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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Page
2
Fragmented OCR style notice lists agents and addresses to new and local agents, with mentions of Canberra Hotel Queanbeyan and various names. The readable items include admin and property related lines showing extents of estate or business notices and multiple place names.
Daily home delivery offered across Canberra and Queanbeyan with a special arrangement. Residents can arrange delivery through Canberra Tintin or through Mr F Murray in Queanbeyan, with contact details provided.
Fragmented OCR sums include temperatures around 30 degrees and 21.8 C, wind readings at 8 mph, and various dates in June. Mentions monthly weather data for Canberra and references to Nepalese and other regions. The text is garbled with many misread words and inconsistent units, making precise details difficult.
The readable portion shows garbled OCR about cricket or baseball prep and a few scattered names. Most words are nonsensical, with no clear event dates teams or outcomes to anchor a factual summary.
A disjointed report notes tennis pennant action with teams such as Hat, Nortiourne, Aotin, Westlake and Kingston earning rubbers in various encounters. Mentions players like Curran, Malonwye, Acton, Kingston and Stewart amid mixed results and scattered scores.
Forecast notes cloudy unsettled conditions along southern border and highlands with isolated snow on the southern Alps. Inland mainly fine with morning mists and varied levels. West to southwest winds fresh at highlands and coast. Canberra forecast cold and mostly cloudy with scattered showers and snow in the extreme south, morning frosts.
A British example under the Trade Facilities Act 1921 is discussed as a potential template for reviving Australian industry postwar. The experts argue government aid could stimulate private investment, with guarantees on debentures and limited government lending to fund capital for new enterprises.
Australia defeats a British polo team by 18 in a chaotic relay marked by frantic threats and unclear play. The match, described in garbled OCR with many names obscured, shows Australia pressing ahead as confusion interrupts key moments.
An OCR heavy football score roundup lists numerous players and teams, with match results and odd notes including a Dublin Union Jack ban. It mentions Acton Park, Northumberland, Westlake, and various players like Weaver and Crawley, with several scores and lineups. The page blends game results and wartime era political tidbits, ending with a note on premier division standings and trackable match points.
In a challenging Bruce Small Cup cycling event Bateson secured a decisive win amid a field of riders. Cramp and fatigue affected several competitors while Lawrence and Moore provided notable efforts as the race reached the half way point and beyond. The event concluded with Bateson dominant though the course proved tough and weather conditions perhaps influenced the outcome.
A sermon at St Johns Church by Canon Robertaon urges godly aid for rehabilitation of war victims and praises wartime unity. The speaker warns against materialism, calls for moral perseverance, and notes the nation’s economic mobilization and religious duty in rebuilding society.
Fragmented and archaic text discusses religious reform, church unity, and revival themes. It references the Oxford Movement, Anglican authority, and calls for a renewal of faith through divine guidance amid societal change. The piece presents a stirring appeal to readers to seek spiritual renewal and resist secular decay.
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