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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 09, 1941
Page
6
Boxing notes report a close bout at Leichhardt Drum with Stanford defeating Lal Wooda 7.12 to 8.0 in a spirited round contest. The event featured top fighters and drew a strong crowd as fans witnessed sharp exchanges and standout performance.
Canterbury features a crowded racing card with divisions including 10-second trial and nursery heats. Notable entries include Lord Balmore, Frees Jolly Times, and Crediter, with a mix of horses such as Medieval Base, Magi, Pallana, and True Ex pent Duchess. Multiple handicaps and divisions list numerous runners, trainers, and fragmented results.
Fragmented listing shows multiple horse names, odds, and race annotations across unidentified meeting. Entries include Teal, Grange, Gastie, Monmezume, Imperial F, and various handlers, with unclear results and terse notations.
In a Canberra bowls match, teams led by Marshall, Cantieau, Rain, Hodgson, Hellier, Chubb, Cottingham, Dee, Prust, McKie Braddon, Johnston, Cleaver, Gratton, Beattie, Bale, Hobday, May, Heyes, Weatherly, and Gray secure a four-rink win at Braddon and a second four at Forrest in a return encounter.
In Sydney on the eve of state elections the Premier warned that the people’s choice would shape Australia’s history. He argued the current administration ensured unity and functioning defence, while a change would bring chaos, internal dissension, and risks to wartime security.
The Interior Minister announced major defence building contracts for munition establishments in three states. Melbourne area plans include 67 buildings at about £82,326. Queensland project covers 10 miles from an unspecified location with munitions buildings costing £97,887. An additional site near Ade Like costs exceed £692,000 for munition facilities and related work. Also noted is Iraq’s exclusion from the Sterling Area under exchange control regulations.
Fragmentary note describes a remedy involving 1 ounce of strength added to water and a little sugar taken four times daily. It claims quick relief and pleasant taste, with unclear attribution to Clinton Williams Fay Lid Arénay.
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