Huntingdon Fete Raises Funds for Church Projects
The Huntingdon fete held in Canberra Saturday afternoon drew good attendance and happy participation. Music opened the event with Mus. Le S Bravegindie praising Jules of St John’s for enduring service to Abem Wy and the church. Proceeds totalled £3 5s, to be shared by St John’s for sanctuary carpet and St Paul’s for the building fund. Appreciation was voiced for volunteers and supporters, with Mrs Bracegirdle donating a fruit trip prize won by Mrs W Turner. The winning number was 270 selected by Colonel Jones using a numeric method.
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Cariluy Mote
Parkes
Hun Tngdon
Canberra
Mus
le S
Bravegindie
Jules
St John's
Abem
St. John's
St. Pauls
Boy Improviser Stages Norwich Cinema For Children
Alfred Warminger, a fourteen year old in Norwich, becomes proprietor and manager of a new cinema for children. He already runs a small cinema with profits of £7 in nine months. His father advances £1 600 to build and equip the theatre, which will host 1 590 children and offer affordable matinée shows. Two fourteen year old attendants have been hired.
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England
Norwich
Alfred Warminger
Alfred
The Strangest Train in Kent and Sussex
The Kent and East Sussex Railway runs from Robcinbridge on the Sussex border to Tenterden. A small steam locomotive with one passenger car and a goods wagon carried travelers, operating a daily timetable with trains in the morning and afternoon. The line, once prosperous under Stephens, declined as buses took most passenger traffic, leaving freight as the main activity.
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Britain
Kent and
East Sussex
Rob Cinbridge
Sussex
Tenterden
Finke
Roherabridge
Viiam
Stephens
Wheat Pact Continued Controversy Amid Global Wheat Talks
The Financial News notes continuation of the London wheat agreement hinges on compliance with quotas and new incentives. Argentina objects, seeking stability at current levels, while Canada the United States and Australia face pressure from postwar supply dynamics and the prospect of the United States resuming its former role as a major exporter.
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London
Mie Muree
Meni
Canada
United
Australia
U.S
Tan Ba
Dobbin's Load Lightened by Pneumatic Tyres
Pneumatic tyres lift loads by up to half, easing horse drawn and wagon work. The Dunlop system allows heavier loads with less effort, faster progress on soft ground, and smoother travel in towns and farms. J Kitchen and Sons Pty. Ltd. showcases pneumatic wheels reducing noise and wear with versatile, cost effective Dunlop equipment.
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Dunlop
Austral
J. Kitchen and Sons Pty. Ltd
Iburba
Crawford Wins Quist Goes Down In Straight Sets
Crawford defeated Aurian Quist in straight sets 6-2 8-6 8-3 to win the Vie lorkin singles title in Melbourne. Mina Round won the women's singles, beating Mina Hartigan 9-7 6-6, as Round overcame early service doubts to take the match.
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Quist
Melbouine
Crawford
Ringlieh
Mina Round
Uete
iBhe
Mina Hartigan
Dia
Mins Hartagan
Fruit imports and per person consumption rise in 1922
The report shows 428,021,000 spent on imported fruit in BRIMIn last year and raw fruit entering the country reaching 29,000,000 new units. Per person consumption reached about 790 a head with oranges driving the rise to 27 lb per person, apples 24 lb, bananas, grapes, and apricots also at record levels while plums lemons and peaches set records.
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Brimin
Seitone
HERRINGS TOO CHEAP AT YARMOUTH HARVEST
Fragmentary report notes a Kirkcaldy drifter named Qurdner catching herrings at Yarmouth up to October. It records a yield of 288 A cran representing 1000 herrings and mentions hauled gear and low prices, with reference to previous day catches and market terms.
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Yarmouth
Kirkcaldy
Qurdner
Potatoes Toting and Tractor Pulls Reported in Early Trials
Records show a cart with Dunlop tyres hauling 2 cwt of potatoes, with total load including cart weight. an ordinary cart managed 10 cwt. Two similarly loaded vehicles were tested at a depot. A tractor assisted as initial pull and sustained pull measurements were recorded. Golf event at Royal Canberra Club results list Fleetwood 20th, Davidson 10th, Richards, Waring, McKanns, Gibson.
Victorian bowlers toil as Queensland posts 376 in Sheffield Shield match
In a Sheffield Shield game at Glwann, Mec Cormack and Fleetwood Smith spearheaded a 376 total by Queensland after Barnette’s early wicket. Victorian bowlers Ebeling and Fleetwood Smith dominated as seven wickets fell for 97 at tea, with Hansen and Wyeth adding 47 for the last stand to lift Queensland to 376. Fleetwood Smith and Ebeling troubled the batsmen throughout, taking four wickets each, while play concluded with Queensland defending their strong score.
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Tait
Queensland
Barnette
MecCormack
Fleetwood-Smith
Ebeling
Hansen
Wyeth
Ealing
Fleetwood Smith
Manland
Fin
Te Allen
Ascot Races Glenbervie Hurdle Details
Race data shows Purple Cap on 110 pounds with Wraightt Irony listed at 9.5, Fullarion as A, Pactolus and Hetting noted in sequences. Poitrene and Caryell appear in weights with 4 agal and 12, Irony listed again along with Diva and two long entries, time around 50.
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Glenbervie
Wraightt Irony
Fullarion
Poltreux
Caryell
Pactolus
Hetting
Irony
Rosehill Race Card Fragment Highlights Mixed Results
A dense entry from Rosehill lists novice handicaps and cups with multiple horses, placings, and betting prices. Notable names include FRABRADALE, GAY ARNLEY, and BEN FIELD among others, with times, margins, and race details across events such as the GLENROY HANDICAP and ROSEHILL CORINTHIAN CUP.
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Glenroy Mandicap
W. Bilelingy
Mana
Browsley
Gay Arnley
Bailey
Cotys
Galvano
Bing
Quah
Ben Field
Thorley
Caarka
Tooapra
Belling
Bom
McCar
Wormana
Fen
Cablagram
Zenoky
Sir Rono
Ben Rteld
Brack trophy final sage at 90 yards on Canberra range
The Canberra range held the Brack trophy final Saturday with W Webb scoring 948 to win the Inez shoot of the year for the Ainslie Cup. J Waslem 242 and J Davey 241 followed, with W Webb 4 achieving a top score in the quart. Lloyd 191, Webb 149, Be Intoah 148, Canham 147 also featured in the results.
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Fred
Canberra
Inez
L. Webb
J. jWaslem
J. Davey
W. Webb
L. Wabb
foTntoah
J. Dovey
W. Lloyd
J. Be-Intoah
N. Canham
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Misa
Mivs Hartigan
Royal Canberra Club
Royal Canberra
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W. Davidson
G. Richards
Reer
Waring
J. McKanns
Gibson
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J. Moore
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Whitley
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Tascatas
Ascot
Rosehill
Oturs
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Tc Berry
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Mian Sculiger
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Adve
Star Bilving
Moran
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Aubens
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Total
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Levy
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Lay
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Stardom
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Djedda
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Gavin Girl
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Vale
Tyrlum
Calarrh
Ranchilia
Morea
Finatwood
Yconnor
McCormick
Fleetwood-Benith O Wyeth
Mhallog
Fleetwood-mith
Sore
Alon
Aoea
Rosehill Corinthian Cup
Thur
Dromob
Mr. Canter
BKY Brightenen
Mr GJ
Gleenon
Tatyoon
My A. Campbell
Dango
Finid Magnet
Double Dutch
Mester Neon
Gulla
Celtic Cross
Bieking Pricen
Dromof
Sky Brightener
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Bandar
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Akyd
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Wedgewood
J. O'Bullivand
Australia Fair
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Australie
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Turebine
Whineham
Roman
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Bi Halt
Jinnath
Fmp
Misa Nottava
Lightfoot
Tremayne
de ‘Tingutha
Batmain
Gladawood
Ray
Batasoth
Tingelbe
Lehter
Gcarlingford
EI -Mainlaw
D. Munro
Bachian
Rowley
H. Renaky
Monay
Archana
Ann
Aipul
Ariful Clare
Port Bald
Varanbe
Bain
Law
Archmel
Sonny Witad le Went
Daily Coh
Peta Anton
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