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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 16, 1937

Page

4

Second Hand Aeroplanes Fuel Spain War Scandals

In a London ledgers tale a new racket surfaces involving second hand aeroplanes. Scotland Yard monitors a city suspect in a covert operation of stolen aviation assets and valuable jewels from Spanish nobility funneled through London dealers. The scheme hints at international credits and large cash movements.

Spain Scotland Yard Gogerty Ae SS Mies England Lerdon

New Company Registered Under The Companies Ordinance

A new company named New Company has been registered under the Companies Ordinance with capital of £100,000 in £2 shares. Its object is to take over and carry on the legal state property from Messrs W. G. and A. W. Haynes. Registered office is C/o Davies and Wood, Ingliltera, Ganbevrag.

J. Perry Swith Mt .Canberra Theo Messrs W. G A. W. Haynes C/o-Davies Woda Inglieltora Ganbevrag

France's Jetest Pastime Reveals Lost Towns and Names

A fragmentary survey lists places and people linked to a French pastime of mapping vanished towns. It names Calec Eve Mee and Rivieral landmarks, plus Britains Rye Norton Lavel and 2vs, with scattered spellings and unclear references to onward forward versions.

France Amon Eve Beauly Rivieral Sayer Britain Rye Buffotk Norton Yorks Lavel Rose

Caulfield Races Hurdle Afield with Fresh Lineup

Hazy entry list for Caulfield hurdle over two miles shows uncertain fields. Notable horses teased include Maur, Fianor, Tapageur, Barnum, Ramelton and Boomberry. Officials expect a tight finish as jumbled odds appear for the Holiday Stakes card.

Walter Handicap and Canterbury Handicap racing notes

The fragment reports on multiple horse racing events including the Walter Handicaps and Canterbury Handicap with odds and horse names such as Gold Brannt Braemen, Lucent, Bel Biba, and Minato. It lists horses in Flying Welter and other divisions with starting odds and some placements, reflecting a garbled but entity-rich snapshot of race cards and outcomes.

Holbein Kurrawid Inveder' S

Incomplete Race Card Mixed Divisions and Entrants

Fragmentary OCR lists mis-spelled horse names and divisions such as Welter and Nursery Handicap. Entries include Boginer Picamar Verstun Duoquert and Brown Baroness Bulldoser Gleam Hindicap with several unclear placeholders and stray punctuation.

Werter- Handienpast Artitian Scond Warwick Lad Arabia Strathbogie A Divieton Moaim Boy Piinjeb Campale Tandon the ‘Soplus Alan Verde Gipsy Chiat

Greyhound racing stakes and chaos in open hutches

The report sketches Greyhound racing stakes with listed entries like Coreen Sanuio Myles Showround Brian and others in various divisions. A chaotic scene follows when a dog rider confronts a sudden threat, a man grabs a Bible amid danger, then calmly continues, culminating in a gun being reloaded.

Sanuio Myles Brian Olle Tangsod Star ‘White Our Heat Aden's Hope Dialte Mra Wick Majura Lad Queehola Queena Arsine S Woogles

Sir Littleton Groom Collection Sentiment

Sir Littleton Groom, a Commonwealth Library official, has urged that the government acquire a collection deemed of high historical and educational value. The parliamentary committee will meet before any action. a report on the collection's value is being prepared for submission to the committee.

Commonwealth Library L. Bitehardinge Han

State Lottery Draw Report From Sydney Friday

Fragmentary OCR reads like a state lottery notice from Sydney with mentions of major prizes and several names such as Rasuls McTiernan and Baxter. The text is garbled but indicates prize results or draws at stations and mentions locations like Cockatoo and West Tarnia.

Sydney Rasuls Prise McTiernan Wyndieati Baxter Cockatoo Ee Capuni Eitree ‘Apertines West TaRwian

Dr Herman Goodman Questions Baldness Cause

New York physician Dr Herman Goodman writes on hair loss claiming normal people shed about 40 hairs daily and regrow new ones, estimating around 310 million hairs are in circulation in London each day. He disputes ventilation theories of baldness, noting many hat wearers still lose hair.

Herman Goodman New York London

Truce in Motor Strike Reported by Governor Murphy

New York reports a truce in the General Motors strike with lines about a micro arrangement for plant pauses. The governor says representatives will attend in Detroit on Monday to discuss a settlement ensuring no machinery is removed.

New York Thureday Murphy Phe General Motors Detroit

Fire damages Queanbeyan shop premises

A fire Thursday afternoon at Hayes and Russell Ltd in Queanbeyan caused damage estimated at £150. The blaze was confined to a rear shed and was quickly extinguished by the Queanbeyan Fire Brigade. Had it spread, adjoining buildings and the main shop could have suffered serious damage.

Hayes and Russell Ltd Queanbeyan Neanbeyan Fire” Brigade Hayes and Russell

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