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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
6
A jumble of station names and hosts appears in a chaotic radio schedule. Programs feature figures such as Miawas and Myron with mentions of Te Mall and Watiog as part of a broad day’s airtime. The listing reads like a fragmented guide with unclear times and many garbled titles.
A dense OCR filled page lists radio and TV schedules, weather bulletins for Victoria and Geelong regions, and notices across Melbourne. It mentions programs, times, and various local interests including music and religious services, with scattered names and stations interwoven through the listings.
Rain interruptions and heat affected play at the Country Week tennis event in Sydney. Mrs Walkar of Newersle collapsed after treatment but recovered to continue. Men’s matches featured Biggs and Kead, Patterson and Taylor, with scores including 4-6 6-4 and 6-0 6-1 in various outings.
Fragmentary lines mention teams players and places with garbled names. The text hints at a bowl event or track meet involving multiple entities such as Vasile Ham Bann Teens and Tevuherna Ghia agora but remains unreadable and uncertain.
A vehicle skidded off a road and struck a tree, causing a fatality and multiple injuries. The incident occurred near an unnamed town, with a credited driver and several bystanders reporting the crash. Details remain incomplete as investigators process the scene.
Audrey Gray starred in a record setting performance as amateur swimmers competed in a program featuring flat out sprint events, relays, and diving. Held at the city pool, the meet highlighted strong showings by Hume Lane and J. Clemens while Morcombe and Ingram claimed multiple titles. The night closed with a water polo draw and a bustle of young champions across freestyle and breaststroke events.
Canberra Troop and Rover Crew report from the 1923 Scout Jamboree. District Secretary arranges accommodation for twenty boys, with rooms at St Johns Club and Rover Camp. Sydney Jamboree impressions, upcoming New Zealand gathering, and a note on Wallarah colliery stoppage affecting miners.
A read-through of a Victoria Park race card fragment shows Maiden Two Years Old Handicap and Victoria Park Handicap events with numerous horse names and betting figures. The OCR yields tangled names like CARDINAL PUFF, MAY QUEEN, Tapestry, and BROWN LANCE among others, with times and distances partially visible and several betting odds scattered. The text preserves race titles, multiple horse entries, and some weights, but is heavily garbled.
Queensland 3307 all out. Ridings scores 81 and 61 with several wickets taken by Tallon and Ward. South Australia reach second innings 887 with Badcock not out. Bowling highlights include Colling taking 2 for ARs Beat and Ward 1 for 96, while K Rides claims 6 for 24.
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