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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
2
Five women were injured and about a hundred others knocked down when a Denman ferry reversing gear failed at Circular Quay. The vessel struck No. 1 Jetty as passengers prepared to disembark, sending people sprawling.
An announced list of A and B Grade teams prepared for the National Football competition. The RAMLC president clarified venue changes with Queanbeyan and Acton. Details include player names, team splits, and fixture corrections for Saturday matches at York Park.
A list of rep games set for Sunday with senior and under classes traveling to Goulburn to face Central Southern Zone teams. Details include pickup points at Civic Tourist Bureau and University, match times in the afternoon, and named players and officials for Grade levels from Under 13 to A Grade.
The fowth Foun of the L.G.U. and monthly medal events concluded yesterday. In A Grade Miss M H Weight led with 98 23 13 totals, Cummins 86 12 71 placed, and Mrs Wight took the county prize. In B Grade Mrs B McMurtrie 104 135 00, Mrs ik Taylor 101 28 75, Maltesch 14 20 75, and Mrs M Horton 10 11 1 also scored well. The putting competition was won by A Grade Ruth Reid and B Grade K Taylor.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists numerous surnames and initials such as Gren N Taylor Quaine Hurley Pead Duble Baxter McKenzie Patton Yarwood and others, with unclear context or surrounding details. The fragment mentions Fla herty Flynn Newcombe Sampson Cole Rees Lee French alt.
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