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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1932
Page
4
The Commonwealth of the re. Grammar School offers five day boy scholarships for boys under 12 years old. The headmaster will judge results from an examination to be held on January. One senior and one junior scholarship may be renewed for up to two or three years respectively, subject to satisfactory results.
The December monthly show by the Horticultural Society of Canberra will be at Acton Hall on Monday evening the 19th. The schedule includes vases of roses delphiniums larkspurs carnations peastemons and other flowers, bowls and plates of garden produce, and a bunch of beetroot peas French beans lettuce and foganberries.
English bats Sutcliffe and Pataud scored centuries in a flat Tasmanian fixture. Sutcliffe excelled and was cheered after a double sixer. Ames remained undefeated on 114 as English bowling struggled. Excellent weather drew a large crowd. Scores were incomplete.
The executive of the F C T Cricket Association will meet Monday night to select teams and finalize a holiday schedule. A Yass visit to Canberra is planned with replies awaited from Sydney, Bibenlake and other invited country associations. Matches aim to provide A and B grade and sub district games during the vacation.
Elizabeth Isabel O Connor, 16, died at St George Hospital after the National Park outrage. Police have not traced the perpetrator. Government medical officers report death from extensive skull fracture. Her mother described her as a good girl who was quiet and not loose.
Messrs. T. E. Woodger and Sons advertise a highly important auction sale of furniture and general goods to be held at their Kingston rooms at 10 o clock sharp. The sale offers many lines of valuable goods for unreserved sale and draws large crowds of buyers, as these weekly events do.
The Jockey Club cancels the Christmas and New Year meetings at Newcastle due to small entries as local horses enter Sydney fixtures.
The Ascot pony meeting scheduled for tomorrow in Sydney has been postponed to Monday because of the track state after heavy rain. Rosehill course is expected to be in good condition for tomorrow's meeting.
Printing note states published by C. J. Shakespeare for the Federal Capital Press of Australis. It records lead liability at registered offices, mentioning ainalia and Canberra.
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