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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1940
Page
3
L Maloney cracked 147 in an A C T cricket clash to power Queanbeyan to victory over Manuka. Hall contributed three wickets and 123 runs across the first innings, including 20 fours and two sixes.
Partial lines indicate a Kingston cricket scorecard with one wicket and players listed with basic bowling figures. The fragment mentions a right handed bowler and an 18 over style, but lacks complete names, teams, scores, or match context.
Kingston trailed 6 down for 266 before adding 33. Maloney and Moore shared 110 for a valuable stand as Hall set Northbourne 166. Ainslie chased Kingston 299 but were bowled out for 252 as Kingston won by 47 on first innings. Queanbeyan beat Manuka outright, 100 in first essay and 112 in second, T O Connor taking 5 for 54 for Manuka.
The snippet records dismissals and bowling figures from a Quaanbevan Innings. Key players include Smith Freiberg Dunstan Elliott and Toohey with partial scores and overs. Bowling figures show Smith 1-42 Freiberg 0-? Danian 2-20 Elliott 8-52.
First innings sees Hall ceding 166 as Gribble and Maloney top scoring for Northbourne. Second innings tight bowling by McEwan and Armstrong helps University chase, Hall claims three wickets but falls short by three on first innings and 123-run margin. Manuka forfeits in Sub-District.
In the Sheffield Shield final at the Sydney ground New South Wales struggle to reach Victoria’s first innings 296 after O'Reilly takes three wickets for seven. Lindsay Hassett's 122 supports Victoria while NSW open their second innings at 7 for 107 at stumps.
The ACT Trades and Union Picnic drew about 2000 people to Cotter River for the year's largest outdoor gathering. Volunteers from local truckers and private-car owners aided transport while a full program included swimming, children’s races, and many trophy events with heavy emphasis on tug of war and industrial union participation.
Ainslie v Kingston Edlington reports a multi inning cricket clash with key batsmen Custance, Traynor, and White delivering runs. Notable scores include 68 by Gowing and 72 by Anderson as Kingston edges ahead. bowling by Tickner, Buckmaster, and White shapes the result.
The Shield race nears its climax at the Cricket Ground with Victoria needing an outright win to topple South Australia. Hassett struck a brilliant century for Victoria during a collapse, but SA fell 21 runs short of a first innings lead. Kingston edged ahead by 47 on the first innings as play resumes with two days left for a possible outright verdict.
Manuka bowled out for a low total as H. remained not out with three wickets. Bowling figures show B Kilby 0-44 and H Huck 0-? with McCabe 3-48. Northbourne achieved an outright win by several wickets, aided by Sievers 1-30 and King 0-13 among others.
Scattered score details show Kingston and Ainslie players making multiple dismissals. Bowling figures cite O Connor and Robbie among the leading bowlers, with Tossups across Innings and total scores for both sides.
RG Sheaffe dominated events by retaining the shot put and winning the hop and jump while placing second in the broad jump. P L Tancred won the high jump at 6 feet and finished third in the hop. J G T Killen placed second to Tancred in the high jump. Kil len resides at Brindabella and competes infrequently. The Canberra trio impressed as top performers among regional entrants.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that the election will be held on March 26. Parliament will be called together at the earliest opportunity. Overseas voting starts March 14 for elders, with results expected about a week after the civilian poll.
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