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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1940
Page
4
A dense OCR style listing outlines daily radio segments, news, music, talks, and features across multiple stations. It notes essential services, news summaries, school broadcasts, concerts, and special programs with varied times and show titles.
The official pennant from Mr. S. M. Bruce vanished from his car bonnet outside Australia House in London. A penciled note claimed it was borrowed from a U S Bor row member for the war and would be returned when the war ends.
The ACT tennis executive council decided to buy War Savings Certificates valued at £63. Saturday pennant results across A to C grades and mixed divisions are listed with wins by Ainslie Griffith Barton Northbourne Kingston Reidy and others. Leaderboard standings update shows top players and clubs before Saturday’s play.
Canberra today hosts a conference of state government representatives and apple and pear growers to collect suggestions on marketing the 1941 fruit crop. Minister Mr Cameron outlines proposed advances totals for apples and pears, the net proceeds distribution to growers, and the impact of export prospects and potential renewal of the acquisition scheme.
Ten rinks competed in a spoon event with G Beattie Cook Challen topping the field. Beattie Cook Challen beat Falconer Chubb Lott 27 12 and other results included Stevens Edward Lamb over Marshall Cottingham May 18 16 and Prust Cooper Peters Francis over Adamson Bryan Loughrey Chafe 17 13. Public Service singles final at Forrest Green saw Hodgson defeat Lamb 32 11 over 24 ends.
RM C's centre forward Comp ton broke through for two goals as they beat Golds four to one. Shaw added a brilliant reverse sticks shot, Day and Le Joyce scored for Golds, while Garratt and Stirlings stood out for RM C as Kingston and Barton clash produced a 4 0 Kingston win and Staff overwhelmed by six goals.
In a balanced first half the High School team fell behind as WG A pulled ahead. Final score 4 to 2 with scoring by Got tingham M Joyce and Merrilees for the High School. Boronta defeated Kingston Torontas 2 0 as H Dunni clife and Blundell led Boronita. Kingston got two from Rogers.
A detailed daily racing card lists CA PANEUS winning the Canter bury Jumpers Flat Race by a long head from Festoon with Lasting third.Celebrity wins the Nursery Handicap ahead of Shem and Tunic in times around 1 15. Flying Knight and Mohican headline the Flying Handicap with a dead heat for second. Highborn triumphs in the Ganterbury Handicap by a neck over Madson. Trish Sea leads the Highweight Handicap field to a close victory by a neck over Bestop. Os cum scores in the Campsic Handicap with a two-length margin over All Set and Gold Pan.
Eastern Suburbs failed to convert six penalty kicks from easy range costing them the first grade premiership clash with RM C No 1 at Duntroon Oval. RM C No 1 won 15 to 3, with Brooker kicking three goals and Richardson and Hardcastle also scoring tries.
University beats RADA IT 9-5 after trailing at halftime as McCue fuels late surge. Brill and Bullec star at full-back, with Rutherland Teterson and forward Baker among standouts for BRAVA. Montgonwr and Bachelor key in the forwards in a lively contest.
Capaneus won the Jumpers race at Canterbury on Saturday after a dramatic comeback. The eight month life-threatening injury led trainer J W Cool to persevere, while other sports notes cover Paul Boesch defeating La Verne Baxter in wrestling and crowd disturbances at a South Sydney vs Newtown match, with Doomben races betting on Bou Livre and Gilltown.
In London on Saturday large financial institutions backed heavy buying leading to a strong rise in industrials. The market closed after a dramatic and depressed period on the stock exchange amid substantial purchases.
Saturday’s greyhound meeting produced multiple Canberra Stakes divisions with dog names like PFOP'S WONDER, LADY TADEMA, and TIBBY CASH securing top spots. Races included Maiden and Malden Stakes over 473 to 660 yards, with times around 27 seconds and 38 seconds, and several dogs recorded lengths ahead.
The meeting features the Moonee Valley Maiden Hurdle won by Lord Tolgus with International second and The Stork third. Portico leads in the Juvenile Handicap with Exactly and Remington close behind. Other events include Sachem at Williamstown and the Esplanade Welter Handicap won by Mooramong with Dannevirke second.
Norths were ahead 6 0 at halftime but lost by one six three points to R M C No 2 as two Corsair tries failed to convert. Ward Kirkwood and Williams troubled the Norths forwards while Goordiney starred for Norths with Jaelson and Moore linking well behind the Green pack in a tight rugby clash.
The A Grade handicap golf event at Royal Canberra was won by A Bell who, from a handicap of 4, finished 3 up. Results list J Bull 3 up EB Waring 17 up R T Whyte square L Morrison 1 down A Senior 2 up G B Johnson 1 up R Shannon square H James square R R Moloney square.
The item lists publication details with Christopher Hohn Shakespeare and the Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd. It specifies the Mort Street office in Braddon Canburra as the publish location.
Eleven members fired the final stages with high aggregates from the 200 yards mound. N Canbaum led with 339 total, J McIntosh 397, L McLeod 336, and J Lloyd won the hit deop section with 349.4. The Hughes Shield went to J McIntosh 146.8 with Hussey second and Webb third.
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