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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1934
Page
3
Fragmented text references attendees and venues with names scattered across lines. It mentions McCon and other individuals, plus a venue and event context, but the meaning is incomplete and difficult to resolve into a coherent item.
Advent season service flyer lists church of England worship on December 23 with observance details and scheduled times for congregants.
The piece documents pest and disease concerns affecting fruit trees in NSW districts including WeetangERRA and Gundaroo Village with notes on Holy Communion services and sermons at multiple churches. It references advisory council discussions, ordinance numbers, and historical inspections of orchards, plus mentions of December 25 and related Christmas services across several parishes.
Horse racing card lists events and entrants with times and odds. Abhotin Lad Knight Husiier Lovely Clangar Bettyon Hawthorne and Bickle Lad are named among runners in today’s programme with stalls Mineola entries and early betting notes.
A garbled OCR list shows entries across two races the Moonee Valley Trial Hurdle and a Highweight Handicap. Names include Longwood Ashore Mongolia Gracil Cull Bird Amantheus Wales Cerimercian Silver Ros Bungie Gibson Jock Rowan Taz Ampito Arohmet and many others with various numbers, weights, and annotations, suggesting a field draft for upcoming events. The fragmentary text preserves numerous horse and rider mentions and betting cues but lacks coherent results or dates.
Fragmentary text indicates a note on egg prices in Sydney with unclear details. Key entities or dates are not readable, but the item suggests a local price movement affecting shoppers and vendors. Further readable specifics are unavailable in the source.
The Court of Marine Inquiry ruled the Iron Monarch stranding at Newcastle harbour entrance resulted from an unexplainable steering gear failure. It found the master acted promptly and properly and placed no fault on any person.
Canberra Christian Science Society holdings at the Albert Lecture Hall list Sunday 10 pm and sermon topics on the universe and evolution by atomic forces. Testimony meetings and other services are scheduled at city venues with ministers leading Christmas and New Year observances and guest clergy through January.
Joseph Bennet, 37, was sentenced in the Central Court for damage to a bank window and a plate glass table, valued at 450. He claimed no work for twelve years and no money, arguing similar acts would not occur again. The matter arose after he hurled a brick through a Pitt Street window last Tuesday night.
A fragmented list of race selections and handicaps, featuring horses such as Hulerie, Lad 1, Ben Biel 3, Turbine 3, Navier Handicap entries like Ichllytalon, Quick Way, Bulldoeen, Elyision Murse, Tarvila 2, Senne 3, Nord 1, Bentor 4, Dark Chlora, and Ramutan Capris 2. The text appears to be an OCR pasted catalog of horse names, numbers, and event labels with unclear punctuation.
A 76 year old woman Margarete Mitchell, wife of SEVERE BURNS RVONEY, suffered extensive burns at her home in Mexandrin this training. Her clothing caught fire when a rug was shown around her. She was admitted to hospital in critical condition with burns to the face arms and legs.
A fragmented entry list shows trials and plate races with horses such as Odun, Ben David, Galt, Valorey, Shatter, Shater and Daimatre. Entrants include Earl Leicester and Amazon Queen with placings noted as 2s and 3s. Multiple handicap and age group entries appear with two year and three year old stakes referenced.
Scratchings list for A140 Novice at Moonee Valley notes Homain Wallace as scratched. The event features a railway track layout and a highwreight term that appears as a misprint.
The 290th State Lottery draw occurred today with major prizes noted for winners including J. Conway of Wimmera Place Bt. Kika and Thomas Burns of Sixth Street Weston. A Sydney syndicate associated with J Ward of Moore Park is listed for a prize of 60,988. The 240th Lottery is scheduled to be drawn on Monday.
The Church of St Andrew holds Christmas morning services with Rev H W Woodhouse and Mr W J Campbell leading the day. Evening preaching by Rev H W Woodhouse at 7 30 follows a morning service as Mrs West sings The Nativity. Our people urged to attend United Christmas services.
A clipped fragment notes a tram 6 reference and a church context at St Anivow, suggesting a local transit and religious setting. The readable text is limited, but indicates movement or arrival tied to a specific church location. No clear event or outcome is established.
Im and Gur compete on the second day of the Summer Cup with Rin Dee listed as 36.
BAPTIO special Christm services will be elder thy Baptiat Chuyeh to-morrow with Dr Waldock as preacher at both services. Morning subject The Christmas Star, evening The Hope of Christmas with Christmas hymns. Christmas morning marching at 9 am and concluding at 11 am. Union service planned at Lie Presbyterian Church of St. Ande with Congregations of Presbyterian and Methodist Churches joining. ministerial involvement noted.
Christmas morning service to be held at the Presbyterian Church of St Andrew Frirat. It invites One Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations to attend.
The club hosts an annual prize meeting with shooting from 390 to 800 yards. Handicapped scores count toward large prizes including an NFA medal for 1885. Best shots earn MBA scholarships, with mine prizes awarded in each event. The quarterly meeting occurs at the School of Arts in the evening.
Moscow officials announce two men, Zinoviev and Kamenev ally, arrested on charges linked to a assassination plot surrounding Sergei Kirov. News reports quote a Kremlin official saying the investigation will reveal who orchestrated the murder and when.
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