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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1929
Page
4
A fragmented race card from Randwick describes multiple races with odds, horse names such as Invented and Weie, and results noting margins like a length or more. The text is heavily garbled with stray numbers and misreads, but mentions paddock dividends and several horses while outlining jumbled results and times.
A crime tale author is arrested amid claims his fiction mirrors a real murder. Police allege a murdered Black Arleta brigade member named Koehler inspired the plot. The novel’s hero, likened to Herr Lange, may reveal the killer’s identity as investigators close in.
Fragmented telecast schedule mentions music news programs, weather, various orchestras, and talk shows with many garbled names. Highlights include concerts by Madame Emily Marks and Enid Tynes, a sports and weather segment, and references to racing and cricket coverage.
A 19th century article describes a novel track renewal method using a cantilever transporter and a track-laying train. The system halves manual labor by transferring new rails along the line, connecting joints, and renewing a full length of track each night without blocking service. It draws power from the train engine and enables rapid redeployment of materials to depot for reuse.
A Connecticut inventor received a patent for a new slot machine device labeled to cook frankfurters as coins are dropped. The paper notes the mechanism uses electricity to power a heated chest that cooks the sausages without direct contact, with space for five hundred frankfurters and their rotation.
An archaic notice describes a campaign against swearing, linking it to moral reform. It mentions a youth organization in Hungary, a building project, and workers facing restrictions or punishment for using offensive language. The fragmentary text references a foreman and hiring constraints amid wartime pressure.
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