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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
2
The sale at Homebush heard prices for sheep and cattle with strong competition and varied quality. Buyers operated with fluctuations in rates and descriptions, noting prime lots and lower grades. some lots showed higher per hundredweight values, while others traded at lower margins.
Queanbeyan cycling club and Melbourne venue preview with gallops at Caulfield. Descriptions cover horses Ampliator, Makal, Ortelie's Star, Busajong, Gold Salute, and other runners. A separate cycling dinner in Queanbeyan features speeches by Mayor John Ranond and club officials praising local sporting effort and youth involvement.
Racing note shows a 1240 total for the Burwood division with Saturday timing. Details are sparse but indicate a focus on car races and a planned event date. Further names, places, or affiliations are not provided in readable text.
The bulletin lists Rivette as favourite for the Cup race with No 8 draw, Respirator second favourite drawn No 20, Pa flndat third favourite from No 3 Geeburtg fifth in popularity drawing No 5. Other names include Rivette Respirator Feminist Geebunt Histarian and several listed entrants Fort Belvedere and Mine Hope among the field.
Unclear plans surface for Fold Salute with Alan Cooper and TIDAKO to race in America at Santa Anita. Indications point to a possible entry, but no definite decision has been made.
The Royal Canberra Associates monthly medal saw Amand Lea camped yesterday with Mix winning. Rolfe cut her handicap from 20 to 19 while Punahon Fraser Tregear and Wallen posted scores just under or around par.
London reports the BS A Challenge trophy for miniature rifle clubs shows Canterbury with 3,207 points, London 8,860, Ontario 8006 and Wellington 3936 among others. Noted names include Curthness Vic toris and Nelson with figures around 3,837. Canterbury’s score fell below the world record.
A contested will from Birmingham involves Minai Toriig, a dying man with severe injuries, and testator John Alexander Gray Tagg, formerly of Brondicks Road. The will, written after a skull fracture, names Mia Ellen Morgan as beneficiary while her estranged relationship with Tagg prompts revocation action led by Tagg’s son, with the testator said to have shown signs of impaired mind. The case, heard by the KC Commissioner at the Birmingham Assembies, centers on validity after witnesses noted the testator’s condition and possible deliberation concerns post-injury.
Boxing card from New York announces a title bout featuring prominent fighters. Event marked for November at a major venue with anticipated rounds and a warned showdown.
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