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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1930
Page
3
A disrupted OCR fragment references a Potter helicopter or coptering event near a river with mentions of days and trees. The readable text is sparse and unclear, but implies a produced item or event in December. Further details are not recoverable from the fragment.
In a marked Saturday tennis round in Canberra Queanbeyan and Forrest forfeited their matches. Northbourne faced forfeits from Queanbeyan and Forrest while Kingston and Queanbeyan split rubber play with Northbourne narrowly losing 4-2 in grade divisions.
The article covers hockey matches at York on Friday with Ainslie East and West teams in action. It mentions players Marshall and Wind Soowden among others and notes a winning outcome for Voor.
Queanbeyan and Canberra Rugby League representatives drew five all at Queanbeyan in a Richardson Cup match. Queanbeyan retains the cup as the series remained level at half time and full time. Canberra’s defense held strong in the second term while Hawke Mladen Chipperfeld led the visitors with notable plays.
North City Rugby League elute visited Bongendore for a friendly, edging the local side 11 to 2. Scorers listed include Hull with two tries and Harris, plus others incomplete in the faulty text.
The Canberra Grammar School annual sports meet Saturday afternoon at Yagroka Oval saw Wursehourse win seven school awards and retain the oper championship cup. Morarheise scored 1, Marrow four, while Tray won the under 14 cup with 21 points and Heya had 20 for runner up. The event, under NSW Amateur Athletic Association auspices, drew a large crowd despite strong wind and low light. a school record was set in the under 14 high jump. Mrs KR Gray presented trophies at the conclusion.
In a windy championship, O Loughlin and Mrs Carter edged their rivals in the mixed foursomes. Several strong pairs posted solid scores despite gusty conditions, with other notable results including teams led by Bowral, Mowat, and Murrows.
The Ainslie club hosts a season dance with members in festive attire. Members and guests enjoyed supper prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Laverty as officers and committee members presided, including Mr FP, Tinton, W. Miles, T. Cillitlamet, and WG Nillapy.
Wireless reception spreads on Continental trains with headphone and loud speaker services. In Germany and Canada passengers access broadcast content on long distance routes, with headphones costing tenpence per journey. Hungary begins a regular in train service with headphones available at each seat for wixpence per hour.
The bulldog Bing, once a war hero with the US expeditionary forces in France, lies in a soldiers' cemetery in Honninen Chia. He is noted as the only dog to receive no promotion from the US government, though praised by the French Government for saving a company from death by inhaling gas in the trenches. He wore his honors and suffered injuries during service, ending his days in uniform.
Fragmented report recalls Magna Charta anniversary and debates on parliamentary pace. The text notes royal barons control, safe-conduct allowances, and references to open rebellion and associated dates.
Ernest Teed Tir, a professor at Angoot Syrienne University in New York, warns that waste occurs when tops are cut from beets. He claims cutting tops could save workers and reduce losses, as tops contain only a small portion of sugar and are discarded.
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