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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1928
Page
4
Fragmented OCR listing from the Sydney Stock Exchange showing various bond and security notes, institutions, and numbers with unclear fragments. Names, dates, and values are garbled, making specifics uncertain but indicating a market snapshot.
Saturday prices from the Municipal Market show varied rates for fruit and vegetables. Apples, pears, oranges, and grapes display mixed quotations, with local crates and pints listed. vegetables include cabbage, turnips, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes at differing per unit or per dozen quotes.
Report of Warwick Farm races in Sydney with May Steeplechase results. Details include horses Goblin Princes Arhydene Repose Gay Gordon Abdurder Laddie and others, betting odds, a finish by a length and a neck, and the Prospect Handicap outcome with Bagka Mote Beka Roc Burcoss and others in the field.
The report lists numerous horse names and odds for a racing card. Sage Star wins by a length and a quarter with a neck to the second horse, among a field including Toohey Kos, Maeckay, Leving etc. The text provides odds, placements, and purse details for the event and related races in a single fragment.
A garbled list of names and odds details hints at betting activity and results from a horse racing event. The fragment mentions bets like 6 to 2 and 4 to 1, various horse or person names, and a won by a certain margin. The source is incomplete with multiple unreadable terms.
In a tight finish Spruiker edged Princes Duluge by a short neck with a length separating second and third. Marjorie ridden by W Lyun placed well behind in a busy field including Bingledale and Cute Bird.
The report lists two race results at Sandown on Saturday. In the Thlate six furlongs Mur rum boo placed first by three lengths ahead of Reputed King with a neck to Blurters. Waranton and Threeasta prominent in the field. Time 1:18. Start 1:64. Burra Wallah wins the Burra Wallah one mile race by a neck from Arcadinus with Pippin and Henare close behind. Turra Wallah leads in a tight finish. Time 1:40.
The report lists horses and starting prices including Bresteed Leach and Master with around 21 miles distance, several named runners such as Loch Ketton, Mungurra, Kilvenny, and Deriston, plus a tie and varying odds. Finishes show Wor by half a length and Pooley’s Money in stakes with times noted, followed by a second trial segment and jumps events with detailed pricing and outcomes.
The text records an early stage of the MacRobertson expedition traveling an overland route toward the Jordan region. It describes vehicle progress, rugged terrain, and a shift in plans as the party negotiates steep slopes, marshy climbs, and preliminary stops near Madury and Midura stations while noting encounters with local terrain and preservation of course.
The London metal notes section shows shifting quotes amid unsettled trading. Traders weigh supply disruptions and currency effects as quotes for key metals slide and market sentiment tests levels.
An incomplete OCR reading references a transit or sewer project with mentions of Peeters, Le, and Prades. The garbled text omits clear dates, agencies, or outcomes, making it difficult to identify a specific event, participants, or location beyond scattered names.
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