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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
6
A garbled report notes a death tied to Nourlabment and Ma Cunninghaman, aged 24, with university and local details. It mentions Gosford race results and a Wednesday event, with July 20 and 27 sittings possibly canceled due to extensive alterations to the tracks.
Hiatus withdrawn from Grand National Blooplechase after a shaky trial where only three of seven starters completed the course. Hearsay won by two lengths, Burrasce second, Howard third, Willow Bank and Gay Invader involved in early fall. Four of 14 final acceptors for Saturday’s race remained engaged, with several named riders and horses listed among probable entries.
The draw lists mixed and B divisions with players and clubs, including Northbourne Braddon Ainslie Yarralumla and Forrest. It notes matches for Division 1 and 2, rocall selections for a Macquarrie match against Raid Willia Burden Shannon and Misses Brent, and multiple mixed pairs from clubs.
Wille Stone of United Bates arrived in Sydney aboard the Mariposa with teacher Claude Varner and expressed a desire to fight Vic Patrick. Varner cited Milo Jacobe’s claim that Patrick is defending a title if a match occurs. The report notes Jones’ strong record and a prior lightweight title bid involving John Thomas.
The Rugby League plans a nationwide push into border regions aiming to promote its code where Australian Rules dominates. The campaign targets country areas where either One Rugby Union or Australian Rules is strong.
The draw lists West City vs Hall at 2.90 p m and Mort City vs South City at 2 30 p m at North Oval. Contested by players including Kelly Harrington Brown Williama Appion McIntyre Tavenor Prits Norgrove Mason Otang Walters Gowing Ar cher Malone Wallace Hawke Cte pplon Southwall Pollard Hilton Horun Healey Hammond Burgun Pinner.
Keralson won the N S W coursing Derby at Rooty Hill in Sydney with Gay Abandon second. Keralson also won the South Australian Derby and was backed to win 4000 in the fourth tries. A feature of the meeting was bookmakers refusing to operate for the Malden Stakes and officials walked out of the betting enclosure.
In Katoomba on Wednesday Reginald Buchanan 35 of Queensland was committed for trial at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions on a charge of stealing three diamond rings valued at £1010. Mrs Epira testified she entrusted the rings to Buchanan to mind.
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