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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1939
Page
5
The Queanbeyan poultry event awards include Grand Champion Ellia Newman and Best Utility to G V Warren. Ribbons across cockerels hens ducks pigeons and various breed classes honor many exhibitors led by Ellis Newman and N Maxwell.
The note lists numerous garden entries and top placings with E J Beaver frequently cited for wins in carrots onions beans melons and gourds. Judges include J D Horgan Baolong and volunteers E J Beaver L Lloyd F Pringle with other exhibitors like Max Clothier Don Georgiadis and Bernard Morrison.
The junior farmers judging event lists winners across vegetables poultry bee products fruit and miscellaneous classes. Names include Bruce Whatman Gerald Cartwright Kerin Beaver Bernard Morrison Milton Sebbens Norman Plummer and Bob Stewart with multiple entries in beets carrots lettuces pumpkins and more.
Judge Mr J F Donnelly presided with stewards Messia Seery and Gallagher. Maiden trial awarded to D Tully's Mack on eight percent points. The show will continue today and remaining awards will be published Monday.
Beaver family exhibitor at county shows achieved a record with 160 awards at Queanbeyan Show yesterday. Awards spread across poultry, cattle, and hutton sections amid keen competition. E J Reaver and party lead entries with notable placements.
The Supreme Court probate jurisdiction in John Henry Smith Angus estate has filed accounts. Claimants must present themselves by March 23 at 3 pm to inspect and object. otherwise the accounts will be examined and passed. Also notices call for tenders for portable play room erection and pine logging work in Canberra area with details from the Director-General of Works.
In Darlinghurst Sessions a jury failed to reach a verdict on 16 year old Raymond David Adama charged with armed robbery and assault of two postal officials at Bondi on September 8. The jury was discharged and Adama remanded for trial.
Moscow report describes state funeral for Lenin’s widow as an urn containing her ashes was placed in a niche behind Lenin’s. Half a million people lined the streets for the procession as mourners paid respects to the historic figure amid the ceremony.
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