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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 20, 1940

Page

4

Local Rugby League and Hockey Fixtures and Teams

School and university teams compete in a full schedule at Reid Park Griffith and Duntroon. R M C v Kingston and University v Barton lead a packed Saturday program with Canberrans and reserves fielding multiple sides and lineups listed.

R.M.C Kingston Duntroon Fletcher and Foster University Barton Reid Park Foster and Bradbury Canberrans Griffith Owen Add Fisher McNiven McCulloughi R.mlc R.A.A.F Duntreon McDonald Fletchert Queartbeyan Gordon Martin Cunberrans

Golf Associates club champions results and handicap winners

The club announced results for the championship with players including Miss J. Taylor 90 82 and Mrs. Hodgson 105 106. The Inance Cup shows scores like Mrs. Taylor 102 103 and Mrs. Ryan 119 117. The handicap event was won by Mrs. Waring and Mrs. McDonald 104 28 T6. Play resumes Monday at noon.

J. Taylor I. A . Mins Rocar Von Downes Senior Rolfe Greenwood Taylor Horpé Migs Taylor Mies Fraser Waring McDonald Macgregor

Trespass on Commonwealth Lands Ordinance framed

The Minister for the Interior announced that trespass on Commonwealth Lands and afforestation areas outside the City Area will no longer require posted notices before offences are deemed to have occurred. Canberra chilled by 16.2 degree morning with a 47.0 degree high as frosty winds bite from western mountains.

Benator Fall Canberra

Keen Interest in Today's Rugby Match at Manuka Oval

A.M.C. No. 1 faces Northern Suburbs in a crucial Manuka Oval clash with strong backlines led by Brooker, Richardson, Gardiner, and Bell chambers. Norths rely on Lieut. E. L. Cook in goal as de Locery, McMaster, and Lloyd debut for the F.M.C. pack amid shifting lineups.

A.M.C. No. 1 Northern Suburbs Manuka Oval Brooker Richardson A.M.C McGregor North Pla Johnston Norths Lieut E. L. Cook Fa.a.a Sydney Varsity Dawson de Locery McMaster Lloyd Coleman Young F.M.C EAST6 Eastern Suburbs Telopea Park Cordy McCue R.A.A.F Stree R.mlc Tancred McCaffrey R. G. Sheaffe Canberra Grammar School Wil University

Canberra and Queanbeyan Clash For Howell Cup Match

Canberra and Queanbeyan rugby league teams meet tomorrow at Queanbeyan Showground for the Howell Cup. Canberra seeks form after a 0-0 draw with Yass, aiming to topple the strong Queanbeyan side in a eagerly anticipated clash.

Canberra Queanbeyan Yass FR. Noonan A. Curran Keys J. Ayres T. Clear C. Kerr G. Cabban D. Bartlett K. Hackett R. Knight A. Allsebrook

Queanbeyan Cycling Club to run 20 and 12 mile handicaps

Tomorrow’s events feature a 20 mile senior handicap and a 12 mile junior handicap on the Jerrabemberra Avenue and Brodiex Garage circuits. A 40 mile race from Yass to Queanbeyan is planned for next week open to juniors and seniors with entries closing tomorrow.

Queanbeyan

Ambiguous Horses and Handicaps Referenced in Incomplete Card

Fragmentary racing listing shows multiple handicaps and horse names such as Brasen, John Peel, Aristocrat, Cree, and Comet ig with various odds and placements. The text resembles a horse racing program with entries across 2.10 Flying Handicap and 0 War Time type events, but details are incomplete.

Selections for Jumpers and Nursery Handicaps at Measured Staging

The card lists Jumpers Flat Race with Festoon Hedonic Pharoah. Nursery Handicap led by Plimsol The Elk Overjoyed. Flying dicap featuring Sologram Radical Winnipeg. Canterbury Handicap with Brazen Lad Yours Truly Bonny Loch. Progressive Stakes first division Gundagai Miss Poppy Beau. Electra St Andrew Zel in the staggered lines.

Festoon Hedonic Pharoah Plimsol the Elk Overjoyed Sologram Radical Winnipeg Canterbury Brazen Lad Yours Truly Bonny Loch Miss Poppy Beau Ashbury Mischief Anpapejo Rathlin St. Andrew Zel

Flemington Races Feature Mixed Odds and Results

A jittery ledger of Flemington race events shows hurdles and steeplechases with horses such as Lockel and Altieus, plus separate two year old and handicap trials. Multiple divisions list names, times, and placements, capturing a brisk day of running and racing across hurdles, trials, and open races.

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