TERRIFIC FLOODS IN MEXICO REPORT MASSY CUP CHANGES
A garbled report notes torrential rain in Mexico City and surrounding towns after a storm. It lists players and reserves tied to defending the Massy Cup, with names like Hughes Gribble and O'Brien among those mentioned. The piece references Xochimilco and distant valleys affected by the flood.
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Mexico City
Tursday
Burrawa
H. Bpeering
Hawke
Sc Hughes
T Gribble
Xochimilin
Riley
Keys
W. Grooms
H. Bet
Yass Road Dangerous to Traffic
Motorists on the Canberra Yass road during the holiday weekend report dangerous conditions due to lack of detour warnings from reconstruction work. No signs indicate which side to detour, making night travel nerve wracking for many drivers.
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Canberra-Yass
Farm Murder: Youth Sentenced to Death
At the Central Criminal Court in Sydney, Harry Forbes Murray, 20, a dairy hand from Scone, was convicted of murdering his employer Ernest Bruce Fenwick. The jury found him guilty of murder with a strong mercy recommendation due to youth and good conduct. Justice Davidson planned to refer the verdict and mercy plea to the Executive Council.
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Sydney
Central Criminal Court
Harry Forbes Murray
Ernest Bruce Fenwick
Scone
Fenwick
McKean
K.C
Murray
Vera Fenwick
Oswald Barton
Vera
Hanse Fenwick
Blis
Gosford
Mittagong
Mercy
Davidson
Executive Council
Street Lighting Improvements in Kingston and Suburbs
The Department for the Interior is upgrading street lighting in Kingston and surrounding areas. A line of lights around the shopping block opposite the shops at Kingaton has been completed, brightening the centre and improving parking lighting. New lights are installed in Kingston Reid and other recently opened sections, with plans to increase Arthur Circle lamps between Moresby Crescent and Griffith and to move lamps to more advantageous positions on dull thoroughfares.
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Department For the Interior
Kingaton
Kingston, Reid
Arthur Circle
Moresby Crescent
Grifith
Bowling Club Games Highlight Weekend Tours and Tossed Ladders
A lively weekend at the Braddon green featured pair play with shifts in ladder standings and Cock o the Walk challenges. Cox and D Arcy beat Pike and Toy, Briarwood and Turner topped Moss and Reffreys, and other scorelines included 18 17, 10 18, and 29 21. In ladder play Martin defeated Field 21 00, with Fawcett and Lott also scoring. Brack and Halmenich clashed, while Fawcett and Martin traded wins in subsequent bouts. Mrs Katie Tay won the Women’s Auxiliary single-handed trophy with a 21 5 victory over Mrs Moss. The Ming’s Birthday tea adjourned with tributes to Mr N W Jeffreys for Imperial Service Order honors.
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Cox
D'Arcy
Pike
Toy
Briarwood
Turner
Moss
Reffreys
Stevens
Holmes
Peterson
Joyner
Brown
DiArcy Betts
Brack
Love
Wade
Field
Beal Pike
Lamb
Martin
Fawcett
Lott
Braddon Green
Ming
N.W. Jeffreys
W. H. Briarwood
City
Imperial Service Order
Marwood
Jeffrey
Mea
Bell
Tt Waa
Katie Tay
Mra
Sugar Rebates Set for June Exports to New Zealand and Other Lands
Export Sugar Committee fixes rebate rates for June on sugar contents exported from the Commonwealth. To New Zealand fruit products 0 8 per ton. other goods 2 12 per ton. To other countries fruit products 4 10 16 per ton. other goods 2 per ton. Chairman Mr. AR Townsend notes lower fruit product rebates reflect home consumption pricing and that New Zealand rates follow the Australia New Zealand trade agreement. The policy lets exporters pay only the Australian parity for sugar in other markets, while New Zealand rebates stay governed by import parity and duties.
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Commonwealth
New Zealand
Ar, Townsend
Mx. Townsend
Name withheld at inquest over fatal motorcycle crash
The coroner recorded accidental death after Ronald Kelly 19 a storeman died when his motorcycle hit a wall at Bt Peters. A girl companion, seen nearby in a sidecar, had her name withheld at the inquest. Kelly’s father knows the name but the girl asked it not be disclosed.
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Sydney
Withouson
Ronald Kelly
Storeman
Kelly
Pollow
Sydney Wool Sale Attracts Keen Bids From Japanese Buyers
There was keen competition at today’s wool auction with Japanese and continental buyers leading demand. The market held at last week’s closing rates for all descriptions though irregularities remained for doubtful yielding sleeve wool and faulty pieces. Greeny merino sold to 18d and several bales from Uralla. The sale total reached 11,048 bales with 9,278 disposed of at auction and $23 sold privately. The average price for the last week’s wool in Sydney was £23 19s 0d per bale or 108d.
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Sydney
Uralla
Postal employee killed after lorry collision in Sydney
Bernard William, a postal worker, was struck by a lorry on Victoria Road in Sydney. He sustained a skull fracture and died in hospital the following morning. Police and witnesses are assisting the investigation as drivers are questioned.
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Sydney
Bernard William Outa
Victoria Road
Termeo Wie
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Massy Cup
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Perdrieu
Flexifort
Yass Road
Muay
Betty
Geoff
Ays
Darling
Wim
Wen
Halmenich
Aweett
Latt
Ser Shell
Super Shell
Sydney Wool Sales
Babs
Fluffy
Dersil
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