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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1936
Page
3
The Cricket B C T selects a Balmain tour squad for a seven week block led by C Hill Monuke and A McGin Albalie, with players Gea Queanbeyen No Croker oocanbeyan Kelly 1Qhenn de Maloney Hall Yale Merriman Parkes Ticknor Northbourne Lotere Northbourne and A Stafford Manuka.
London match notes Lindrum started a week of billiards in Davis venue. Lindrum won 1000 pounds and now 3199 total. Lindrum made the best break of the day at 475.
British explorer reports from a face to back his theory of a great flood altering Central America. He claims vestiges of a pre flood civilization lie on the Bay Islands off Honduras and that inland landforms and a submerged city site near Helena show an epic upheaval creating today’s land and sea arrangement. Evidence includes inland sharks and tarpon in a freshwater lake and dugout natives guiding to a cliffed inland barrier.
Prices for skirtings and fleece wools fluctuated as demand rose for better length merino and Neece nets. Millers held back finished goods to curb costs while raw material prices rise, with significant import and internal consumption gains in Britain.
Early 20th century style horse racing card lists horses, weights, and divisions across multiple races at Rosebery. Contains entries such as Hunoee, Valerie, Gold Honour, Prince's Daughter, Lampbridge, Anchor AO, and Tamar amid handicaps and divisions with weights and brief horse lineups for the day.
Finahing Steel finished third in the Maiden Welter at Menangle today but weighed in light by sixpence. Officials ruled a weight had been left in the rail barrier, muting the error to owner-trainer J Kingsley. Best Wines moved to third. multiple events and betting figures follow from the race card.
Racing card reads Maiden Myrdle and Prince's Daughter with Woodcut and Flying Handicap events. Divisions include Road Francie Pacodat Joan C Porta jaur and Queen's Trace with Porcia Wolltm Downham placings. Rosters list Tremayne Eimyris Luxert and Roys Bird Jesmae n Arc in various handicaps. Lightning March Ale Pageant Tre olive Timercian and Cotnash Bim in Welter divisions.
At Sydney Tuesday wool sale, general competition noted. Prices stayed firm at prior rates across descriptions. Auction totals reached 31,284 with 10,088 sold. auctioneers report active bidding and widespread participation from firms such as Price Brothers Gleencot and Aup.
A tragic discovery was made this morning when Constable Thornton found a woman dead beside her husband, who had been arrested on bail. The deceased, a 49 year old miner from Bendigo, left a note saying she had to do it and that the best way out was chosen. The husband remains remanded on bail while authorities investigate.
Readable fragments describe a local event with names and places uncertain due to OCR errors. The text hints at a person or group linked to a pursuit or decision, with unclear dates and affiliations. Strong entities are not identifiable from the available material.
A fragment recounts late Victorian era travel dangers with robbers on roads to Islington and near St John Street Clerkenwell. It notes armed patrols escorting parties, guards posted for protection, and staged entertainments at Badier's Wells Theatre to reassure nobility and gentry traveling to the town's edge.
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