Bowling Browne at Quipeme Joppese
Browne leads at Quipeme Joppese with Peres Willamns Sherman and Puberty vy Winter in a brisk bowling feature.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1946
Page
3
Browne leads at Quipeme Joppese with Peres Willamns Sherman and Puberty vy Winter in a brisk bowling feature.
A garbled mix of horse names, venues, and events from an athletic meeting. The text lists numerous horses and stakes such as Villlegy Stakes and Hummer Cup, with scattered fragments referencing venues like Ascot and Malvern and events including hurdles and boxing notes, all unclear due to OCR distortion.
The NAW selects a state team to face Soul United in Adelaide on January 18 with players Lash Beath Carmody Crivérol Grieves Livingstone Luke Moroner Pettiford Suggers. A separate Victoria test is planned for Melbourne on December 28 with Senerators listed among the roster.
In Sydney, a daring robbery struck a Wetang Rad home of Ioe Quang Cor Coca pork butcher. Three men in a red Chevrolet truck forced open a back door, rifled a bedroom, and escaped with a cash stash while residents slept. Police sought suspects.
Arrangements near completion for the first YMCA camp on the Murrumbidgee, starting in January and hoped to become an annual event. Junior boys and helpers will supply their own supervision and food by arranging and seeking necessary duties at remote sites under supervision.
In Sydney today a limited inquiry for 90 514 sheep and lambs was noted at Flemington with weaker weather. Prime wethers sold to 2/ per lb and prime lambs to 4 8 per lb, prime fat cattle and hoggets priced across the board with primes around 32 shillings per 100 pounds for beef cattle and related prime stock figures, quotations varied by type.
An opening Test cricket day saw Australia at 152 for four in reply to England's 255. Barnes scored 108 and Beadon contributed with steady knocks as the innings progressed. Breamman limped off after taking a hard hit, while England's bowlers exerted pressure throughout the session. The crowd of 1,458 witnessed a tense day as the pitch played true and favored disciplined bowling.
The report details a Canberra District cricket match with Weight substituting for Edrich and a tense middle spell by bowlers including Hairloh. It notes scores, individual bats, and bowling figures, plus speculation on Bradman’s availability for the next Test and possible leg injury impact.
Daily Express cricket writer Monin Cabling notes rumours of Bradman’s last Test, but Bradman aims to prove them wrong. He seeks a decisive performance to secure a win for Australia and score three more centuries in a pristine run.
Australia’s Bradman produced a patient 190 era defining innings as England’s bowlers contained the scoring rate. Miller and Smith offered brief resistance before steady partnerships and tight lines by the English attack kept the match in the balance. The fielding and bowling limited overextended scoring, with Hammer and Garnier contributing in support as Australia set about declaring or chasing. The pitch’s sting left England aiming to chase a modest target on stumps with the Australians holding the upper hand through disciplined bowling.
The Department of Works and Homeleg informs all under-listed Viking sites and associated brickworks joinery shops that operations will close on Friday, 4 December and resume on Thursday 9 January. North Canberra suburb buses run from Alinale Mall to nearby stops with pickups at Reid Methodist Church and Civic Centre. transport and light refreshments provided.
AIT TOURAL YDNEY Monday report notes the City Council approves the sale of land in Martin Place to the Returned Golalers' League for 1100. The agreement follows discussion on the lack of available land and the proposed terms.
Advertisement style notice promotes Morse Indian Root Pills as a remedy for constipation caused by long sitting. Mentions pills “stir the liver, cleanse the stomach and stimulate the Bowels” to open and tone the congested system. Also includes assorted job notices and domestic help ads mixed in.
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