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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1935
Page
3
Racing card lists events and horses with entries like Washoe, Bette, Ladorus, and Bunadder. Pins and times appear irregularly, including 3.5 am and 1aQrenes. Summary reflects a fragmented program with listed handicaps and participants, typical of a morning race meet.
Melbourne Tuesday protesters at the Fifth Annual Convention of the Australian Broadcasting League denounced proposed Wireless Telegraphy Act rules aimed at halting m-nopalistic control of radio. Speaker A Bennet warned the measures could reduce commercial stations to minor powers and urged firm opposition to the bill.
A racey boxing page notes injuries and results from a Tuesday card. Fights list boxers such as Talas, Duke, and Vagrant with odds and placings amid handicaps and tote totals. The piece mentions a medical examination and at least one withdrawal as the event unfolds with a mix of names and numbers.
The half readable race card lists entrants and odds for the Sunnerong Welter Mile on 4.30. Notable names include Lady Ya, Duke Anvend, Ratelios, Nenu May, Gulden Phunk, Anowarte, Binck Bera, Lin Rin, Wicklow, and Canweray. Final results are not readable in the fragment.
Fragmented OCR listing handicap entries for multiple races including Florin Gast Renmark Devon Magic Eight Lady Mitton Yat Anchor and Norman Cone. Notes minor divisions Curtius Myahmin Falster Mennington Rogernon Morch Limbolwn Beakes Teieh Born Collage Lame Mitebite Bunnereng Wicklow among others.
Melbourne Cup acceptances list 28 runners led by Peter Pan at 3/1 with 10st 6lb while Clear Art 500/1 at bottom with 8st 8lb before scratchings of Sithont and Panto. Riders named for the Cup include J Pike Hall Markoo and D Munro among others as weights and entries tighten the field.
A fragmented racing note lists entries such as Gay Creeth Silver Standved Golden Tromsue and Grane Mogul Bint among scratched horses in a local VRC event. The text shows dashy spellings and unclear slugs but preserves the core names connected to the scratched list.
Melbourne race scene erupts as bill posters threaten a strike over all day work with double pay. Event listings include Wakeful Stakes and Melbourne Stakes with numerous horses and odds, reflecting a busy racing schedule and potential disruptions to publicity and promotions.
Adelaide today reports that the Stcretais at the Hour of Control announced the new lbw rule will not apply to the Australian team's matches against South Africa. Delegates reportedly did not disclose how they voted on the question.
Fragmentary ad text praising a Custard Bowl dessert and creamy cordial, urging serving suggestions and nourishment. Contains garbled phrases and misspelled names, but highlights a tasty treat and enticing appeal for readers.
Wool supplies bulking up push prices higher as top grades show steadiness, reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd. UK leadership in world markets and the 1981 gold standstill influence price recovery. Bradford buyers note wool and goods rising since March, with Sydney greasy wool quoted.
Wool markets show stable prices amid lower global and Australian South African supplies. Experts note a 550,000 bale drop in 1992 and further declines this year, but ongoing demand from Europe Japan and Australia, along with reduced carry over, supports current high prices and a cautious outlook for declines.
Perth report quotes W Gibson general manager of Goldsbrough Mort Col Ltd returning from England. He denounces Australia's stud sheep export ban to South Africa as selfish and urges maintaining current wool market levels for the season. He notes artificial wool products lack durability and shape when wet.
An analysis outlines extreme bird flight speeds with estimated top rates. It notes a swift's rapid wingbeats and a canvas back duck potentially flying around two hundred miles per hour. The piece discusses theoretical velocity calculations and the limitations of such high-speed flight.
Mary Bien Tyan and Wosnier appeared in the Canboore Licensing Court with A. G. Hardwick presiding to approve alterations to the hotel bar. The application sought expansion under the Motel Canberra license, with Marriott noted as the applicant and Mr W. T. B. Dickaan representing the booth. Further details indicate Mr Eaton previously owned the Anthie Motel Luvinen near South Walux and the Commercial Hotel, Flowdwier, linking to past ownerships and local figures Ryan and Liw- mors.
Elizabeth Peterson, 18, described as a domestic, was charged at Central Police Court with murdering Leslie Geotte Tickner at St Peters on October 9. Constable Mageay said discrepancies between the accused and the deceased are alleged to show the woman shot Tickner in the head at close range. The weapon not yet found. The defendant was remanded.
Fragmentary OCR describes a self sufficiency claim by Australlum regarding water purification and a tonic remedy named TIEENZO. It mentions a supposed balance of raminty and quinnty with a bottle of guanine HETINZO and a court remedy for a bablow ox wall peri, all in confused wording. The passage lacks clear dates or verifiable entities.
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