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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1936
Page
4
Fragmented report on an Empire display at Adelaide with talks of a hall costing £50,000. Mention of horticultural exhibition figures and a display theme titled Hail in which the Empire be in read. Officials note support from volunteers and local groups as preparations continue.
A damaged OCR excerpt mentions an old cow dying after eating grass and listening to a tune. The readable lines reference the tune and a cow, with unclear surrounding details. No clear date or names are present. content is inconsistent and fragmented.
A Division of Forest Products study argues timber houses in Australia offer design flexibility and lower costs, countering fears of fire risk and lower value. It notes timber’s quick construction, durability, and potential for modern, prefabricated builds, with fire data showing similar risk to brick homes.
The page lists racing entries and handicaps for Canberra and Williamstown meetings. Notable runners include Lord Gutalong, Umbarkt, Morion, Pallande, Petry Gold, Faswin, Luminous, Umbarki, Renna, Calhiid, Morithly, Two Lights, Rare Aven, Chase Me, Night of Allendale, and North Cape among others. Multiple handicap events, maidens, and stakes like lametown stakes and Whohas handicap are shown with horse names and jockeys or trainers.
In a crowded Rosehill card the Maiden Handicap features a mix of first starters and lightly raced horses. Notable entries include Troon and El Banado with several others drawing attention for upcoming sprints and middle-distance runs.
A fragment notes forged hall marks deceive jewellers and silversmiths in British manufacture. It mentions marks such as a leopard's head for Victoria, an anchor for home in Bolamon, a crown for a company, and a square rigged windjammer indicating quality and year. references Birmingham and Sheffield as origins.
Australia to sponsor a voyage with 150000 capital divided into ten thousand shares of five pounds each. The Bolomons island story links legends of Solomon Mine to a Temple of Jerusalem dream. Joseph Cored sails a 408 ton vessel with 100 foot by 36 inch keel and four rigged ships with wireless. A motor boat will inspect four coast rivers and farms as a Selena party contemplates Dotanista among grain teens from Australia in 3689 and 198.
Fragmentary list of horse names and numbers from a racing card. Mentions include Malden ats tat aiv eka Blisir Mewharen Pash Race Avan Frill Mandiene Limosd Lad Seengarry Night of Love Williamstown Sylvaridale Wyndham Handicap Arachne Panax. Details are incomplete.
Fragmented readable names and places mention Portumcia Dewar Menara Stakes and Burndow with unclear surrounding context. The garbled text lists several personal names and possible event terms, suggesting a local notices type snippet or column item with uncertain details.
The Malden Handicap lists Gipsy Thief in the 1-man regular, Ing March 4, Thobex 3, Mesphili handling Journal 1, King 2, Calebrate and Carlingfard Wits, Basil 1, Bulletin a, Pasta 5 as entries and race notes.
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