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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1939
Page
6
A scrambled OCR fragment shows scattered items and times from a community page including performances, services, and notices. Names, places, and exact scheduling are unclear, but references to pianist performances, devotionals, and various programs are present.
Final rouilla of the tennis competition will be played on Saturday at the Manske Courts. Forrest 1 and Northbourne 1 look to be closely matched after strong semi finals. The Treweek sisters tied to shine in the ladies events while B grade sees Ainaile vs Grimth with grand final implications. The C final features Forrest 1 versus Reid 1, while promoting players may move up next year. Two racquets were left at Association. owners to contact Mr N Bellman. Barton Club notes its annual events and schedule with Woman's Hour and Town Hall concerts. Orpheon Choristers at 6.0 closing.
The cricket season begins in Canberra with outlines of A and B Grade teams. Players listed include Carnal Cunningham Fraser Het son McDonald and Tickner in A Grade while Cartledge Crombie Hall Joyce McComaghey and Pert lead B Grade. Sub-District squads feature Coombes Crawly Glichriat Hickey and Ray among others.
Crashes filled the six day cycling event at the sports arena but no riders were missing this morning. Herb Guylt of Victoria rode on the track despite a strapped shoulder and a useless left arm. N Window left the track to wave a flag after a burst blood vessel in his arm required hospital treatment.
Training aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force, designed in Australia as smaller editions of Wirra Way dive bombers, are now being built in the Commonwealth. The Minister for Supply, Ar Casey, announced that two more of these training models are under construction.
The chaotic OCR lists greyhound races and entrants across Canberra and Queanbeyan venues. Names such as Ming Frasieetna Goshawk and King Merne appear with yardages around 471 to 473, plus divisions and venues like Gymkhana and Canberra Atakes.
The third season meeting will be at Manuka Oval tomorrow with nine events alongside the Canberra Bay Scouts Association championships. Canberra Amateur Athletic Club events start at 2 pm as drainage work completes. Selection of the CAAC team and invitations to standout shooters and school athletes are noted.
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