Fragmentary OCR Item Describes Guards and Rifles
A garbled report mentions guards, rifles, and a tense interval with unclear actions. Names, places, and specific details are unreadable in the text.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1933
Page
3
A garbled report mentions guards, rifles, and a tense interval with unclear actions. Names, places, and specific details are unreadable in the text.
In sizzling Canterra conditions Northbourne held Acton to a draw as Queanbeyan and Kingston lead the A Grade while Northbourne stays top B Grade contenders. Lees top-scored for Northbourne with 74 in A Grade, aiding a 309 target before Acton closed on 220 for 8.
Hall defeated Ainslie by 29 runs after a tense match. Gribble scored 97 and H Curran 65 not out for Hall, while Wisden notes a dropped catch near the end and a late flourish by the tail-enders for Hall to defend 280. Kilby and Young contributed with bat and bowl in a closely contested innings.
Ainslie defeats Hall by five runs in a fired Amaile ground cricket match. Key bowlers incl Windiny with four for 32 and Swindyoin’s 3 for 15. Ainslie batted again with a strong innings by BE dones, a promising colt, as Hall batsmen struggled to chase the target.
Cramped scoreline shows Weathidge and Weetangerra struggling with bowlers Corkhill Oldfield and Findlay dominating. Key figures include Corkhill six for 36 and Findlay four for 32 as Westridge defended totals, with Cameron top-scoring for Weathidge and both sides taking wickets in a tight innings.
Queanbeyan defeats Kingston by a strong margin to seize the lead after Kingston’s first innings of 92. Queanbeyan reply posted 117 with Kingston losing five wickets in the chase. final figures show Kingston’s score not reflective of form, while Queanbeyan advances to the summit.
Northbourne won outright against Acton after preferring Acton follow on. Acton showed some resistance in the second innings with 187, led by Herry and Corey, but three run outs marred the innings. Northbourne then chased 41 to win, finishing with two wickets down as Herry added two more wickets.
Northbourne won outright by eight wickets as Horan topscored with 17 and Horan led bowlers with 3 for 22. The match details show rowley, Tooley, and Maloney among contributors, with St Andrew's and Telegraph coverage noting upcoming semi finals next Saturday and continuing fixtures.
Kingston was forced to follow on at Queanbeyan Showground and could not register more than a three point win. In the first innings Kingston was bowled out for 101, with Goodwin top scoring and Limbert bringing 22. Goodwin remained not out, while Goddwin took four wickets for 28. In the second innings a brief stand nearly aided a revival, but Queanbeyan mounted a decisive bowling spell as Bastow claimed four for 28 and Moore contributed multiple scalps to seal the result.
The final round before the semifinals ended over the weekend with Post and Telegraph and Westridge securing wins. Andrew’s will see a drop out of the competition as the field narrows for the next stage.
An American explorer, Colonel Wellington Furlong, spoke at the Royal Geographical Society about Yahgan and Onaa peoples in Tierra del Fuego. He described a soft ground region, near-extinct Yahgans with 70 000 word vocabularies for only up to three, and the first white penetration of inner Fuegian realms.
Goulburn Bowling Club defeated City 74 74 in a high tension pennant clash. Lott Bryson Shakespeare Roberta Hastie Cortley and Dee led Goulburn with key ends and a final tie nearly secured by Hastie and Cortley. The result leaves both clubs with two wins apiece after the first pennant round.
The City Club held a practice round with member players competing in two ranks. Results listed include Fawcett, Holmes, D Arcy, Joyner, Brack, Martin, Grainger, Lovett, Jeffreya, Lott, and Tolat. Heere defeated Lott 72 to 6.
Canberra Bowling Club on Forrest green hosted rink games Saturday with teams including Porsona Fleming Horan Grainger and others, results listed. The Canberra Rowing Club singles championship saw Henry defeat Horan Edward and Somerville win decisive matches, while the Country Week carnival rink for Canberra Club includes McKinatry Francia Weatherston McInnes with play starting today in Sydney.
An American traveler to Europe faced a pearl misadventure in Paris. After trusting imitation advice, she found her genuine necklace broken and rethreaded by a Parisian jeweller. The tale ends with her learning the real pearls were at risk and hidden effects in New York.
Unclear OCR text presents a tailoring firm Adelaide Tailoring Co offering made to order Guinea suite and related services. The readable fragments reference deposits and workrooms but lack coherent details about dates or names.
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