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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1935
Page
3
Ascot race programme lists races with horses and weights for the day. Entries include Belgravia and Mik among others scheduled across morning and early afternoon sessions with divisions and weights noted.
Practical subjects replace purely cultural focus in high school curriculum. Woodwork will be taught to intermediates and needlework required for language students, reducing language periods to make room for new practical subjects. Cookery instruction will gain more consideration as few pupils advance to university and need practical benefit.
Fragmentary OCR text lists divisions and placements with unclear names and numbers. It mentions Conquest, Maidar Welter, Poletts, Wawine among others and suggests racing or match results without clear context or proper nouns. No definite event or outcome can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
At Caulfield a practice session ended in tragedy as a collision involving Regulation and Bustling On led to Wantilla being destroyed after crashing into the rails. Bustling On suffered a deep cut, Regulation was bruised, Fulsham lost five teeth, and Bird sustained a severe hip injury.
A fragmentary ad claims a "delicious powder" can soothe a baby's tender skin for many years. It uses archaic phrasing to imply a superior, long lasting softness but provides few concrete details or verifiable claims. The snippet reads like a vintage marketing line without full context.
At the Southern Districts Rifle Clubs Union meeting in Goulburn, Queanbeyan Rifle Club won the Watson Cup outright with A K Johnston H C Taylor and E G Lewis leading. Canberra and Queanbeyan shooters competed across 200 to 900 yard events, with Storey and Johnston among top scorers and plans announced to open the Cup to all Union teams.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a bar arrest and items at a market or event. It references a person and a place but lacks clear structure or readable names. The readable bits suggest a trading or sale context with vague dates and participants.
Advertises subscriptions to Golf Magazine with calls for two gentlemen of proven integrity to canvas in Australia. Includes contact references to W.P. Thine and Sydney address 2582 B. Also notes a separate meeting notice for Sambberra Repertory Society inviting members to Institute of Anatomy on Monday February 4 at 7 30 p.m. for cast selection and reading of Nothing to put the Truth by J Montgomery.
Notice is given that under Section 6 of the Public Baths Ordinance 193 the exclusive use of the Canberra Swimming Pool between hours 12 moons and 6 p.m. on Saturday February 2 1936 and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday February 26 1935 is granted to the Canberra Amateur Swimming Club for conducting swimming carnivals.
Melbourne Tuesday reports the Commonwealth Government will grant full pay leave to public service and Defence Act staff for attending the annual militia camp. Two days’ leave on full pay are offered to those at the special course of instruction. State governments, municipalities, and employers are expected to follow. Militia forces total 27,884 with 76,279 elsewhere. extensions and new training centres are planned.
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