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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 26, 1927

Page

12

Rifle Shooting at Canberra Club N Br Raymond Trophy

Tricky head wind affected the Canberra Rifle Club event for the N Br Raymond trophy. Competitors ranged 200 and 900 yards with 400 yard trials and prize lists showing Sharps and Evans among top scorers, along with various club members earning honors and forthcoming trophies announced for the season.

Soberro Rifle Club N. BR. Raymond Ndfield H. W. Evans Ja ‘Allaghan Clu Phil Fleming Beores Baturday Foo Os Hop A. Oldfield H. Evens W. Albm A. Pulver A. Q. Husaey H. Matthews W. Hay W. Navenu J. Callaghan A. Atkinson A. Garton L. M Hanedek N. Raymond L. Mongan L. Sparrow M‘govern Drewsbury

Scottish-Australian Delegation to Visit Old Country in April

A 54 member Scottish Australian delegation plans a 12 041 mile trip from Sydney on the Hobson's Bay in April visiting Hobart Melbourne Adelaide and Fremantle before returning by the Hues route. Special train from Portsmouth to Inverness will allow visits to Edinburgh Holyrood Castle and other historic sites. The New South Wales section reports 150 enrolled with room for more as interest grows.

Secota Old Country Australia Hobson's Hay Sydney Hobart Melbourne Adelaide Freemantle England Portsmouth Inverness Aoute Lurns Waller Scott Uualmoral Cantre Holyrood Edinburgh Castle Wallace Nelson New South Wales Dia oMcen Nelson Martin Place Canberra Queanbey

Queanbeyan Gun Club Formed with Strong Enthusiasm

The Queanbeyan Gun Club held its official send off at the Royal Hotel Queanbeyan with many marksmen present. It plans an opening shoot on September 21 and will seek affiliation with the Sydney Gun Club. The committee includes B A Matgaphhis Lea O Neill and others. patron is MP FP W Stokes. Membership is set at 10 shillings 6 pence.

Queanbeyan Tugare B.A. Matgaphhis Lea O'Neill Wss Sydney Gun Club Sydney Gun Clule W. Stokes Minster Agriculture H. J. Richardson Mrs. Walsh Meners A. E. Moore W. Gibbs Carl Bibb Fr. Woodward A. Sullivan J. Tantau FR. Donn Paul Creeton Loris Sakelrides W. T. Tucker J. Venables W.P. Freelanty A. Johnston Denny Kelly A. ¥. Abrahame Jerry Keefe C. T. Campbell

Hingen Wins Australian Billiards Championship in Adelaide

In a tight final J W Hingen defeated O C Sutherland to claim the Australian Billiards Championship title in Adelaide. Hayes led early in the afternoon with scores around 477, while the evening play saw a close finish as Hayes ran points to lead to 1112. Sutherland posted breaks of 64 62 and 46.

Adelaide J. W. Hingen New South Wales O. C. Sutherland Hayes Sutherland

Canberra Can Club Poised for Growth with Civil Servants

Canberra Can Club expects rapid activity as civil servants arrive from Melbourne. The presence of two clubs in Canberra and Queanbeyan is expected to boost this sport, increasing membership and interest nationwide.

Canberra Melbourne Queanbeyan

Old Golf Ball Renovation Instructions Fragment

A fragmented set of home instructions describes renovating golf balls by plunging them in almont water until softened then shaping between butter spades to remove bruises. It continues with cooling in cold water, drying, and applying ball paint by hand rubbing before final drying and cleaning.

Transport World's Greatest System Projected for Dominion Rail and Sea

The Dominion of Candia highlights its national railway and maritime network as a world leading transport system. It notes 20 000 miles of rail in Canada and the United States, 84 vessels, global routes including Liverpool and Hong Kong, and vast colonial investments.

Vaelfic Railway Dominion of Candia Columbia Milway Cuma Itd

Radium Storage Costs Highlight High Value Hazard

A report notes the immense value of radium and the challenges of safely storing accumulations. The Britta Rolina Corporation facility, though small, could hold radium worth over a thousand million dollars at current market prices if filled.

Britta Rolina Corporation

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