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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1933
Page
4
A noisy turf card at Melbourne showcases multiple races with vivid finishes. Notable results include QUARTO winning by a neck with a head to spare, and GLIDE AWAY delivering a strong performance in the LALUMA HANDICAP. Fields include MAGOOT and GREAT BEAR among others, with prices and placements detailed for wagers.
The Canberra Girls Grammar School fete, opened by Her Excellency, raised a substantial amount despite counter attractions. The committee reported earnings around £145 16s 2d from stalls and activities, with expenses modest and the event sustaining strong support from patrons and friends of the school.
Members of the Royal Canberra Golf Club played a silver spoon match on Saturday. A Bull won 1 up in the best yard of the day. Other results included F P X Schneider who was 1 down.
A garbled OCR record lists players with ages and marks such as Newman 18 1 toV 4K Witham 59 and Pleetwonl 1 2 down, plus hens Richards 1 x down and Warkng 2 lung. The text includes other initials of players like Burns and Dickinson and mentions down occurrences and a few numbers, but the overall content is incomplete.
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