankin Springs Cbbh Setary J Julian R. ‘Neiberding

Three In Shoot-off For Rifle Aggregate Prize

The event saw Doohan edge James and Watson 24 to 23 and 22 in a tight shoot-off for the rifle aggregate. Doohan won the 300 yards match. Leo Clarke claimed Tyr aggregate with 114, and Ryan topped 4000 yards after a coin toss to determine the high scorer trophy. The meet drew 96 competitors from clubs across Canberra Sydney and beyond, with heavy participation in 4000 yards and 600 yard events.

Doohan James Watson Tor’ ‘Aanton Canberra Jack Ryan Sydney Ryan Ross Laing Railway Land ‘Tramway Club K. Taylor Tyr Leo Clarke Queanbeyan Beorea Can—Concord Coat Cootamundra Ce—Captain'n Flat Chi—Chatswood R—Randwick Q—Queanbeyan S—Sydney A. Feithany F Llond D.T McLay Intoeh J. Sweet L. Clarke

Austin Wins Club Shoot At Canberra Rifle Club

Top-scorer T Austin posted 98 at 800 yards for the J Calvert and J Bruck trophies. Runner-up Jack Lloyd scored 97 and achieved the only possible of the day. Next Sunday Canberra Rifle Club will host a postal match with Exhall Rifle Club, Coventry. Canberra’s representative team will be chosen from listed shooters including Lloyd Webb Calvert Hudson and Hussey among others.

Canberra Rifle Club T. Austin J. Calvert J. Bruck Jack Lloyd Exhall Rifle Club Coventry England Canberra K., Taylor J. Ockenden Hudson McCasty N. Hussey Lloyd Dennis Robers White McIntosh F, Webb R. W. Mason D. Gothard

Radio Schedule Listing Items and Times

A broadcast schedule lists programs across the evening with start times such as 6.00 Hop Harrigan and 6.15 The Sea Hound, followed by 6.30 Stranger In Paradine and 6.45 News, continuing through 11.00 Close with various dramas comedies music and talk segments.

Hop Harrigan Cadbury Jack Davey Gladys Moncrieff Festival of Records Eric Baume Lover Close

Radio Schedule Fragment from Australia Section

A dense list of daily radio programs shows varied content from morning breakfast to evening concerts. Items include Yours for the Asking, Blue Hills, Women’s Session, and News Review, with classical music hours and opera features interwoven with news reels and variety programs.

Blue Hills Millon Village Glee Club Oscar Rabin Glamorgan

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