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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 29, 1950

Page

6

Campership and football results at Victorian Park and North Canberra

A chaotic report from Victorian Park notes Campership football with teams including Goulburn, Queanbeyan, and North Canberra, plus selections and key plays. North Canberra beat West City 17 to 4, while South City edged North Canberra 30 to 25 with late drama at the University Oval, and Wentworth City defeated Alawlie 21 to 4 in a hard league clash.

University Oval West City City Nori City Aby Lim West Pyne Yynolda Oreilly Mai North City Ayn Neasey

Tricky rifle shooting contest features limited precision conditions

Fragmentary notes describe a prone rifle match with shooters facing tricky conditions at a range near Tiverton. Entries reference NRA officials, various contestants, and scattered scores or distances, though many names and numbers are garbled.

Missing text prompts a confusing obituary note

Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice or obituary snippet referencing individuals such as Connie Boome and Hah Bint Tae, with garbled phrases and unclear dates or places, suggesting a public notice or memorial line from a historic newspaper page.

Syd Ierr Munday Ea Torwand Connie Boome Ly Cowin

Waters and Cycling Stars Dominate sporadic London Event

An eclectic range of results highlights a busy night of sport in London. Waters defeats Joe Canny with a narrow margin while international cycling sees Mintny Runtrae triumph over rival riders at Herne Mill. Feaynolds and McKennie feature among top foreign competitors, as Britain sets new marks and other sports names pop up in a sprawling, largely chaotic report.

Meare Vera “Mintny Runtrae Uunn Bid Pafforaan Herne Mill Yeas K. Feaynolds Autra Tax Eyelin H K McKennie London Gortering Marine Britain Hanes Milan

Father pays ransom for daughter in kidnapping case

Mexico City Sunday report states Samot Granot, father of a ten year old girl named Nornin, paid kidnappers a ransom of about 18,000 pounds to secure her release. The verification suggests the case involved a failed attempt to abduct the girl earlier, with authorities pursuing leads.

Mexico City Samot Granot Dix Nornin Ani

Canterbury Two Year-Olds and Botany Bay Race Card Notes

Race program excerpts feature two year old entries with names such as Dhorlindak Princean Marian Prominent and Botany Bay. Betting lists show prices for mares and colts including Meed, Sharp lines of odds like 11/2 and 8.4 with many horses named across a long card at Gloucester.

Dillea Dhorlindak A. Markund Bury Ban Princean Marian Tonserriey Joy Gay Itemo Princess Marian Mead Doon Markland Texas Chesham Boia Pan Pur Marshall Ald Thulu Grand Union Barkbioon Seay Len Botany Bay Choker Redondo Lucky Boh Rimibrace Pury Artois High Brow Carol Dow Rex Masard Gay Spark Rimbrine Pak Alten Pliner Eotreb Laas O P. Hannan W. Brlaeng Podemote Bellwood Valley Micheal Ton Noan's Ark

Unreadable OCR leads to fragmented racing entries

A dense, corrupted OCR listing many names, horses, places, and figures. Key details are obscured by misspellings and garbled text, leaving multiple proper nouns and numbers without coherent events.

Royal Canberra Golf Scores At Monthly Meeting

A monthly metal competition at the Royal Canberra course featured A Grade results led by JGalloway 10 3 and Dwyer 12, with top scores from Crombie, Bull, and Le Bourke. B Grade saw Hunter and Hartley near the top, while a Braite ford Four Ball aggregate drew 80 players. A record 60 participated in the monthly mixed foursome on Sunday with Mrs McNamara and Ber san securing notable pairings.

A. Monthly Royal Caneerra Ken Nth J) Galloway B. Dwyer Reylew B. Gordon L. Bourke D, Corrigan Re Crombie J. Bull Hunter Hartley W. McGregor Th. T. Lance A. Thompson A. Tregear Ki. Ley L. Mc Sonald P. Yautin Rude Ty Dongwady Ateward Peverill Thorne Wy Hunt Mitbert Grey Monaghan Vn A R. Bersan Ett Weare McDonal Clade Mrz. Phillips FR .Warysit Mra. Muiranil Dyer Mea Kate J. Hunter En Johnson G. Turner Mee May Crampen Mrs. Dyer Bell- Mambers

Greyhound Racing at Queanbeyan Saturday Meeting Results

Mixed results from the Queanbeyan greyhound meeting show several contenders across races with times and placements. Notable performances include Nevins Stakes contenders, Hurdle Paco and Lad, plus Tarry Awhile among the finishers with varying odds and times reported.

Apex Paket Seyhr Uauliven Tens Nevin Stake Sconte Prominin Etter Lay Pat Rom

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