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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1929
Page
5
Incomplete text from a newspaper item mentions a ball game or scoring effort with names like Alexander and a player referred to as man. The readable portion shows garbled words and lacks clear dates or teams. Further context is needed to identify the event, participants, and outcome.
A rambled OCR of a Sandwick meeting describes Ony Tattersall’s clan opening and Real Lad’s performance in a two mile race on Charmday. Adria, Lipkant, and other runners feature in a crowded day with Brassy Brass, Mareen, Lavinny, and Cop Innix among those noted. The card lists several hurdles and juvenile stakes events with various contenders and results, including Denman Handicap and Murdle Race statuses.
An era of local sports and colorful participants is on display as a group travels to Northtowfir for an ambitious test representing retirement hope and a spectrum of players. Notable entrants include Jon Moneymett Cavanagh and Mila En Huson Fel Fullwood, among many others.
In a local meeting the Viretwye Cup is won by favourite Vicerot's entry as the field races at CawenTI atare. Healy leads early laps while Beamwrraue and Stimml battle for position. Final times and positions show strong performance from Wimmer and Vaaka among others.
A hard clean match saw Kingston Rovers defeat Hull with strong play from Osborne and Cook, while Kivunkland and Welsley led the Kangaroos in attack. The Australian side controlled the second half, with notable pressure from Brogan, Bikhop, and Kineslon as they repelled Hull’s attempts.
The former Goeben, Turkish battle cruiser Yawur Sultan Selim, under repair at Tamid, recently launched amid hopes to restore value to the Turkish Navy. Laid down at Hamburg under a 1700 German programme, the ship completed in 1912 and saw Mediterranean service, escaping from Sevastopol and transferring to the Turkish Navy. She endured heavy damage from mine explosions, air attacks, and bombardments, with components repeatedly damaged and repairs proceeding at BeBeastopal, while discussions of other dreadnoughts' fate continued.
A fragile settlement near Panama was damaged when a cyclone struck Christman Eve. The wrecked home of McKay, described as a wetter, collapsed during the storm. Rescue efforts and assessments followed as locals searched for survivors and secured the area.
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