WOLPHATES FOR NEXT YEAR S CROPS
Fragmentary notes mention wolphates and crops with a tendency to be lumpy and rough. The text is incomplete and does not provide clear dates places or named entities.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1948
Page
4
Canberra Junior Tennis Team Tour to Sydney
Canberra junior tennis players head to Sydney for a four match tour starting Friday. The group will be graded into four teams and meet at Canberra railway station by 3 48 pm for departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilarm
Toseville
Strathweld
Thawrrre
Whitby
Canberra
Snip
Paver
Reed
Canberra Rifle Club Black Trophy and Hughes Shield results
On Saturday 20 riflemen fired from 500 yards in the Black Trophy and Hughes Shield. Wind was variable making scoring tough. Jack Lloyd led with 48, Eric Lowen won the daily prize with 47 64 50, and others posted weights around 44 to 48. Next Sunday Canberra will host a match against Cadets from Duntroon, with teams using slings and overnight gear at 300 and 500 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Scarra
Reading
Jack Lloyd
Acory
Eric Lowen
Beores’ Lowes
L. Elwitt
Wo Priestley
Noakes
Hudson
Fourro
Asplund
Tear
Canberra
Duntroon Fac
Munday Rumor on Flemington Auctions Delayed
Fragmentary report from Munday notes no analog of sheep and cattle at Flemington auctions. Drovers expect auctions to resume Thursday. Included are mentions of the Eprom Handicap and metropolitan events with names like Rasmon Tamings and Bhip Bomber in the Melbourne Cup context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munday
Flemington
Sxuner
Monas
Boomandil
Sand
Tange
Rasmon Tamings
Bhip Bomber
Boomanulla
Alpine snow disrupts championships with heavy thaw
Snow blasted the region as Alpine Club events faced disruption. Winners included Mipa, A. Bennett, Hi Angus, D. Hylea, T. Ingres, K. Prowse, and P. Spottywood in various slalom and downhill events. Temperatures hovered around 6 to 63 degrees with widespread snowfall across Mascot, Mt. Victoria, Armil and Taralge. A meteorologist cited a southward pressure drop causing persistent cold across eastern New South Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahd Sary Aroken
Yankiin
D. Hytes
Ngs
A. Bennett
Hi Angus
Hulebairn
Pam
Tammania
New South Wales
Ydey
Mascot
Mt. Victoria
Armland Taralge
Boxing Tournament to be Held at Drill Hall Canberra
The North Canberra Division of the Returned Soldiers League will stage a boxing tournament at the Drill Hall at the end of September for Canberra fighters. Entries are flooding in from Kantlake and Riverside Hostels with promising boxers in training. All weight groups from bantam to heavyweight will be featured, with cash prizes for professionals and trophies for amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra Ub
Granch
Returned Soldiers League
Canberra
Drill Hall
Air
J. Blomeld
Gantlake
Riverside
Unclear fragmentary report on housing minister and council
Fragmentary text references government figures and a minister resigning over communism. Mentions housing minister, board of minor matters, and a society meeting on the 12th. Finds unclear attribution and disrupted wording with several garbled names and phrases.
Butcher Shops to Open on Saturdays
Canberra butcher shops plan Saturday hours amid ACT industrial rules. The winter schedule tightens trading under the Industrial 8 Award, mandating Saturday mornings for staff while Wednesday closings persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Industral 8
Iineal
Mts Ie
Tennis coaches for rural centres
Sydney officials announce six leading professional coaches will visit country centers on Wednesday. They will conduct ten schools beginning Thursday at Grafton and Wollongong, with sessions planned through the week to support country champions and ongoing training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Professone Letina
Ingoneront
Inggurtorss
L Aw
W. J. Kelly
Thursay
Grafton Newel
Tuan
Wollongong
Orange
Mappeney Teiteaeles
Winer
Ruby Neenedy
Lottery Results From Sydney State Mo 1708 Draw
The Sydney state lottery Mo 1708 draw yielded unclear results with fragmented entries. Principal outcomes mention third prize numbers and several syndicate and individual names including Mrs I dates, M Frost, and A Bhethan, with a Wednesday draw noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Munday
C. Teron
Murray Aveville
Rails
Dany
I. Ates Tiare
Ronth
Cate
M. Frost
Mancotth Prise
Belierick
A. Bhethan
Wedaneday
Commonwealth Entices State Public Servants
Fragmentary text discusses the Commonwealth attracting state public servants and overlapping work among departments. The readable portions hint at interdepartmental competition or duplication of Commonwealth tasks and efforts to recruit personnel away from state roles. Figures or dates are not clear in the fragment.
Parole Board May Be Created Says Government
Sydney reports the Minister for Justice will establish a parole board to advise on prisoner release. The board would lack executive authority, with special parole officers to conduct investigations. The recommendation came from the Comptroller General of Prisons as part of penal-system review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Parola Boand
Comptroller General of Prisons
SB Air
Prironera
Sands Offered Too For Fight At Griffith
A boxing match at Griffith is set with Sands offering a 6400 purse for an eight round bout. Brown faces a three day stay and a 400 guarantee is noted, with unclear opponent alignment and ongoing negotiations amid doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sands
Griffith
Hei
Ous
Brown
Satan
Four Years' Jail for Harold Wilton in Brisbane
In Brisbane on Monday Harold Wilton a 30 year old farm labourer was sentenced to four years in gaol by Judge Manafield in the Criminal Court. Crown prosecutor Mr Carter stated Wilton induced the girl Bl to go with him to a garb where her screams drew attention. The woman who found the girl attempted to intervene as Wilton held her by the throat and choked her. Wilton then received a thrashing from the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Harold Wilton
Farm Lab
Manafield
Criminal Court
Tavday
Carter
Wilton
Wemen
Coe
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