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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 10, 1941
Page
4
A dry cleaning service boasts 15 years experience and modern apparatus with specialized staff. It promises flawless finishes on gowns wraps and suits and offers vaporized dry cleaning that cleans without damage and rejuvenates fabrics.
For fifteen years the Canberra Steam Laundry has expanded with modern machines and scentric developments in laundering and dry cleaning. Staff training ensures impeccably finished work and dependable service meeting customers urgent requirements.
A dense listing outlines 2FC and 3AR programs with detailed timings for news music talks and special segments. Highlights include BBC News, election coverage, orchestral and opera broadcasts, educational talks, and children's sessions across the day with regional notes for Canberra and Sydney broadcasts.
Minister of Commerce Sir Earle Page approves honorary committees across wheat areas to review farmer acreage. Each panel will include a Lands Department officer and two district farmers. Mr Cambridge urged growers to support stabilisation as a long fought principle and essential for their livelihoods.
The page lists a dense, fragmented weekly radio lineup featuring science talks, BBC news, music performances by soprano Stella Power and violist David Powell, orchestral outings with the Philadelphia Orchestra, public affairs talks, and special segments like This Week's Good Cause and Gardening Talk.
Reports from Salines indicate Loris Gert has arrived as Gibraltar's new Commander-in-Chief by air. The HMS Fiona yacht was sunk with casualties. The SEC cites 1840 incomes for Louis Mayer and others. Captains Bersia and Novella are jailed for sabotage. George Johnson Armstrong faces a death sentence under the Treachery Act. Estate of MP Euan Wallace shows £383,000. Admiral Robinson urges strict steel rationing. Thailand suspends League of Nations contributions. air cadet D M Lord mourned in Ottawa with Allied escorts.
An advertisement touts Woods Great Peppermint Care as a remedy for coughs and colds. It markets peppermint flavored relief as effective for throat irritation and coughing, aiming to attract readers seeking quick seasonal relief.
The racing card lists several handicaps with horses such as Alluring, Le Hoppe, and Times, plus names like Our Barney and Thunderclap. Notable outcomes include wins in divisions and a summary of Nursery and Homeweight events with top finishers like Magi, Benburb, and Valhalla.
The Queanbeyan and District Coursing Club posts the afternoon lists for Canberra Stakes events and other races. Entries include Black Arbour Cuban Chief Kittys Pet Moving Kreuger On Patrol Queenall Yarra Wanna Young Snider in the 500 yard division and Actzon Boy Harmer's Present Kinteal Merry Toy Sandy Innis Spons Twice Shy Vin's Mistake Valley Shade Walavan in 4th Div B plus Maiden and Hurdle fields with teams like Antrigue Easy Money Gay Peril and more.
Several leading jockeys from Melbourne including N Parcival J Purtell and A Dewhurst will depart for the Adelaide Cup meeting next week. Purtell is set to ride Anishak Calian and Prince Ariel and also contracted for the Adelaide juvenile Ladmond in the South Australian Stakes.
The AJC committee decided to remove disqualifications on registered or licensed persons and horses who raced at unregistered meetings. Jockey licenses granted to A Podmore from May 14 and to A Knox from May 17, plus F Hood from May 17 and L Hynes from May 24, are noted.
The fragment lists racing events and competitors such as Charlemagne, Imperial Bandicaf, and Royal Crusade, with multiple divisions and times. It reads like a busy program noting horses, riders, and odds across divisions, including a 240mw event and a 54.0 Jeffoot Welter, implying a large, scattered track meet or horse racing card from a historical issue.
The list presents selections for Trials and Handicaps across Montrose venues. Notable picks include Pretend Ringford Fiftieth Battery, Dapper Fort Garry Invidious, Leporis Cellani Brazen Duchess, Sir Drake Dock Lee plains, Scarlet Tol Procyon Beaufilera, Contact Koo renbeen Chamberlain, Strand Smoke Screen Curia.
Hockey A Grade and Reserve Grade schedules show City top clubs Canberra and University facing each other at Reid Park Griffith and Griffith venues. Matches include staff versus Canberrans and Gram mar with deferrals, practice games Barton versus University and RAAF, plus listed player lineups and reserve teams Canberra Blac ks and Golda with several substitutions and times.
Scratches listed from Melbourne events Friday include Giles and Montrose Handicap entries. Incomplete details limit full event outcomes or scoring.
The Interior Department reports almost finished marking central road centres in Canberra and surroundings. Works include the Federal Highway to Yass and Canberra Queanbeyan route, with renewal steps on city area lines and continuation from the Prime Minister’s Lodge to Government House.
Queanbeyan officials announced readiness for Sundays game with RAAF and listed team selections. The lineup includes Williams Strang and J Williams returning while J R Williams and Rowley are injured, with Eastlake Manuka and Acton interchanges noted.
Manuka Oval hosts Norths vs Eastern Suburbs in a premier club fixture with 1939 40 runners up meeting. team changes include Waters and Trevilis, Simms doubtful in forwards, Gumby returning, and Easts highlighting a strong backline. University vs RAAF and Easts vs Norths second clash scheduled for today with refereeing by Mr R R Maguire.
A group visited Derra Technical College and local schools yesterday for an education department inspection. Superintendent P D Riddell and J G Mollensla welcomed the visitors, with Daley assisting on the tour.
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