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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
4
J Fletcher and J O Conte won the sealed handicap event at Royal Canberra Golf Club with 140 net. J Honner won best individual round with net 67. Other notable pairs included J Fogarty and N Parbury 143 and W D Fanning with K Williams 154.
Manuka schoolboys overwhelmed Queanbeyan 3 0 at Reid Park in a Friday Saturday hockey clash. Grammar School beat Barton II 5 4 with Needham and Eddison scoring, while Manuka pressed late but Queanbeyan failed to close the gap.
Canberra defeated Crookwell 37 to 10 with standout forward play and a late solo effort by Keya sealing the win. O'Brien scored early for Canberra, while Crookwell replied briefly before Canberra extended the lead through sustained pressure and strong tackling, incorporating multiple forwards and back line moves.
Barton and Kingston played a hard fought hockey match amid a strong wind and foul play. Barton opened with early pressure and short corners but failed to convert while Kingston attacked, forcing defensive clears by Arthur and Goodwin. In the end Barton conceded a single goal as Merion shifted to offense and Micke surged for Barton’s only score.
Fragmented report shows a tense match where Tom's Territory and Kingston wall clash as both sides press the attack. Defenders struggle to hold on while Marion forwards push for chances and late movement creates a resilient, hard fought round with ongoing pressure.
In a curtain raiser the Queanbeyan Blues beat Abbey reserves by 24 points. Queanbeyan players Feogal Kay O Neill Rowley Shumack scored with Shumack netting three. Canberra Reserves Beadman Kerridge and others attempted plays.
Wiley Post makes a third attempt on the transcontinental sub stratosphere flight but is forced to land in Wichita Kansas due to motor trouble after a flight from Los Angeles. Published by Christopher John Shakespeare for the Federal Capital Press of Australia.
The Taxpayers Association of New Saith Wren 5.3 objects to the proposed Federal Cabinet visit to Perth. They argue the cost would be £1500 and call it an expensive joyride, citing £25,822 already spent on travel expenses in 1994 as evidence the trip is undesirable.
The Goulburn representative team defeated Port Kembla 14 nil at Goulburn in cold weather with over 1000 spectators. Goulburn Seconds also beat Port Kembla Seconds by 5 points to nil in an early match.
North City defeated South City at Manuka Oval by 18 to 8, marking a second straight victory. The match showed improvement and was keenly contested with hard knocks, played in Rugby spirit. North City scorers included Zeadmen and A Makin with two goals by A Makin. South City responded with Mayo, O Brien, Sheen, and Wall among its contributors.
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