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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
4
Thoroughbred and greyhound items detail race entries and results at Canberra and nearby venues. Notable mentions include Maiden Stakes results, selections for the Queenbeany Stake, and performance notes on horse names such as Rodney's Own, Survivor Lad, Kentish Mine, Buka-Girl, and Moya Katring, with times and placements across distances up to 530 yards.
In Melbourne a 60-year-old man was arrested at his home as about 30 armed police and search teams hunted in the Nariel Valley, North Eastern Victoria, since Tuesday morning. Police questioned a man in connection with a shooting of Richard Lunt, 38, of Corryang in the farm region.
The page lists hurdle and flat racing results from York with horses such as Paunus, Silahwret, Portas, Be Pataca Sahar, and Prince Noell. It includes weighings, betting odds, winners and placings, times for several derbies and handicaps, and references to riders and venues in a dense, period-voice format.
Reports from Sydney and Newcastle detail a wrestling card with Tommy O Toole defeating Nay Gunkel in Leichhardt in the main event. Results include multiple handicap races and bouts with uncertain African typography and poor OCR clarity mentioning Khedive and Parra among others.
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