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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 21, 1949

Page

6

Transport and Fire Brigade billiards and snooker results

In a Canberra Amateur Billiard Association event at the Fire Station on Thursday night Transport beat Fire Brigade in billiards while Transport won snooker. Scores show Transport 4 with Bower 300 39 defeating Nesta, Hotel Acton defeated Acton Cast House 8/1, and J Richardson 300 defeating J Elliott 1 155, with Chambert 300 defeating Hunter, Lavell 118 defeating Tradd, and Foulkes losing to Sabry 113.

Transport and Fire Brigade Canberra Billard Fire Brigade Transport Bower W. Nesta Mme Acton Guest House Jtambert Hunter J. Lavell G. Tradd V. Foulkes

Greyhound Stakes Race Names and Odds Reported

A garbled field lists greyhound races and stakes names including Sir Card Merwe Pam's Pick Jule Boum and Deeble oak with 910 yards noted. Other entries mention OVICE STAKE Firing 1 tdi Boweh Usat Dram lenis Te y Heit La and Seca Tilash Kelner with unclear details.

aRernion Rovige Sir Card Merwe Meare Pam Jule Boum Deeble Boweh

Local Play by Play Incomplete OCR Notes

Fragmentary OCR text references teams players and scores with unclear context. The legible items include mentions of American teams and potential matchups, but crucial names dates and events are missing, making a coherent summary impossible from the readable fragments.

Novice Handicap and Juvenile Stakes at the Races

The card lists races including Novice Handicap with Ray Rex Arabian Prince and Brig o Doon, Juvenile Stakes with French Rose High Ball and Jovial Lass, and line of horses in Millennium era entries. Other races include 70 Year Old Handicap Cor onation Gift Teletype Curosan and more, with multiple named horses and handicaps across this racing day.

Ray Rex Brig O' Doon Teletype Curosan French Rose High Ball Cadet Hava Chat Verbage Trover James Barnes Pato Johnny Bero Titanic Bold Archer Cackia

Catarrhal Deafness Remedy Promoted in Odd Prescription

A troubled, garbled 19th century style notice touts a miracle cure for catarrhal deafness. The text claims to mix a stubborn compound with hot water and sugar and drink a potion to relieve ear noises and head discomfort.

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