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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
6
Ulm arrives at Port Moresby on the flat experimental air mail from Australia. He is greeted by New Guinea Airways pilot and locals. The continuation to Wau and Salamaua is postponed due to heavy rain until tomorrow.
Acceptances listed for a Saturday Kensington meeting with a 44.2 handicap and a 12.45 start for the Flying Handicap. Names include Dover Prince Parl, Yamba, Dunere, Carmtop, Wee Warrah, Meats, Psalmist, Prince Valeria, Daughter, Grerniand, Marie Belle, Bonnia Princess, Deirdet ot, Pejar Girl, New Carit, Querespond ur, Matson, Foxarne, Headmaster, Bouyeo, Prue Pte, Mon Lap, Cistura, Pharan, Printem Juliet, Gay Bird and others in the field.
The pennant race resumes with West at home to Feld in 4th grade and Northbourne facing Ainslie, promising close, high level tennis. In H grade Reid 1 meets Weetangera while Ginninderra and Griffith clash in No 1 division, with Ainslie and Braddon also key matches. Multiple derbies and title implications loom at Manuka and The Pines as Brigade, Reid 1, and Northbourne field strong lineups.
The Alplonsbig tournament begins Saturday September 29 with events including Men’s and Women’s Singles, Consolation Plate, and Doubles. Winners will hold the Johnson Cup and Piggin Cup for a year, with entry fees and a 4.80 start time noted amid the listed events and participants.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a plan to start at 3.40 with all weights 2ilba. Details are ambiguous and names or places are unclear.
The event notes a welter mile in the first division set to begin at 4.5, with race details indicating the start time for competitors and spectators.
Scratching notes from Sydney racing scene on Thursday reference Dea and Melbourne Cup context with unsettled entries and unspecified outcomes. Names appear abbreviated and OCR garbled, limiting full event detail.
Northern Suburban Progress Association reports a letter from Postmaster General Archdale Parkhill stating that improvements to telephone facilities in Ainalie are under consideration. The inquiry included a public teletype box at Amalic and a reduction in telephone rentals as part of proposed benefits.
A fragmented notice references a special arrangement related to World Rariies and other information areas. It mentions an 18 tract item within a sampling of the published fragments, indicating a transitional or editorial note about special areas.
The Legislative Council disallowed the new Local Government Act ordinance by 30 votes to 12. It would require councils to secure due performance of contracts and to tender subcontracts over fifty pounds, drawing criticism from government supporters and opposition alike.
The hearing on the divorce between Ceril Owen James Munro and Rib beth Harriet Munro was continued as the Crown intervened to have the decree mal ranted. Mrs Munro testified she suffered a tremen dous shock upon service and denied chronic drunkenness, claiming no threats of divorce and noting financial concerns raised by a solicitor friend. The judge adjourned the hearing after cross examination.
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