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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1931
Page
4
Economical travel to England introduces a new Tourist Service by the P. and O. Company offering unprecedented accommodation at low rates. The Royal Mail liner Mongalia Moldavia (16%H) was noted in the related context of reduced travel costs and broader passenger options.
A fragmented OCR note lists participants and officials for a handicapped cycling trial. Mentions Wilkinson Lawrence Ey Moroney McHount Re Woven Sines and others, with referees and local names like O Williams and J Green. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Friday results show Soutar winning the Dunlop Golf Cup after a close finish over Towara Cand and 3.4 Woods. The event occurred today with notable play and a Peppermint Cure for Covpae as a side note.
A trial outlines false declaration of value for a horse imported to the realm. Calnan admits reckless statements. fines paid, one defendant pleads guilty. Witnesses discuss valuation, shipment through Norse contact, and intent to defraud customs authorities.
A Frenchwoman spent a month incognito among monks on Mount Athos, describing austere life. She joined a pilgrimage, wore masculine disguise, and observed strict celibacy, prayer routines, and rugged living at the monastic site while noting the monks’ food, sleep, and age longevity.
A chaotic courtroom account details Field defending a divorce case from Kidney John Fok. The proceedings involve blackmail threats against a wife by a charity worker and alleged text and letter exchanges. Witnesses describe harassment by Field and mentions of a woman named Natt as a possible participant in the blackmail scheme. The case remains unsettled with further hearings adjourned.
Alamea Tuyana and Lyon were charged with having a pistol with intent to murder Detective Acthir Murenutalde at Central Police Station on a May night. Tuyana claimed the pistol was used when the car pulled up outside the parlor. Lyon fired but the gun misfired. Tuyana, convicted of intent to murder, was sentenced to three years hard labour. Lyon received a three year term.
Auction in Goulburn led by W M Whealley of Grathien opened at 9 pm with 200 cattle and 605 hoggets offered. Woolly sheep and lambs sold steadily. prices for Merino wethers around 14/4 to 16/3, ewes 12/8, lambs 8/1, with fat cattle yarded and keen competition. Top prices cited for various Merino and crossbred stock, including Bournecombe and Rosalyn consignments, market firm with strong demand. notes on mutton and lamb rates and specific consignors.
Canberra sheep sale items include 6000 high low fecalative tena 80 fac of mixed pantie. Woodgurm and Calthorne Cid will offer stock at the Canlvere mumuamy on Tuesday August 28. Further entries are being received by the auctioneers, with a good market yarding expected.
A garbled OCR fragment evokes colonial themes with lines about noble heritage and health, mentioning threats and victory, and a character named Woods. The legibility is poor but hints at a patriotic or commemorative tone with implied triumph.
The August show at the Acton Hull Horticultural Society stage features Leeland petals and stocks, with daffodils and anemones blooming as spring nears. Members who exhibited in winter are expected to return, and a schedule lists events from plant collection to flower bowls for multiple categories.
Preparation of schedule arrangements for a spring show is described as underway with aims to stage an airing exhibition at Alert Hill on Saturday November 1. The organizer notes the lineup is evolving and hopes next year's total attendance or results will improve.
The horticultural association announces a comprehensive flower section for the annual show to be held at the hall on Friday and Saturday October 2 and 4. The section, prepared by the horticultural team and approved by the association, features an array of blooms including peats, poppies, stocks, bulbs and wallflowers with prices to be listed at a later date.
A gardening brief details seed bed preparation with mulch and manure, plus a long list of flowering and vegetable varieties for planting. Advice emphasizes early pruning, steady cultivation, and timely sowing to ensure robust growth and earlier harvests amid growing demand for vegetables and ornamentals.
Exhibition notices describe Raswome and Ransome in Dublin with awards and catalog details. Mentions parts of Australia, Victoria, and locations such as Melbourne. Lacks clear dates or outcomes but signals a world’s best exhibition and catalogue releases related to the event.
The national football selectors named a Canberra based contingent for the Queensland premiership tour, with major players from Canberran clubs in the lineup. Canberra and Queensland authorities weighed interstate representation and venue plans as teams prepared for a key match, amid debates over travel and eligibility.
In today’s hockey card Barton features Hewitt Welch McLeod Nordham Kent Kiringer Jones Middleton Rockley Cabban Gardiner with captain Jones. Kingston Whites lineup includes Cosne Hilder Ingram Cussination Troyss Kodan Ferrier Owens Cannell Within Goodwin. Practice notes indicate a4 game date and time postings.
A damaged OCR style note recounts Professor Ainstein at Garford College giving a relativity lecture with two framed tur preservation on the wall. It mentions a famous scientific phrase about the investigation of gravitational phenomena and the Milky Way analogies, noting a distribution in space.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a breakfast served in a renal pasteboard box pushed through a bottom door trap at a New York hotel. It describes coffers with thermos and rum, held in two husks and wrapped in paper, details unclear due to garbled text.
The Department of Oversea announces debt conversion provisions affecting Australian obligations tied to British trade money. Officials outline plan details, eligibility, and timelines for the conversion process.
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