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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1948
Page
4
Members of the Turner Progress and Welfare Association discussed complaints that Monday bread was stale, noting Fridays often offered better bread post weekend. They agreed to investigate the issue before any further action.
The 4.G.R. Rugby Union representative team will play Parramatta at Parramatta today. Due to an initians epidemic at St Patrick's College, Northern Suburbs reserves and thirds to Goulburn has been cancelled. At Duntroca Oval this afternoon Royal Military College will play two company matches at 1 o'clock and 8:15, Northern Suburbs thirds to Canberra Grammar School at 3 p.m. today. lat KE Hawke, Brown.
Fragmented OCR listing appears to name players or participants with multiple misspellings and garbled surnames. The text includes numerous fragments such as names like Meek Hew, Reiner, Rena, Divina, and others, but no coherent event, team, date, or outcome is identifiable.
Rugby league note confirms Jonny Hawke, listed as five-eight, will stay with the Canberra team. He reportedly rejected offers while Manly and Newtown pursued him, and today teams for a Canberra match at Manuka Oval are announced with players named.
Lottery No 1886 drawn in Sydney lists first prize 9758 with "Last chance" by Hardaduck Graham of Newtown, second prize 18488 "Lucky Jim" Syndicate by M. Nunn, third prize 58403 "27th Anniversary Luck" Syndicate with J. BE Powell of Killara Avenue Pangania, fourth prize 09213 "1906" Syndicate by A. Lewin Haymarket Zaggalers. Lottery No 1667 to be drawn Monday.
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