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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1945
Page
3
District fours open with Canberra and Goulburn matches at Yam. Middleming and Jovers push to the gone counter for the district championship, as players rotate in a tight schedule. Singles and pairs finals highlight the weekend, with Claver and Pry leading the major event.
Sunday boxing in Melbourne saw Mickey Francis defeat Barsnie Dunn on points over 12 rounds at Melbourne Stadium. In Sydney two 17 round bouts ended in the seventh, main bout Bills Faden stopped Steve Norrish, Maralen beat Stewart by technical knock-out, and New Zealand wrestler Harry Anirewe failed to advance past seventh round against Pat Meehan at Leichhart Stadium. Tom Roberts defeated Jackie Johnson by technical knock-out in the sixth at Newross Street Stadium.
A damaged OCR entry lists young swimmers and times across age groups. It notes Wendy taught technique and mentions multiple boys with times around 12 to 38 seconds in freestyle sprints. Names include Ryan J Camerin W Laugtlin and teammates Stephenson and Burma.
A fragmented clipping shows a golf score line with players E Waring C Moroney Doddrel Murray and Woolston, plus wartime recruitment items in The Canberra Times. It lists advertising for youth apprentices at Kay printing, hospitality staff demands, and a temporary civil engineering posting with the Commonwealth Department of Post War Reconstruction in Sydney North Ryde. It mentions pay scales, qualifications, and application details, with an appeal to returning soldiers.
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