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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
8
Across Queensland towns fire struck houses and a furniture factory near Cairns and Kent. Mr and Mrs Kent, awakened by the blaze, escaped as flames damaged the Kent furniture factory and adjacent buildings. Fire brigades from four towns aided efforts, with about 20 minutes of fighting reported as the blaze spread.
Sydney Special Lottery No 182 drawn yesterday names major prize winners and syndicate participants across locations including Marrick and Lewisham. Notable entries include Birthday Wishes 3 diate Mrs Vo McCroy GPO and Our Turn syndicate Mrs McKeown 81 Fitzroy Street Burwood as winners with multiple syndicates listed. Lottery No 269 will occur tomorrow.
The first examination results for Canbra County College 162 were released yesterday. Part 1 shows passes in various subjects and lists candidates such as Elida Stotries, G Zoltan, Valerie Townsen, Hartigan, McLandgren, and others. Part 2 includes names like Shades, Geatursoi, Gilman, Vietve, and McAlister with mentions of maps and economic geography.
Two people were admitted to Canberra Community Hospital after a collision at 3.35 pm. Leslie L Stock, 84, of Liversidge River Acton, and Brian Anthony Thompson, 17, of Bonney Street, Ainslie, suffered shock and facial lacerations. Hackett, 89, of Cooper Street, Ainslie, drove the motor-lorry and escaped injury. Earlier, at 1:30 am, Thomas Wallace, 22, of Westridge, and James Thompson, of Chapman Street, involved in a collision with a Commonwealth vehicle on Sentham Street, Yurra, with no injuries reported.
Sydney May 19. Tossiig, a favourite for We Villers Staves, will not race this Saturday in the Flying Handicap. His stablemate Tess ile will resume racing in the Villiers week after being drawn.
Sydney Wednesday leading jockey duck Thompson will ride Queens and Derby winner Headstockman in the £1500 Christmas Cup at Rosehill on Saturday. Thompson replaces apprentice W. Campbell who rode Headstockman in most of his races. Campbell was suspended for a month at Rosehill last Saturday. Headstockman’s trainer J. Morgan said Thompson’s style would suit the horse, which he described as a racemarker.
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