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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1937
Page
3
In Warwick January racing card highlights multiple handicaps and maidens. Notable finishes include Teasure Trove and Mr Phelan in a VALPAN event, plus Nursery and Farm Novice races with top placers like Yasumaka and B plo. The meeting features robust fields, close outcomes, and diverse sponsors across races such as the Barala and Warwick Mandicap.
A dense, fragmentary excerpt covers multiple race cards including the Mentone Beaumaris Handicap, ROSKERUD Trial Handicap, and Summer Handicap. It lists numerous horses, riders, and odds with scattered results and times, noting wins by Dazelin and Don Miguel among others, with several placings and durations referenced.
Fragments show nominations for a greyhound event with comments on acceptance rules. Officials and trainers are mentioned in a garbled report noting a past run and a standing policy that nominations from owners or trainers of certain dogs will not be accepted in the future.
England and Australia clash described with Sievers and Hammond bowling, Leyland top-scoring, O'Reilly and Pleatwood-Smith among bowlers, rain interrupts play leaving Australia at 58 for three after Leyland's 12 and Hammond 1 as crowd anticipation grows for Monday’s start.
Turner defeated D Arsy. Tirank beat Rievens. Maye upset Bawcott as City Club bowling faced Balt urday rink action. Scores extended over many ends with Turner securing late wins. Fawcett and Smith contributed notable runs while Brock and Stevens swapped ends and paints.
Bradford wool tops faced renewed price quotes as buyers and sellers reflected on market conditions. Traders noted firm support from mills and ongoing demand for specific grades, signaling cautious optimism amid fluctuating inputs.
Readable fragments describe a cricket match where Queensland was bowled out for 140 as New South Wales battled, with mentions of batsmen Lash Cheetham Cook Oxenham and Chintharyo, and bowlers Hyne Dixon White Baker. Attendance 863, gate receipts 1198/4.
Cricket writers muse on a tense test where Bradman’s order shift and Allen’s stand spark debate. The Observer laments uneven shine from both sides while England and Australia endure rain and tricky pitches. The Evening Mail notes comic and dramatic moments amid cautious declarations and stubborn defense.
Fragmentary report notes Princess Sieglande and Ejeaborn aippe-Deimala among royal bridesmaids in Berlin as part of a hostile push against Prince Barnard Von apps-Blasterfald. The German press continues to attack Ue Fyinon, once with the Newb background, for not defending the party publicly.
A Papuan expedition narrates a harrowing river crossing during a tribal war. Decoys, ambushes, and a calculated retreat test courage as carriers flee with the group through jungle toward the coast. The narrator notes the eerie halt of foes and the villagers' fear and superstition. Our party secures transport and proceeds to the coast, claiming survival and a new world beyond.
The article reports Berlin ration cards and New Year shortages. Registered customers only receive rationed commodities as shops reopen. Wheat limits are noted and barter arrangements with Caechoulovaka are described amid official timetables and opposition messaging.
A new British standard petition from the Standards Association of Australia outlines fat content testing methods for milk and dairy products. It details apparatus specifications, inter imperial and empire-wide collaborations, and draft standards for meters and equipment to ensure reliable results.
An advertisement outlines a drawing for jookmakers with entries due by 6 pm on Wednesday January 6 1987. The notice encourages full applicants to attend a Balurdey meeting and explains access and betting requirements while noting public access to a Saturday night gathering and a Wednesday closing time. Darcy Vert acts as secretary with a listed phone contact.
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