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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1941
Page
6
The page lists horse names, jockeys, and odds across several races including 18 Jumpers Flat and the Ascot Mandicap card. Notable entries include Blackie Miller, Lady Romnstier, and Morning Bandille among others with varied placements and performance notes.
Multiple horses scratched from Doncaster Handicap including Molrige Marengo Fearless Fox Tuckerbox and others. Additional notes list entries for Auta Liverpool and Autumn Cup with horses Our Boy Tolaga Bay and Zonda.
The fifth annual open tournament at the Federal Golf Club will be held over the weekend with the McGrath Cup the main event on the second day. Large fields are expected as improvements leave the course in good order. Mixed foursomes are on Saturday afternoon with a stroke competition following. Players are urged to arrive early to ensure the programme runs smoothly.
A dated program shows hurdle races and juvenile events across multiple divisions at Salbury. Entries include Tipton and Hawhalarts with various ages and places noted, plus ongoing heats and handicaps for local clubs and stations.
The Treasurer Mr Richardson introduces a bill to provide further substantial reductions in Weymen and sock Lakes through Parliament.
The Tattersall's Hobart office conducted the War Service Bonds consolation draw under government supervision. top prize £10,000 went to Mercury Syndicate Hutaitel Welmp ton, second prize to Leslie Street Hawthorn M2 Victoria, with multiple prizes listed to individuals and groups across Victoria and Tasmania.
The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union club met at Hotel Kingston on Monday night. President Mr A Percival spoke of a difficult year ahead but expressed confidence. the secretary Mr Wal Spencer reported improving finances and notable playing achievements. Trophies were awarded to G C Cumley and G Lambert, with presentations by Mr A Coulter and Mrs A Kelly. Officers elected included Percival as president and Messrs Jensen, Viney, Whyte, Fisher, and Turner as committee members. Training begins March 25.
The Canberra squad for the Rose Bay trophy Saturday includes Beattie Whiteford Bale Lott Rain Willis McKinstry Dee Hinchliffe Fawcett T Heyes Hodgson. If successful the same players will face Queanbeyan next week.
Prices fixed for wool packs per pack in states after handling storage and insurance costs. NSW Sydney 1/3, Victoria Melbourne 593, Tasmania port 5/6, Queensland Brisbane 1/8, Rockhampton 68, Western Australia Frengville 43, with inland transport added. Basis similar to corn sacks pricing. carry-over from last season averaged into new prices.
The ACT Secondary Schools Tennis Tournament begins this afternoon with the open and under 16 girls events at the High School courts and under 14 girls at the Girls Grammar School. The match times start 2 40 p m and feature local players from city schools.
In the Supreme Court Judge Lukin declares the Bray case the worst he has tried and sentences Samuel Arthur Bray a Cauzeway Labourer to ten years penal servitude at Grilb hurn Gaol. Bray faced seven additional charges adjourned for Attorney-General reference amid grisly allegations.
London reports the RAF honors list with Air Chief Marshal Arthur Longmearte and Air Vice Marshal NH Beatbomby among those named for service. Other officers receive OB and OER decorations as the force acknowledges wartime contributions.
In the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions presided by W English JP, Leslie Luke of Canberra pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly after a rear-of-hotel brawl. Charles Bain of Queanbeyan fined for offensive language. British wife Limon charged with grievous bodily harm. Heffernan in hospital, condition serious. Vehicle crash sees John Lagier charged with dangerous driving. Sidney and Eileen Brown injured. couple married recently. Remand for Lagier set to April 8.
The Supreme Court hears the divorce case GAFFEY v GAFFEY on grounds of desertion. The petitioner alleges the wife left in 1930 and they have not lived as husband and wife since then. the respondent did not appear and a decree is not yet granted. There were two children from the marriage. The order is scheduled for September 20, 180.
The article outlines the formation and early progress of Britain's Women's Land Army, noting its purpose to provide substitute labor for farming. It reports about 140,000 members in England and Wales by September, with the force aiding farms, market gardens, and forests. It also discusses shipping and wartime logistics, emphasizing Britain's reliance on merchant ships and American steel and shipping support.
The government plans to build an explosives factory in the northern coalfield area of Rutherford. The plant will employ about 3000 workers, an announcement by the Minister for Munitions, Senator McBride, after representations by Mr. James MP. The exact site has not yet been decided.
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