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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1956
Page
2
Keen interest is shown in the proposed All Sports Carnival to be held at Manuka Oval on October 1. Proceeds will go toward the YMCA gymnasium project totaling £30,000.
In the A grade women’s hockey on Saturday the Evergreens and Ex-students led a wing contest with shows from Qui McInnes and others. The Evergreens, including B Lalor and M Smith, balanced the attack while Thistles and Waratahs posted scores with Christie, L Kennedy, and J King contributing for their teams.
Cleary defeats Io in a Federal meet with top scores from D grade event. Helier nets 32, Best 30, and Whalan 29 as strong showings accompany the victory.
Canberra and Goulburn score a tight league clash with hits from Fisher and Carr as Canberra trails 3 2 at half time. Goulburn chase late tries with Renkin and Carr adding points, final score 19 9. Next meet Canberra v Yass at Queanbeyan showground.
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