Sporadic Play Sees Turbulent Saturday Action
Fragmentary notes describe a chaotic Saturday with numerous players, teams, and rivalries. Mentions Bourne and Turnbull amid unclear events and audience reactions as contests unfold in a tense session.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1931
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe a chaotic Saturday with numerous players, teams, and rivalries. Mentions Bourne and Turnbull amid unclear events and audience reactions as contests unfold in a tense session.
A fragmented passage records casual talk about Christmas time and reactions to gifts and attention. It mentions people reacting to behavior, with references to names and phrases about enjoying, heartedly, or attacks, and a note on sleep or rest. The text is garbled and includes incomplete dialogue and mixed reflections.
A fragmented OCR item from Homebush stock sales contains unclear phrases including aye 'ight and medium forming Jupitering send a Sval qwere, with no clear context, names, places, dates, or outcomes readable.
Market notes show sheep skin sales largely unchanged with mixed quality. Prices ranged from low to mid levels for inferior hides while top grades held firmer. yearling skins and drums cited with varied values.
An unclear Degenerated report notes a pagoda in Rangoon undergoing transformation during a period of conflict. It mentions a fight and shifting control, with references to Shwe and local factions. Details are fragmented but imply notable unrest around a religious site.
Canberra officials received a late Brisbane message altering a planned August 8 match with the Queenslanders. Lists of invited players include Toohey, Alexander, Peacock, Williams, Marr, Smith, and others. The Canberra contingent was to play the Queenslanders on the 8th, but the message arrived yesterday in Brisbane.
An ad copy markets magnesia as a fast acting remedy for stomach gas and distress. It promotes a powder product named Saille Magnesia offering quick relief within five minutes, asserting safety and scientific backing with references to magnesium and related ingredients.
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