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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1928
Page
2
The Rosebery handdicap event lists entrants for the Cup and Handicap divisions with purses around £500 and one mile courses. Notable runners include Dame Alwyne Mandi Coleg Anpaphint Hermaide Artamas and Koweka with a field of several other named horses and handlers.
Selections include the Hishou Ele 800d APIAMNL Of Hhemnseiven in the Mascery Cup and the Rowers Handicap. Divisions feature Merle in Second, MIRE TALKATIVE in Third, and Distilay with Cyllene Ladaio in the Thief Division. Locations noted: Kensteton ROBEBERY COL.
The advertisement states the Canberra Times will be sent post free for one year to any address within the Commonwealth on receipt of 26 shillings by the Proprietor.
The Warwick Farm program lists final acceptances for the meeting events. Included are horses such as Five Pete Mest, Lord Remoon, and Lady Huckine among others in various stakes and divisions. The Aun Keen and KITKHAM STAKES entries outline two year olds and notable contenders for the day’s races.
A garbled report describes experiments by a scientist named Moorenan on artificial machinery and temperature measurements. It mentions a range of names, observed phenomena, and a discussion of interference, hosting a long list of scattered proper nouns and partial data from a 19th or early 20th century science page.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and places such as Warwick, Orange, and Paties with scattered terms like First Division and Dictator. The readable content resembles a scrambled sports or event card with numerous misspellings and uncertain items. The fragment mentions WARWICK and related terms without a clear reportable outcome.
Fragmentary report notes wheat prices in Sydney and Liverpool with European market influence. Mentions May delivery, price ranges from 40 to 4d per bushel and rail freight adjustments, with unsettled early trading and tentative bids.
A list of weights and entries for Sandown Park shows thoroughbred horses, trainers, and owners. The document includes weights, bets, and prices in a dense, OCR-derived format with multiple horse names such as Kiners, Murray, Vanderd, Suen, and Aries, among others, alongside odd pricing marks and abbreviations. The jumble suggests a race meeting with entries and wagering details, though many items are garbled.
Unclear racing notes report scratchings and engagements at Wuewiek Farm Wanorrow with stakes named Witt Stakes Warner Airkinaut Stakes and mentions Vereotta in fragmented form.
A garbled report hints at weather influenced crops and a mysterious harvest forecast. The text mentions hues of rainbow, shifting yields, and references to regions or crops with unclear names and dates.
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