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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1930
Page
3
District cricket featured varying fortunes for batsmen and bowlers. Ainslie faced Queanbeyan with E Maloney scoring 10 before stumping, while James debuted with Manuka B grade by making 104. Northbourne dominated Kingston as Tickner bagged seven for 25, building a solid lead and keeping the lead in the competition.
A Grade action at Orthbourne round saw Kingston edge Kingston's Wickets Cheap ADDN First Unik Northbourne with strong bowling led by Hutcherland 2 for 28 and Tickner steadying the innings. Power 2 for 19 supported by Maloney, while Beares struggled as Mauger and McFadyen locked down the bowling innings with notable contributions from Going 34 not out and Bellchicopleera in a tense finish.
Manuka collapsed against Acton at York Park on Saturday as Snowden Smith 18 and McDanald 28 led the visitors. Hurkinshaw bowled six wickets for 24 runs, while Quige took three for 41. Acton built a tight total with steady contributions from Rowan 17 and Tickner 7, but Manuka’s Kappler claimed two wickets in a tense chase.
E Maloney blasted a century and guided Ainslie to a strong total amid support from Fe Maloney. Queanbeyan bowlers labored as Murdock and others secured defenses, with Currey and Horan among key wickets. Multiple players contributed with bat and ball, but Maloney’s big innings defined the day.
Northbourne’s bowlerdom dominates as Findlay leads with a robust innings and notable partnerships. Scores Wine shows Tuntroon struggling with early fall of wickets while notable bowlers Ripple and Rippon star as Northbourne edges ahead.
A fragmented report details an innings progression and totals, naming players Corkhill Rippon Swindon Barnes Pitta and others. It notes 108 for Swindon, 64 by Set 5 for 11, and Lippon and Findlay contributing. Abbot Tampsitt and Flicker appear in lines, with 47 total wickets and 108 runs for Swindon.
The report lists players and scores across batting and bowling, noting toss results, innings totals, and dismissals. Key names include Trevillian Hore, Wottingham, Brown, Joyner, and Prowse among others, with final figures mentioning 47 runs on board and multiple four and six counts.
Queanbeyan 8th grade tally heavy versus Abnabe with notable scores by Miki 238 and several batsmen including Kellaway 7 and Southwell 46. Abnabe bowled out for 40 as Queanbeyan cruised to a strong innings win.
A historical cricket score and match report details players and bowlers with incomplete OCR text. Names such as Curran Welsh Browning and Warren appear amid fragmented lines, listing overs, runs and dismissals. The piece reads like a contemporaneous score summary with partial figures and event mentions.
Fragmentary text describes ships, guards, aliens, and weathered harbor elements with garbled phrases and unclear events. No coherent narrative or identifiable persons or organizations are readable.
Fragmentary OCR describes a relic linked to Prince Charlie near the Hebrides. It mentions a voyage, stones or markers, and a binding with the sanctuary, noting a link to Eriskay and possible ritual significance. The text is garbled and many terms are unclear.
The match at the Acton Club ground saw Manuka post 367 runs while Acton were dismissed for 104. J Davis (104) starred for Manuka as Acton struggled with the bat and fell well short in reply.
North Canberra faltered badly against Dontreen in hot innings to lose the sub-district premiership bid. At North Canberra ground the home side tallied only 44 runs in the first innings and 23 runs for five in the second, surrendering control early.
Over five years Ireland has completed about twenty miles of concrete road in County Antrim. The program restarted after delays and aims to reconstruct about ten per year. By year end seventeen miles of road will be completed, creating the longest continuous concrete stretch in the British Isles.
The hearings discuss a Swedish endowment to fund pensions for elderly residents. Reports indicate quarterly payments of kronor to citizens upon reaching age sixty two or earlier in special cases. The proposal envisions state pension expansion across the country if adopted.
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