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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1932
Page
3
The program features Welter weights and top contenders including Wander and other entries. Entries list shows horses such as Loraron, Wind Bird, and Red Tone with prize potentials. multiple stakes races including the Carmington Stakes and Odenman Handicarp highlighted with times and purses.
An intricate preview outlines contenders for the Carrington Stakes at Randwick with mentions of Heid Wick Cloving Time and Be Crt ABetgh as leading figures. It highlights recent form from Mebane Reales and Wan 9 oloam Wind to Fame, and notes Ridmant Gladwell as a possible dark horse with Todorov and Dark Roger among noted rivals. The piece emphasizes pace and distance expectations for the nine furlion event and the maidens race with several named horses and riders shaping the day.
Tattersall's Chub Cup pageant results list multiple venues across Gippsland and nearby towns with race results and scratches. In Sydney a new acting-chairman of the Hospitals Committee, ALB. Colvin, was announced today, replacing previous leadership.
A laborer named John Rons, 24, was fatally burned when a trench exploded during excavation near Melbourne. He was hurled from the hole and severely burned. rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
A fragmented report of a cricket innings describes Finchton Wine and Oriona struggling, Finnerton near fifty, and a high pace spell from Larwood. The narrative covers tense partnerships, fielding mishaps, and key dismissals as Australia battles to reach a substantial total with several players contributing, including McCabe and Oldfield.
The readable text references a motor car, a coach, and names such as Gilbert and Rio, with incomplete phrases like Three-Quarter or Double He and a mood description. The fragment offers no clear event or outcome, but suggests a period sports or racing note with provisional names and measurements.
At Sydney Cricket Ground the Sheffield Shield opener opens badly with New South Wales disadvantaged by absent Oxenham and Melbournes players, as Queenland and New South Wales struggle. Early overs see Brown bowling, a miscue at the stumps and tense builds as Nutt and Keown open.
Expert hood trimming and upholstering by George E Blan returns to Queanbeyan ready to undertake all motor trimming and upholstering tasks. High quality work offered at reasonable prices in Queanbeyan Canberra area.
A detailed cricket summary from the Melbourne and Sydney matches describes ball by ball events in the first Test and a Sheffield Shield clash. Highlights include Nutt scoring 102, notable fielding errors, and innings totals around 240 for six wickets. later remarks note timing, dismissals, and the progress of bowlers like Renaten and Clewn.
Fragmented remembrances honor Natt Gamble and others with years and resolutions. The note cites a row of names, including Brown, Holman, Shaw, and Stewart, tied to a monument design honoring the dead. It describes a Tennessee or Scottish style stone setting and urges remembrance with a lasting civic memorial suited to public display.
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