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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
6
A fragmentary race card lists juvenile, flying welter, moor efie ld and Carlton Mile events with entries under handicaps. Notable names include Nipper Tredonner Povertydate Gimour Spanish Way and High Disdain in respective divisions. Start times vary from 12.50 to 4.40 with weights to be chosen and horses such as Royal Tune and Tay ta uw my in the Carlton Mile.
Wool buyers faced high rates as Dinh averages surged at the Sydney sale with country offers rejected. Strong global wool demand and shortages buoyed prices, with varied clips and bales listing across districts such as Curiirn, Harrows, Lundarra, Rowena, and Mudgee.
Francois Coty, described as a multi-millionaire, attacks Britain in his newspaper Lobel Belgique outlining French grievances dating to Joan of Arc. He claims Britain imposed a parliamentary system on France and dominated social customs, culture, literature, boxing, religion, and other domains, urging a shift from Anglo influence.
The fifth series of the F C T Cricket Association grade competitions continues tomorrow after many fixtures were postponed for the Aerial Pageant. In A and B grades Fall meets Acton at 10 am. Notable performances include a 98 by Senior for Manuka against Northbourne and the Manuka side reaching 207 for the loss of five with strong batting by Moore and Moon. In B grade Northbourne showed a fine display while Maguire and Emerton will continue at the crease.
In a rough Queanbeyan style report, the Kangaroos defeated Leeds 18 to 8 after a tense football match. Australia pressed early with strong defense and finishing touches, while Leeds rallied in the second half with wind advantage. The crowd filled the ground as Brown and Ridley led the scoring drive, and Curtauree and Grown contributed pivotal moments amid fading light.
At Queanbeyan rifle range on a Wednesday afternoon the annual championship and aggregate over 400 yards concluded. J Chariton led with a daily cash prize and shared top scores of 49. R Simmons and H Gregory also posted 49s. Other shooters included G Lewis, Crexory, and J Lewin, with scores around 48. An 11 minutes handicap limit appeared in the final tally.
In Melbourne on Thursday two young women named Rita Tucker and Eshu Totlotch faced Oakleigh Court on charges of manslaughter after a head on collision with a motorcycle killed rider Henry Walters. Evidence showed Walters died on scene and an inquest verdict found death not caused by being struck by a vehicle driven by a patron unknown. Detectives questioned the pair who allegedly admitted involvement and stated they had not driven with a valid driver’s license.
A tram conductor was killed in a collision near the front carriage as trams clashed during a Tuesday meeting. Witnesses described a bogey derailment and the victim being thrown toward the rear tram amidst the chaotic scene.
The report notes the wowlers' dominance in the M1 grade match with several players scoring modestly while Kingston posts 17, Queanbeyan adds 13, and Wisemhown contributes in a tight afternoon session. Colgutioun and Woods add 11 and 2 as King et al. eyes progress tomorrow with a two-for-dord target. Ireland 82 not out leads the stand as BUMOtt remains 2 not out in a strong Telegraph and Post showing at the crease.
The following squad represents New Hourly Walaugal Routh Australia and Victorie in Rhetfield Kiely: Kippax captain, Bradman, Brown, Chilvera, Fingirton, Howell, Hill, Mair, McCabe, Oldfeld, O'Reilly, and Row.
On a very wet day a large crowd attended the special sale at Canberra. The Weckgers Calthorpe yarded about 8000 sheep and 200 head of cattle, with auctions totaling around 1900 sheep and 160 cattle sold. Prices reached 31/ to 11/4 for four tooth wethers, and hoggets fetched 11/ to 4/4. Attendance from buyers from Yass, Goulburn, and Canberra company reps marked the day as the strongest yet for the season.
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