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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1954
Page
3
A garbled account describes Burrinjuck Lage final moments with a missed penalty, a wide Burrinjuck run near the line, and a series of tackles as players contest for possession. The text contains multiple misspellings and unclear names, but indicates a late penalty and scoring sequence affecting Burrinjuck and Ainslie.
In a Sunday match at Temora, Boorowa led at halftime but Pot Perowa equalized and won 4-3 after a late rally. The win secures Temora the Minor Premiership as Maher Cup action concluded yesterday.
Marathon semi finals in Pennant Teame feature Braddon and Kingston advancing with matches at 3 pm after a 9 am start. The event includes A Men and Mixed divisions, with notable results like Thrashy beating Stomen 12-10 and Thrashy leading in several mixed ties while several rubber scores and unfinished games appear in the weeklong schedule across Canberra area teams such as Braddon, Kingston, Ainslie, Narrabunah, and Fortenl.
A Canberra held coaching workshop selected ten trainee players plus several junior athletes. The event ran September 2 with participants including Margaret Spit Klaine Monte and others such as Margaret Rodsley C Pats W Allinson V Webb FL Manning R Donald nT Taylor.
OUMA Sunday report details two men hauling an injured skier by auto and on foot nearly 300 miles to a hospital after a chalet accident near Kouculaka. The ambulance crew reached the chalet late Friday with the victim, Mr. E. Teltohl Simpaon of Bydney.
Sydney report notes Combined Country Brats win 30-17 over Metropolitan at North Sydney yesterday. Captain Cyril Burke led a determined Country side with strong reading of the game while the inexperienced Metropolitan side struggled to overcome the weight and experience of their opponents.
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