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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
2
A compact report notes a 2 mile event at Warwick Farm Hawthorn Hurdle Trial featuring Bit in a brisk ride. The trial assessed form and fitness ahead of upcoming hurdles, with horses tested over a two mile course amid trackside conditions.
The FCT Laven Tennis Association plans the eighth annual open championship during the Anniversary holiday weekend January 45 and 27. Crystal chole holds the men’s singles title, and if successful would gain outright possession of the cup. Entries close tomorrow January 18 at 4 pm with a 9 20 am draw meeting. Bromwich and Huxley set to visit Canberra February 22 with possible exhibitions by Miss Hartigan and Miss Colless. The men’s singles American tournament starts tomorrow afternoon at 115 at the Manuka courts drawing a large entry.
Floods damaged multiple club courts and bridges with surface washouts at Reid and Northbourne, forcing repairs. The Northbourne committee schedules a dinner and a working bee for revival, while the Forrest Club invites members to use Forrest courts as repairs continue and traffic is halted for six weeks.
The Canberra meeting on May 4 will discuss suppressing quackery in cancer diagnosis and treatment and aim to form a cooperative national scheme. Dr McKillop urges Commonwealth oversight and an Australian conference in 1937 with European experts to exchange views and adopt modern therapies, including the Berlin low voltage X ray machine replacing radium.
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