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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1941
Page
6
Fragmented text shows a jumble of horse names and race categories, including terms like HOGSAGE, WATERSERCTION, BASS, FIFTIES MAN METABUS, and various hidden or misspelled entries. No coherent report or single event emerges from the readable lines.
A dense Canterbury racing card lists horses across divisions and handicaps with weights and entries including Evergreen Are You Ready Truce Flying Officer and other runners. The note enumerates numerous names, odds, and race classes across 2.26 two-teas old, 255 flying mandate, and 160 handicaps with entrant lines and adjustments.
The listing outlines greyhound entries and distances for the op eras and retriet fireyhound meeting. Named dogs include Canberrs Makes Jolly Balilenti Min P Faleon Moving Arou id My Gosh Cops Wonnler Rowbea ais Choker Vorston Yarra Wanna plus Maiden Maker and other entries across 500 to 660 yard events.
Morcombe clocked 32.5 seconds off the junior 50 yard freestyle record while Brophy in the senior women’s 400 yard freestyle fell 83.5 seconds short of the Welsh Olympic mark. Morcombe also broke the junior women’s 100 yard backstroke record amid a flood of event results across boys and girls championships and a Canberra Club water polo win.
The list shows City bowler selections for the pea sant match against Canberra Wo2 at City tomorrow with Howe Stevens Clarke Brack Ross Tanney Fox Turner Falconer Kruter Martin Lamb Groomen Pike Marchant Challen. A separate Canberra City Club squad is named for a weekend match with Galbraith Crease Jones Bale Brackenreg Chapman T Hayes Francis Pry Somerville Cottingham Dee quat Cook Johnston Cleaver. Canberra will also meet Queanbeyan with Piper May Rain Hodgson Hincliffe Loughrey Fawrett Lott Hellier Gray Willis Whiteford Chidgey Edward MecKinatr Weatheraton.
Rain halted seventh round play in the A C T cricket competition withMatcher to decide the winner after a single day of play. First grade fixtures listed for Manuka Air Force Northbourne Amalia Cadets Hall with umpire details and a lengthy second grade schedule including Queanbeyan Northbourne Ainslie Barton and others. A Barton lineup is added with K Smith as captain and a Northbourne under 14 and under 16 squads named alongside players like Reen Murray and Ray cap.
Washington report notes Mr. Vinnan introduced a bill to compel mediation in labor disputes and to delay strikes for ten days. The measure would ban closed shops and require employers to allow workers to join unions, while permitting contractors to refuse work to members of subversive organizations.
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