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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1938
Page
4
Hansard records show Members of the Commons spoke about 232000 words during debates last week. MPs sat late Wednesday night and all day Thursday, with sittings from 2.30 pm Wednesday to 5.5 am Thursday and from 4.30 pm Thursday until after midnight. The main topics were the Finance bill and the budget measures.
Reports from the Canberra Stakes at Queanbeyan Showground detail heats and results for greyhounds Lady Vanity, King Mill, Burndoo's Son, Golden Fleece, Another Merne, Dusty Fluke and Musical Mike. Times hover near 28 seconds, with betting lists highlighting top performers and notable finishes across multiple heats.
Harold Henry Morris of Dulwich Hill drowned while swimming in the Lane Cove River at a crowded weir. It is believed cramps struck after lunch, leading to his disappearance in the water today.
In a packed page three cricket report Bundries leads bowling with key figures: Jordan 5 for 27 Curran 2 for 22 and Sullivan 6 for 16. Batting highlights include McCullough, Beale, and Bundries contributing with 30, 8 not out, and other scores as summaries show. University and other teams fielded strong overs with McCullough and Gordon among contributors.
Race card notes Captain Rose 107 defeated Verdock and Big Thrill by a short head with Diva and Delinayar among rivals. Eastern Match details list Gimme, Haughty Clare, Bela, Leeward, and Kurrawid among entries. Two-Year-Old Handicap features Overbold, Bel Oiseau, Grand Billy with betting around MOA and Royal Ensign showing in the results.
Fragmentary golf scoring list from Federal Golf Club showing players such as Lloyd, Sheatte, Campbell, Newton, Brill, Margules, Woodhouse, Seymour, Dowling, Dogan, McEwan, Prowse, Shand, and Bull with various scores and match pairings. The text is a garbled OCR snippet with incomplete names and results, reflecting a club event partial record.
The Manuka club shows scattered cricket scores with Hat and Brill leading in the 1st innings while Archer and Burne contribute modestly. The Monthly Medal of November goes to F. De Vie with 57 strokes. A stroke event concludes with R. Alder 85-27-88 and W. Howard T-88, indicating ongoing club form.
Canberra defeats Queanbeyan by a single point in a Tiverton Cup challenge match. Frontal wind and glare hampered shots at 300 and 800 yards. J. McIntosh posted 77 points. Leo Webity scored 34 at 300 to secure the win.
Fragmentary report states General Franco's airmen carried out a two day assault on Barcelona and surrounding towns with reported damage and casualties. The text is garbled, but references aerial attacks and official wartime activity from the Spanish conflict period.
Hurdle event at Epsom Victoria features Herold's Pride and Heroic's Pride in betting, with other rivals like Grey Lash and Diva. The Murr ay Handicap and Parkdale Welter run, listing horses such as Quite True Delvino and Coronation Day, with times, distances, and payouts noted.
Fragmentary OCR shows racing or betting terms with names Goneto Jennings Valdarn Deak Inia Gaeta and scattered figures and times. Content is incomplete and lacks coherent event or outcome details for a definitive summary.
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