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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
4
A garbled OCR reading mentions Colgate Dental Crean with unclear, penetrating feans and a fragmentary reference to every. The readable text provides no clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond Colgate and dental. Summary limited by fragment.
In Melbourne Victoria chased 210 to win at Malopowns Cricket Ground but folded for 73. Fingleton McCabe and Barnett bowled well for New South Wales, with Barry Scott taking 4 for 38 as NSW secured a dominant victory over Victoria in the Sheffield Shield clash.
Canberra Colts beat Moss Vale 102 in four innings at Manuke Oval in the Crookwell Trophy series. D Hewson led with 18, while Quggan and others contributed. Moss Vale struggled after brief resistance, with Canberra securing an outright win and fastest scoring time bonus.
The report records scores and lineups from a bowling match including players Mewburn Alevens Brookes Stevens Price and Hewson. It notes innings and substitutions, with detailed marks like Ring 2/3 and Tickney 4-1 and comments on performance and fitness.
Fragmentary OCR lists horse names, jockeys, and odds from multiple race events at Kensington and nearby tracks. It mentions winners such as Dark Elegance and Datuk Elegance in unclear December Stakes type events, with several runners, placements, and betting notes scattered throughout.
A race program lists numerous handicap events with horse names and numbers, noting start times and divisions. Entries include Blue Baron 92, Merry Emilie 4, 12 Mias Herole 7 9, The Ruiner 4, Pulowan 70, Pentavon, Ragen Biyision, and numerous other runners across Fourteen-Two Handicap and Flying Welter Handicap divisions. The card shows starting times around 2.30 pm and 8.20 pm for later races, with multiple divisions and colts, fillies, and geldings entered. The page is stamped Copyright and credits Konnington FC official permission.
Race notes detail Caulfield trials with multiple contenders including Orator Jecee Douglan Ochere Ban thin Ken Bay Wa Perky Be Moy and Batarg Sw Gordon and others in a long handicap event. Results show a win by a fengih and hu with close second and third margins amid varied entries and times.
A fragmented excerpt appears to record concerns about weight, nutrition, and daily routines within a family. Mentions of mothers, day-by-day activities, and modest remedies hint at a personal health diary or correspondence reflecting on wellbeing and care practices.
An ad touts Heenzo as the best cough remedy available. It claims rapid relief from catarrh and head colds using a concentrated solution for internal and nasal use, promising savings and health benefits.
A rider from a well known family was fatally injured in a fall near Grafton on Tuesday. The accident occurred along a waterway road as the horse bolted and threw the rider, whose identity was reported by local authorities.
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