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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 28, 1950

Page

6

Reward offers large grant for uranium find in Northern Territory

The Minister for Supply announced a £3000 reward to Mr. White, first to cover radioactive minerals at St Burn Jungle, NT. The payout starts at £1000 with potential up to £25000 as ore yields rise, including payments for every 25 tons of uranium oxide. White, a well known Territory prospector, lives near the discovery site.

By M. White St Burn Northern Territory Beate White Beale

Benvalo Leads Strong Field in Moonee Valley Cup Play

Melbourne reports indicate Benvalo as outright favourite for the Moonee Valley Gold Cup with solid support in other races. Moric First Street Albans Stakes and Delta remain favourites for their events while bets focus on the main gold cup card and related features at Moonee Valley.

Melbourone Feifay Sydney Benvalo Caltaren Atom Miurraw Benvailee Moric Delta Duke Edleratie Falcon Dark Marne Chitral Dashing Beau Hoyle Peotiem Fox Carapoce Gavilip Raw Potentate Rocket Gun

Lottery Drawn in Sydney With Multiple Syndicate Prizes

STATE LOTTERY SYDNEY Friday draw 2106 announces first prize 51311 Grey Boots Syndicate GPO Sydney. Second prize 848 with Brae syndicate Mildura. Third prize 7440 Night Syndicate A Paul Railway osaie. Fourth prize 0BO Spin ning Top Syndicate R Neville New Grenfell Road Forbes. Fifth prize 33965 CEO Mes Cooper Brambl sareet cape Ltierp Nor Biet.

Sydney Grey Boots Boulton GPO Jamymery Eighth Street Mildura Third Frise Ight A. Paul OBO

Melbourne Cup odds and race card notes

The text lists Melbourne Cup favourites and a long shot lineup with horses such as Chicquilte, Playtry, Silver Bass, Falcon, and Chiequite. It notes D Munro riding Chicgilte as a clear favourite and mentions a latest order of favourillam with multiple entries like Mada real.

Melbourne Priday Eavily Chicquits Favouritiam Chicgilte Amiahed D. Munro Playtry Silver Bass Gir Falcon Chiequite Allatey Marae Tenvale Saxony King Con Ian Lad Chitral Bhutan Cerupoos Midway Sir Bruin Iron Duke Potenate Bold John Deahing Beau Epte Hele Lansanderty Dicky “Maneot Purdey Lo Sree Saville Row

Rivals Prep for Rosehill Flying and Maiden Events

Historic lists show Heroic Sovereign as a top pick for the Flying Handicap with Velled Art and Pantomime among favoured runners. Two Year Old Maidens feature Fourth Dimension and Sunshine Express as leading entries while Battle Abbey is scratched. The field also includes Karangi and Wewp in the two year old divisions and a Welter Handicap with multiple contenders.

Chan Wiying Denali Sovereign Jimbo Crown Breet Bodlum Bobalong Atom Age fAmlo Lochhaven Old Jamal Lady Rowe Phiony Darby Alianeo Ronchi Toomorrow Ng Im Ailda Battle Abbey Karangi Funew Kerang Mallen Melman Mlugene Fel Colur Geltrygs Star Nitrogen Denall Engine Hesdin Pullson Sir Raven Theo Crovin Street Chatman Snept Alum Age Tarsutta Lachaven Amales Kang Rosetts Kewnam Goutent Scarpia Cony Cat Rosehill Renany Kimaany King Zetland Toland Halgero Ewart Double Mint Dems Monarchy

Man Killed After Attack At Garraboblin Station

Dale, 48, a Caraboblin employee, died of bullet wounds after a violent incident near the Garraboblin sheep station north of Forbes. He attacked two men with a piece of wood before being shot by a manager and another employee. Constable Edwards transported the body to Forbes police station while floodwaters surround the area.

Sydney Garraboblin Forbes George Wi Dale Caraboblin Edwards Bogan Gate Bow Dale Peter Herbert Herbert Date Pollen

Queen Elizabeths Racing Ventures Highlighted in London Report

The report notes Elisabeth, now racing under her own name, owning color-sets for horse racing since Queen Anne founded Ascot in 1711. It mentions The Queen's steeplechaser Atanieou and a Bark Hurdle entry at Pontwell on November 11 plus an undefeated three year old steeplechaser owned by the Queen.

London Elisabeth Queen Anne Ascot Atanieou Manicou

Churchill Leads Wonder Horse Colonist IL In Cup

Mr Winston Churchill after opening the House of Commons attended Newmarket to ride Colonist IL. The horse beat two rivals in the hockey Clot Cup and Churchill remarked he could have won more with a larger accumulator.

Churchill London Winston Churchill House of Commons Newmarket Colonist IL Lord Beston

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