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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1930
Page
4
Hall, the most improved rugby league side, upset leaders West City 3 2 at Manuka Oval on Saturday. In the second game North City fell to South City, losing second place in the premiership list. Both matches were played at Manuka Oval.
Hall's fine win over West City by two points keeps them on track for the Rugby Jawsue premiership. The rugged match at Manuka showed Hall's stronger forward play and sharper finishing, with Beton kicking a key early penalty and Hall scoring the sole try. West City fought hard, with Mawke a standout, but Hall's defense held firm as forwards Stephens Thompson and Poudyyn led a cohesive effort.
South City and North City produced a tight match with several near misses and a late South City score. Key players include Booth Johnson and Routhwell for South City while North City received strong tackling from McArthur and Havill, with Mladen and Chip perfeld pivotal in attacks.
Racing notes from Moss Trooper and related events list outcomes and times. Victory details include Grand National Hurdle winner Moss Trooper by four lengths, with second and third tightly bunched. other stakes races list winners, times, and key runners such as Kentle, Bangkok, Lampra, and notable entrants like Way of Tahindi and Kolo Flight.
The annual Canberra Club rifle meeting opened with NAIGA medal competition. Aiming proved elusive for many as the afternoon wore on while AL Kelly and W Webb posted the usual best scores. The event continues with notable shooters including Hashim and others in a forthcoming Friendly Brunelet meet at Singoten.
A recalled event from Paris's Latin Quarter when a young foreign student helped a journalist. The exchange led to a letter from General Machado, president of Cuba, praising the student who later became a prominent journalist and a country’s president. The tale reflects gratitude and a remarkable career arc.
At the British fort or technical mud art schools event held at the Children's Hospital, girls received notable gifts and care duties. A crowd gathered for a quirky program featuring a mock historical tableau and a cabaret. A choral routine and vendor setup drew attention.
A flawed OCR notice about a school in Mabelachwordi Rwitwriand where boys set up a microphone and wired system to simulate a broadcast. The plan aimed to impress the ministerial board and peers, but a prior electrical fault disrupted the event and the apparatus was replaced.
The fragment discusses division patterns in the British Parliament noting large and small divisions and the difficulty of orderly votes. It references members such as Kenworthy Day and Major Grutain Pole as notable figures, reflecting on daily attendance and voting behavior.
A noted linguist known as Krehr mastered 48 tangian dialects and 20 languages, traveling across Europe and China. He spoke all Tang languages fluently, earning renown as the most capable interpreter among Europeans in China.
A damaged newspaper fragment outlines a local notice with unclear details. Readable elements reference an action by local authorities but lack concrete names dates or places to confirm scope or deadline.
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