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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1933
Page
4
Theda Aydeny reports five School Children were admitted to Spiny Hospital this evening suffering from food poisoning after consuming meat pies bought on their way home from school. All are reported as improving. one child remains in critical condition.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd notes current and future wool demand remains solid despite low English prices and near pre war levels in Australian currency. Auctions in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and London run concurrently with strong price maintenance. Argentina and Uruguay show higher bale exports, while US Britain debt talks and Lausanne conference influence trade prospects.
The Country Tennis Carnival closed today in Sydney with four finals. In the men open, W Hogers defeated L Goldsmith. in the mixed open doubles Maidens with Mrs Rebbest Freebody and Mins Cantte won 8-2. Junior boys final saw Howard defeating A Buckmast.
A J Bennett, Olympic selectors member, criticized two team members at an Amateur Swimming Union conference in Perth. He accused a female runner of poor speed versus Footecray and Len Angelon, and he marked one male runner as among the worst in the world.
Goulburn rifle team captains the Gold Cup clash against Queanbeyan marliamen at Goulburn on Anniversary Day. E. G. Lewin posted solid 114 in Maple Brown Aggregate, while G. H. Gregory claimed second in 600 yard event. N. Butt topped local scores with the Veries Aggregate, and M. Storey impressed on away debut.
Morfe, Tuesday report tells of Norman Joan Worry who was thrown from a horse while riding near Linn Morton. He was transported 50 miles to a hospital where an operation was performed but he died. He had been attempting to eat a pony wandered away when his mount stumbled.
In Cleveland on Monday night Gorilla Jones of Akron knocked out Bammy Slaughter in the seventh round of a 12 round middleweight title bout recognized by the National Boxing Association.
Fragmentary OCR shows a railway strike affecting Ulster and London with mentions of workers elsewhere. Articles reference wage proposals and potential six percent increases, but text is fragmented and unclear on dates or outcomes.
The Eye Marketing Board announced price increases for first grade eggs starting tomorrow with new-suid cases at 1/4 and medium eggs at 1/-, pullets at 104, and case eggs rising to 1/1. The document cites H C Taylor, G H Gregory, and other officials.
A Saturday cycling carnival in Queanbeyan raised over 140 pounds for the local hospital fund, with good attendance and active stalls run by West Queanbeyan Central Queanbeyan and Fire Brigade members. Races featured nurses open handicap and medicos open events, plus amateur mile and scratch races, producing strong showings and notable times.
At Goworg, the Aree meeting consolidates SiS lay racing under AKC oversight. The program includes Maiden First Day with Lavoe and Trotting events, plus stakes such as APPROVED STAKES and FAMILY PRIDE. Notable results feature Prongash Cintercln Nan Verte, Sasi Verde, and King Brow in various classes.
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