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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
5
Country women defeat city side. Sydney Bentham week carnival. Bathuret savers clinch major title with GP’s total, while Seid and Sy city wide show limited play. Counties’ score 0/148, junior side near 7/20 against 75, with a fitter performance expected.
The secretary of the Owners and Trainers Association said the decision by greyhound owners would not be agreed with at meetings in Canberra and Newcastle. He warned that clubs face a 33 month disqualification and that meetings after December 3 would enforce the ban.
Victorian Temhis Meloourne and Weanirsung led a mixed, doubles dominated event at the stats championships. Brown de Brodie and Tonkin posted strong 0A 44 6 3 results while Bidwell and Long beat Wathuret with Bonner 8 1 0 4. Women’s angles featured Mim Toomey and Muar Bevin with solid scores. Mixed doubles saw McArthur and Misr defeat Newcombe and Mre.
The Villiers Stars prepare for a Saturday meet at Reowill with plans for a three month ban on Loy if another injury occurs. Trainers report no contact from the committee and expect performances from Johans Jorne Meansig Diaerde Dutchman Flying Duke and Monarch among others as Open Air events and Cup races headline the card.
A garbled OCR style passage presents a stream of disjointed phrases and stray names. It reads like a jumbled note recalling events, queries, and scattered references without clear structure or complete sentences. The content lacks coherent facts to summarize as a news item.
An assortment of rental and exchange notices from a 1940s Canberra page. Items include wanted to let lodging on North side and cottage exchanges in Queanbeyan, requests for car coats and a uniform, and notices for furnished cottages and holiday rentals near Braddon and Kingston. Also lists job ads and public notices from the Australian Capital Territory Liquor Ordinance sessions and enemy property guidance.
The Canberra Chamber of Commerce announces a Monday December 4 annual general meeting at the club house with election of officers and business. Members and intending members invited. Several notes urge staff reductions to allow Christmas break, with closure from Christmas Eve to Monday December 21.
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