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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1939
Page
4
Fire struck the Thomas Borthwick stessing works at Warata Uday causing money damage and waste. Four hours passed before the staff gained the upper hand as Bungendore Jockey Club plans the Season opener with a Saturday meeting following a Boxing Day successful event.
The article notes boxer Bot Olun, a former weight champion, returning to America after a disappointing match. It states a team will represent the US in the Davis Cup this year with a Monday night announcement, with potential selections Bromwich Quist Crawford and Hoprhan among candidates.
The fragment mentions horses for Melbourne and Sydney events with names like Monany and Tespirawur and a fighter Red Farmer in a February 17 bout. It references travel for teams, military terms, and a £75 forfeit cap, but many items are garbled with no clear dates or places.
The Canberra Public Service Bowling Association match saw Chapman's rink from the Department of Works defeat Treasury representatives 31 to 25 after leading 18 to 14 at the 12th end. Moss from Treasury has already qualified for the quarter finals as the singles champion races proceed among 68 entrants.
Sydney wool sale shows improved demand with well grown wools firm to five percent above pass. Buyers from Japan, Yorkshire, and the Continent active as competition remains strong. Total offerings 10,530 bales with 10,254 sold at auction and 349 privately. Prices quoted for various consignments range around 18d per lb for certain greasy wools amid steady overall market tone.
A dense timetable lists programs across multiple stations with Morning Devotion, Wheat Quotations, music and interludes, news, weather, sporting updates, and children's broadcasts. Numerous names appear including Sydney Speake, Jascha Spivakovsky, and Catherine Shepherd in a varied daily lineup.
Fragmentary OCR text shows printer attribution with odd names and corporate phrase. It mentions Christopher and an Italian firm but lacks clear event, date, or location to form a full news item.
About 70 Aborigines fled from Cameroogunga Aboriginal Station along the Murray River into Victoria after rumours their children would be taken, their earnings seized, and the station turned into a legal compound. An Aboriginal man was arrested for allegedly inducing the exodus. station manager A J McQuiggan denies the charges. Some families reportedly earned up to £30 fortnightly in endowment payments.
A new bridge over the Gudgenby River at Naas is wrecked and cannot open until a short deviation is built. Two graves in Uhr Tharwa Cemetery delay clearance as officials seek identity and denomination of the long departed pioneers. Col. J T H Gondwin chaired the Advisory Council meeting on the issue.
Motor car driven by Mrs Ruth Lane Poole of Westridge collided with a rotor van driven by Vincent Thomas Rogers of Tench Street Siigaton in Adelaide Avenue about 10 30 yesterday morning. Lane Poole swerved to the right but could not avoid the crash. No injuries and little damage to vehicles.
A shipment of Tasmanian potatoes totaling just over 18 000 bags was dispatched to Sydney today. With a bare market, agents moved the lot without difficulty at 230 pounds per ton, marking a rise from last week. Prices today stand three times higher than last year’s level.
A letter from Ms Pack recounts a 20 week battle with severe rheumatic pain. After trying various treatments, Kruschen is praised as a miracle that allowed her husband to return to his job.
At Fleming ton saleyards light penning of sheep and lambs sold with 29,000 head available. Buyers moved freely and quality was fair. Cattle trade had 2,000 head with good to prime beasts in demand though prices eased slightly. Other lines showed irregular inquiries at unchanged rates amid varied quality quotes.
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