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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
10
Canberra sports pages report mounting demand for tennis courts amid player influx from Melbourne and Tasmania. The Acton and Federal teams compete across rugby, Australian rules and soccer, with players like Conk Newbold and Halley highlighted, while injuries threaten season plans.
Club Secretaries are urged to send weekly notes. The piece mentions G Neill of Acton Australian Thief Club gaining weight, Essendon veteran Syd Barker amid crowd barracking, and Ted Hall of Acton starring in defense. It highlights Canberra’s involvement in Australian code, federal matches, and local football personalities and events, including university rivalries and upcoming matches and trophies.
Tomorrow's fixtures list Eastlake versus ACmalio at Scartibourn Oval and Aeton vs Federal at Acton. Selection notes name captains and a long list of players for Eastlake and Morwell teams.
The readable fragment references a junior match involving Bartivites and Mehbeens with a prelude event, but many words are garbled. Specific teams and outcomes are not ascertainable from the text.
Delegates at the Awatration Juies Loews meeting debated umpiring from last Saturday and mocked recent performances. The Australian Rates League, Manuka transfers, and local team movements dominated chatter as supporters argued over recent matchups and future arrangements.
Two prominent performers express anger at broadcasting. Miss Florence Monkmeger and Alfred O'Shea lead a disputed schedule with appearances on 2FC’s stages. Dates listed include May 17 and May 25 with further June events.
The Canberra Cycling Club plans a July open road race on Tharwa Road with a 10 15 and 20 mile option. A twenty mile event is set for Tharwa Road on Friday at 2 30, with substantial prize money and entries from NSW Wheelmen.
Fragmented text discusses sincerity and appearances in a distant era with references to palaces, wax figures, and a sculptor. It mentions how wax and display could mislead, and questions origins of a Latin term related to sincerity. The passage remains unclear and partly garbled.
A garbled report suggests Professor Millikin, a renowned scientist, states people today are better than those of 3000 years ago, praising modern advances and progress according to a science expert.
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