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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1944
Page
4
National football contenders field teams at Queanbeyan Park and Northbourne Oval as players including Trevittian Murray Harri Ghirardello Lomax Pi Dorma Terson Hamilton Hutchin Noney and Randall Archdall Jamion Gases BFS vie for spots. The matchups feature Queanbeyan versus Ainslie with strong lineups and boundary plays noted.
Today's round of hockey features Fairbairn v 2877 at 2 p.m. and Checks v N.E. Gordon and McGregor at 3.90 p.m. The teams include Barton Cleaver Pale Sharpe Gwen Barnes Sharpe Fis J Bhan HU Pilke Welch and Knowles Yeend Pittard Ladd Holmes Taylor Armstrong Harding Kildon Campbell Denton Wilkinson Lewis Parr Kestel Jckes Barnard Hopkingot.
In a winter meet at Moorefield, Sovereign's Fate and Flying Haw led a field in a close handicap. The program highlighted stakes, with detailed entries including Proaue and Statins among the contenders.
Queanbeyan and District Greyhound Racing Club hosts a program this afternoon with Cantera Stakes and multiple divisions. Entries include Minton Rosé Tuilera War Danger Maraban and La Frolicsome Girt along with several other dogs listed under Canberra and district tracks.
A Brisbane telegraph notes beer ration plans for troops in northern New Guinea. Soldiers will receive limited bottles with top removed to prevent hoarding, aiming to prevent relaxation of discipline. About 26 percent of alcohol allotment is discussed, with prior months’ stock stored behind barbed wire for “B” day and guarded to deter pilferage.
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