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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
4
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D Ashmore riding Mongell was suspended for one month after an inquiry into interference in the Three Year Old Handicap at Kensington. Stewards found him at fault and the decision followed evidence and observations from the inquiry.
Detroit report states General Motors plans to discharge 30,001 workers on January 3, bringing total layoffs to 80,000 since October due to business recession. The remaining 250,000 employees will work only 24 hours weekly.
Ezio, a knife performer, practiced for years using only his feet after losing his hands. In a private room he tossed balls and cubes into the air, catching, spinning, and patching them with his feet. He wore boots with a knife pocket and practiced drawing the blade with his right foot, becoming a renowned showman before a hospital return.
An aristocratic tale recounts Enrico killing Tot during a puppet theatre performance in Cosenes. The assailant escapes detection as detectives note a bizarre clue from a massive toe impression on the knife handle. The narrator finishes with a grim aside about the mystery’s truthfulness.
HOTSPUR ridden by Wilkoo secures victory in the Two Year Old Handicap ahead of Lady Celonta with Romels close behind. The Race day features competitive fields including Darwin Hiirewucrat and others. betting around 5 to 1 for HOTSPUR and Lady Celesta. Time and margins noted as a length and a quarter in the final tally.
Overseas wheat market reports from Lindley Walker Co. Ltd show clear signs of reasonable optimism for immediate and midyear demand. The analysis notes improving Australian grain quality should attract UK and continental buyers soon.
The Kensington Handicap and related events list results including Pearl Verde Musk Deer tinbiber and Eastern Maid with placings and times. It notes betting odds like 1/0/8 and 13k time marks, naming horses such as Monologue Rhodian Greenhorn and others with various distances and times.
Henderson encounters a chaotic dramatic moment as a mysterious figure reveals a black boot and cloak. A dark-haired woman with a scar crosses paths, and Henderson leaves for the street, unsettled by the surreal interruption and the threatening atmosphere.
Melbourne report states high powered abortive approach to setup a world propaganda wave station is unlikely due to high cost. Director-General H P Brown notes national propaganda is government policy. Previously the department focused on rural wireless via a short wave station in Victoria and Lyndhurst station only served overseas with a single aerial, mainly for Great Britain.
Relief flying boat assigned to a squadron sails toward Australis area, with authorities confirming its role in aerial support and evacuation operations. The brief note notes Malta as a staging point and mentions ongoing coordination with allied forces.
A massive mammoth tusk unearthed near Zielendorf northwest of Vienna is among the largest on record. The tusk, believed to be from a woolly mammoth, dates back about 50 000 years and measures roughly twenty yards in length with a ninety inch diameter. Archaeological gendarmes led by Dr Gunther Schlesinger secured the find for Lower Austria's museum, part of a broader program to preserve antiquities.
At the Paris Interallied International Exhibition not all Aboriginal specimens were shown at the Australian Pavilion. This has led to two requests to the Commonwealth Government for identical specimens of overweary ma useuma.
Reports describe a digging near Mauer-Ochling uncovering rich temple gear dedicated to Jupiter Dolichensis. Among the finds are five valuable statuettes and a pair of adjustable lenses, with authorities urging public access and early delivery to the museum.
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