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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1950
Page
3
Canberra Technical College results showcase multiple students advancing in staged exams and a series of club matches. Notable performers include numerous named students across stages and a batch of detailed sporting outcomes with Canberra City and Goulburn clashes yielding high point spreads and close finishes.
Fragmentary London Sunday item describes matches and scores with stray names and places. Canberra court mention and Herbert Villa carpenter appear in a loosely connected civic note. Readable details are sparse. key entities include Twickenham England and Canberra.
At Leichnardt Stadium Ta night Dest Pat Mvenap weighed 234 lb while 220 lb fighter Tol fought to a draw. In Newcastle George Kapean at 19 3 drew with Lau rhce Perea over 12 rounds at Newcastle Stadium as boxing/news item notes.
The wenaland boat Culex skippered by Lance Wate won the final Australian 18ft sailing title on the Hamilton course this afternoon in a strong performance. Culex led the field to secure the championship, with Pierigona Wate also competing for the national title.
Readable picks from preliminary rounds show Canberra City and Queanbeyan contesting district championships. Singles results feature Grace City, Bianco, Clarke, McLeod, and Powell among others. scores include 28 18 and 10 8 in listed bouts with Marshall and Booth prominent in descriptions.
Canberra Swimming Club held age group races at Menuke pool on Saturday. Results span multiple divisions and ages with numerous swimmers, times ranging from around 68 seconds to multiple minutes, led by winners such as Charlton, Wood, and Gowing across 7 to 33 yard events.
An old styled ad text promotes Charropon Robbin Lipstick by claiming it makes skin look clear and young with enticing features. It features dialogue about love and beauty, urging readers to choose the lipstick for happiness and admiration.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Charmosan lipstick and related terms. The readable bits imply a cosmetic item with unclear branding and possible spelling errors. No clear date, organization, or person is identifiable in the text.
Summary notes delays in Neerabundan Community Centre plans, with opposition to planning deputation to the Department of the Macarior over site and facilities including preschool, mothercraft, community hall, and bowling green. Mentions possible nearby site and a housing wanted insertion and various unrelated notices.
Notice states Berri sale on Block 108 Lan you after 4 pm Tuesday 24 January and Wednesday 30 January subject to consent. Also lists optical services at Davies Pharmacy Kingston offering glasses frames repairs with appointment details and contact information.
Multiple classified items include tenders from the Mountain Hydro Electric Authority inviting bids and recall notices, plus requests for a shorthand typist for the High Commissioner’s office. Additional listings cover bread delivery personnel, furniture sales, manure delivery, and a range of small ads including clothing and bicycle for sale.
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