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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
5
In a wind affected Acton Ainslie Australian Rules match at Northbourne Oval on Saturday the ball eluded two players amid strong gusts causing many misjudgements of high marking. Ainslie won a hard fought close game.
Ainslie edged Acton 8 11 59 to 6 11 47 at Northbourne Oval after a tight first half. Noel Cooper returned for Acton amid VFL suspension fallout as Turner and RMC split results in other matches with Turner 71 58 over RMC and Ainslie 73 44 over Acton in seconds.
Hakoah defeats the A C T under 16 soccer team 2 0 at Narra Bundah Oval. Canberra's defense held firm in the first half before Hakoah's attack opened the scoring with Rath and Billy Haver adding a second goal.
Lithgow defeated Canberra 55 to 34 in the Southern Division Country basketball final at the YMCA. Canberra reached the final by beating Cootamundra and Illawarra, with earlier results showing Cootamundra 45 Canberra 42 and Lithgow 38 Illawarra 33.
First grade rugby league results show St George 13 over Eastern Suburbs 10, Parramatta 21 over Manly 18, Newtown 13 over Balmain 10. Soccer results include Polonia 1 draw Penn Helenic 1, Budapest 3 over Auburn 2, Prague 4 over Gladesville nil, Hakoah 6 over Yuga 3, Apia 3 over South Coast 1, Melbourne Association match Prahan 11-10-76 over Sunshine 9-12-66, and Northcote 18-11-59.
Readable timing notes indicate Sunday travel windows from 9 40 am to 2 42 pm with brief segments between stops including Ainslie and Power House. Denotes from Wes Rinck and Wes Rinck origin points appear as shorthand travel sections.
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