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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1956
Page
12
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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