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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1952
Page
6
Rain disrupted play as the final of the Victorian Sannis championships at Kooyong concluded yesterday. The weather forced delays and affected schedule, with outcomes determined by the remaining courts and players who persisted through fishing conditions.
Bermiteran dominated the Handicap at Queanbeyan in December, taking the principal event and leading a field that included Wonder Chief and Wirra Beau. Results list winners across multiple races, with time and betting notes for each division.
A large portion of the page documents Rosehill race results and betting, listing horses such as Golden Apple, Poliment, Sea Grant, and Forest Beau among many others. The report includes odds, places, and winnings, with numerous names and figures like G Moore, J Thompson, and A Mulley. The chaotic OCR yields a dense ledger of entries, times, and wagering, reflecting a busy racing program with wins, places, and scratched entries.
In Sydney the heavyweight bout ended in the eighth round with unclear reporting on winner Bonnie Murtha and champion status. Details are fragmentary, mentioning a knockout attempt and a tall fighter, with confusion over names and sequence of events.
Race card fragment shows multiple hurdle and flat events with names like HIGH SEAS and BRILLIANT JANE among many horses and odds. Listed are positions, betting terms, distances, and weights, with numerous handlers and riders indicated in a dense OCR extract.
Goulburn defeated Canberra City by 108 points to sixth in the 4k Pennant of the Federal District Bowls series at Goulburn yesterday. Match highlights list Cope Gregory Duddle Gould Gowlhurnn 8 1 a. Bradahaw Dwyer Marsh Howe Caldwell Allison Farger 88 1. Hows Witherm Brawl Turner Jeffrey O Rourke Trompp Locke 22d Medians Robinson Blewitt Nielsen 24 Combe Walkes Robertson ker 23 1) Makin Brogan Law Cuthbertson 22.
Canberra City and Goulburn players clash in a dense scorecard of matches from the Canberra South Club Championships. Canberra City dominated with wins and draws in singles and pairs while Kenmore, Gowburn, and other clubs posted mixed results across a long weekend of ends and handicaps.
Summary of Canberra Stakes events listing maiden and division results with horse names and margins. Travelling Maid and Myels Maid among winners, with distances shown and times noted for multiple divisions including 525 and 350 yard events.
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