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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1939
Page
4
A detailed OCR fragment from Royal Canberra Golf Club notes a Saturday royal Canberra event with A Grade results. It mentions players such as Githome, Shayssaldidoy, and others, noting handicaps, match outcomes, and club standings across B and A grades.
Queanbeyan Cruising Clubs held a Saturday race card with races including Belang and Prince Milangi. Notable finishes list Canbrina Sike, Sonnte Mutaga, Moving Krowger, Gardan Rivet, and Petite Joan among others with times around 27 to 28 seconds and varied lengths behind the winner.
London budget details civil protection spending totaling 42 205 007 pounds with a rise of 22 042 767 year on year. Items include 30 928 240 for equipment and materials 5 600 000 for local authority grants 4 343 200 for emergency fire brigades 37 012 for civilian training schools and 200 000 for execution and other emergencies. Of the total 7 000 040 pounds will come from water.
A scattered sports roundup notes Acton plans for Manuka Oval with shifting schedules amid Canberra sports governance. boxing highlights include Wilsons bout and a standout night at Melbourne Stadium. Magentit captures the Australian Cup at Flemington with trainer Hogstead steering a tough campaign. a Tugby Union move and boxing main event Ossie Stewart vs Tito Sabatino headline Sydney Stadium card. race summaries from Flemington and Warwick Farm praise Ajax and Lord Sunshine for decisive wins amid late-season action.
Faint scribbles show Warwick Farm events with multiple horses like Silver Coat and Royal Bromine in Maiden and Nursery handicaps. Results list won by two lengths, times around 1 44 and 1 40, with numerous horses named, including Adonis Trumpeter Hectic and Consonance, across divisions and betting figures.
Canberra Rifle Club members fired 10 rounds at 100 yards for the Hughes Shield and 10 shots at 700 yards for the Mc Joney Trophy. J Lloyd led the hullseye pool. Le Me Lead topped the day with a perfect score of 100.
A dense list of horses riders and placings from a sprawling event. Mentions include Leonard Stuken Meialic Hailey Petyeen and numerous race entries with winners and times. The fragmentary text records race names, participants, and outcomes in a period-voice style.
In a noisy quarter race at Gath between Rail teams, Hetarde and Ratway faced valiant challengers including Ramrat Lad Valentine and Morale Walthy. Edensor Park Mandican and Kateatae provided strong support as the field battled for minutes.
A scribbled OCR style note lists participants and event references including Micawher, Hotton, Monten, Pann, and Nitional Muster. It mentions a heat between cece and third with unclear timing and placement, reflecting a fragmented, rough sports snippet from a historical page.
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