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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text referencing various places and terms such as transit, market and port, with no coherent event or identifiable dates or names. The readable fragments hint at civic topics but lack specifics to form a named event or person.
Tacky Rabin, Wetting, and Grind canst pace in a diverse program at Sydney Stadium tonight. Features include Bad Man and Tick Foals wrestling for a draw, with heats and times listed for each event and venue sections highlighting bets and results.
Charles Band and Villemain stage a 10 round slugfest with both men trading power shots. The Belgian challenger Dus is disqualified in the sixth as Thompson collapses after a body blow, while promoter notes hint at a rematch and future title contention.
A dense list of tennis pairings with various players and match times from early morning to late afternoon. Entries include J. Imrwel versus Le Rees, Mian Farrel versus Sime Chalten, and many other concurrent bouts with partners, opponents, and venue notes across a long day of play.
U S Ambassador to Australia Pete Jarrpan faces a postponed departure to Canberra after a delay in Washington. Officials say the mission timing shifts without a new date set.
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