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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 29, 1961
Page
6
A young Trufianin is in critical condition at Liverpool Hospital after a chest stab at a Senoten soccer match near St John’s Park Liverpool. The injured youth Joseph Sgro 21 was rushed to hospital. Two Maltese men believed involved fled the scene.
Mil Hekie collapses from a stumble near the sidelines as Concordia goals push Hope to a 9 1 victory. Hekie later returns, removes his sweater, and bows to the crowd after the final whistle.
Three players sent off as Olympic beat Kosciusko 4-3 in a Canberra Olympic match. Exharhos netted a hat trick, Smith struck twice for Kosciusko, with late goals balancing the score before Olympic edged ahead. Other results: S C Hope 3 Concordia 1. FTC 5 Canberra Austral 1. Canberra United 2 RMC Cadets 5.
A fours tournament at City Bowling Club was won by MacKenzie Moss E Grifith and Cuthbertson for the second successive week. Runners up were Nicholls fiery O Keefe and Craw. Next Sunday play for the Cousin Shield will begin at 4 10 30.
Race results from Rosehill show multiple bets and placings across events. Notable entries include Cymbal in first, Hewitt second, Sondark third with various payouts and listed horses such as Blue Channel, Gold Fiddle, Edmundus, Jonny Lou, Lady Wel Empress Fay, and Nidebra.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a Queanbeyan district mention with unclear names and numbers. The readable portions reference divisions and possible scores or identifiers but lack coherent events or outcomes to summarize.
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