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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 17, 1956

Page

2

Riflemen's Christmas Trophy Shoot at Canberra Club

Don Dennis assistant secretary of the Canberra Rifle Club won the aggregate in the Christmas shooterday over 500 and 600 yards. The 600 yards match was taken by Joh James captain of Captain's Flat Club and the 300 yard match by Col Roberts of Canberra. Dennis retires from district service after marking duties. Aggregate scores list Dennis 94 James 91 Hudson 90 White 89 and others.

Don Dennis Canberra Rifle Club Joh James Col Roberts Canberra Dennis Marker James Hudson White Webb Milligan Davis Lloyd Calvert A. O. Hussey Burn Bengtsson Fleming McCarty Couchmore Wells Lee

Swimmers Score At Yass Carnival in Canberra District Meet

Canberra 5 team led 28 swimmers at Yass for a district carnival as part of Wool and Wealth Week. In 17 events Canberra won 13 including four district championships. Ingram, 16, starred in under 14 breaststroke district titles with multiple finals placings.

Canberra Yass Ingram Womalts I. Ingram M. Davideon Davidcon G. Piper P. Davidson Hohnen Braidmore G Ladd J. May Green B. Bissaker B. Pearce

Saturday Swimming Results at Manuka Meet

Readable pools results show multiple age groups and distances. Winners include M. Davidson and J. McGregor among boys, with P. Hipsiey and A. Hawke leading girls in various yardage events. Other top placings feature R. Scarr and J. Boulware across divisions, noting times around 11 to 24 seconds.

Manuka Boulware Mer Lea A. Capp Gallagher R. Arnott M. Davidson Dexter K, Roberts Irs B. Smith Bcarr N. Cunningham R. Scarr Banker Willoughby J_ McGregor J. Boulware E. Hingee P. Hipsiey L. Kmoen L. Smith L. O'Neill A. Hawke D. Murphy T. O'Neill D. Firth F. Gudgeon Weis M. Johnson G. Rootes Brown Piper

Player Trails Locke In South African Open Match

Gary Player, South Africa's open champion, led Bobby Locke by one hole after the first 36 holes of their 108 hole match yesterday. The competition continues across Beeches as 86 holes remain in the loss match.

Germinston South Africa A.A.P Reuter Gary Player Bobby Locke Bonomi Beeches

Gonzales to Have Cyst Taken From Hand

World tennis champion Richard Gonzales left Sydney for Los Angeles to have a cyst removed from a pad at the base of his index finger. The operation aims to protect his career and return him to competition.

Sydney Richard “Pancho” Gonzales Los Angeles

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