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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1937
Page
3
Fragmented readable bits describe a Saturday event with names and places such as Fifth and Stadium. Mentions Mustang Mt and Geore, with uncertain claims and German Mint speech in a ceremonial or informal setting. The text is garbled and lacks clear facts or outcomes.
Sport flashes report Brushwood clips two seconds off the Rosehill Hurdle record, clocking 2 40 as Verdac trails and Euphorbus finishes third. Victorian champ Tem e Campions headlines Melbourne singles, Budge defeats Bromwich in straight sets, with mixed doubles Budge and Dorothy Bimiy beating Glichetay and Misa Westacott 6 3 6 4. Tuckerbox owned by Mins Lorn Deen wins Apprentice Handicap at Rosehill, Night of Love and Varlina close, and Tu ders box earns VillierR Stakes entry next Saturday.
Low scoring dominates the fifth FC T cricket round with Manuka defeating ide for 19 and taking the outright win. C Hill achieves a hat trick, taking seven wickets for nine runs. Queanbeyan tops Kingston as Kingston scores 98 and Queanbeyan replies with 51 in the night session. Northbourne struggles to 11 reply as Kingston leads. GanaS makes 34 against Manuka, while Amalie contributes 94 for Kingston in the first innings and Queanbeyan chases in the second.
Fair and Queanbeyan battled with modest scoring at Hall on Saturday. Queanbeyan were 68 all out in the first innings and 112 in their reply, with Maloney and Treland taking multiple wickets for the home side as D. Moore and Reardon offered late resistance. The day featuredSeveral long descriptions of players, a Corinthian Cup note, and Manuka’s strong performance in Canberra cricket with A Mslie, Parkes and O’Rourke among key bowlers.
In a hard fought match the Cadets bowled with strong support from Dawson who took five for 20 and Crombie four for 13, limiting Northbourne to 122 in the second innings after a first innings total of 34. Loughran and Dawson led the Cadets with notable bowling while Northbourne’s batting failed to sustain a challenge as Hay and others pressed the attack.
Sub-District Manuka vs CADI Cadets in a 1960s era cricket-like match shows uncertain scores and players such as Symon, McCaffrey, Cottingham, and Kappler. The record lists multiple incomplete innings with overs, runs, and wickets, including mentions of McEwan and Sundries, but many names and figures are garbled. The readable fragments indicate a bowling-heavy contest with variable totals and uncertain outcomes.
A government official, Geoffrey Whiskard, denied claims that Britain plans to abandon imperial trade preferences or reduce Dominion advantages under the Ottawa Agreement. He noted US talks complicate negotiation and stressed that imperial preference remains fixed in policy.
In a tightly contested bowling section the City team edged Canberra Hf by 24 points amid a day of near misses and strong performances. May's quartet played solidly, Turner and Weatherston exchanged leads, and Lott's squad balanced a late push with sharp bowling to close the match.
In a tense contest between Queanbeyan and Manuka both sides posted modest scores. Queanbeyan made 4 end Manuka 53, then Manuka reached 42 with five wickets down in the second innings. Key bowlers O Rourke and Bankes shared wickets while Mannen faced dismissal struggles and Queanbeyan’s Bredby added 45 before fall.
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