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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1941
Page
4
The Queanbeyan Cycling Club schedules a Park track meeting tomorrow with a one hour teams event and a sprint end prize. Handicaps are listed for Senior Half and One Mile, Junior Half and One Mile, and Juvenile Quarter and Half Mile races with multiple heats and point prizes.
Friday play in the Country Week tennis tournament at White City courts featured fast action with multiple doubles and singles matches. Results in MEN B, DIVISION 1 include Queanbeyan defeating Crookwell 28 to 13 with Taylor Thompson and others winning set scores 6-3 6-2 and 6-3 6-3, amid a crowd of cheering non players as the event continues next week.
Government urges public help as Navy seizes wireless equipment and radios. official says effort targets alien activity and radio gear while promising action on information leading to arrests. Speaker Hughes denies endorsing laxity and cites danger from foreign agents.
A strong quake hit the Ube area in the central Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, yesterday afternoon. The tremor, the worst since the Napier disaster of 1931, centered along a line from Whakatane to Taneatua, causing damage across the region.
A rifle bullet caused an ingu lator break, cutting Hebt power in East Gowlhurn for hours. Several light lobes shades in the district were smashed and service was restored later the same day.
A fragmentary racing page lists horses and handlers at Randwick and Warwick programs. Entries include Mandicap, Colonel Past, Mary Lewie, Jemper, The Miller, and Sarsfield with various trainers and odds glimpsed for January meetings.
List of maiden and nursery handicaps with horses Crowon Red Pete Triton Gold brook Injoey Kimbell Awake Stainless Arenessa Fly Petruchio Flying Might The Miller My Dear Were January Handicap Tusculum Tuscum Berals Handicap includes A Lad Pierce Calruin with various place awards and weights.
The Ulver Stable and various horses compete across trials at Ascot Victoria in 2012. Highlights include the Inverness Handicap with Cackle winning and results for Palencia Kalbar Star Boarder Cumulus and Limerick Lace in the King’s events.
Sheer Jor gains a new weight of 8.12 after winning at Packenham, assigned to the second division of the Angle Sea Trial at Ascot tomorrow. Ajonta considered a doubtful starter in the Chesterfield Handicap.
The notice reference appears in a fragmentary import stating Christopher in Australia published material for federal use. No full event or action details are readable.
The Minister for Labour and Nations Services said 200 engineers on strike at Australian Consolidated Industries may hear their case the day they resume. He cited new arbitration machinery to hear claims promptly without leaving work and urged unions to use the process rather than prolong stoppage.
The Premier said cabinet will require police to understand facts before presenting documents to court. In doubtful cases the Crown Solicitor will be consulted. If documents were shown to one party before a hearing they should be shared with all parties.
The report records an adverse balance of £ 5,015,000 for the year with imports totaling £ 67,087,000 and exports £ 65,515,000. For the half year imports cost £ 72,110,000 versus £ 66,214,000 a year earlier, yielding a December surplus of £ 669,000.
The Goulburn City Council opposes closing the military camp at the showground and will retreat to military authorities. The camp will end its operation at the end of the month.
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