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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1947
Page
6
Fragmentary outlet page item lists racing and boxing names, results, and odds in a scattered, misspelled fashion. Mentions include Cleon Parone vs Mata, Rose, Kearane, and Duron with partial scores and event notes. many items unreadable or jumbled.
Wet weather in Canberra forced Royal Canberra golf course to close for competition play. The greens committee delayed events to allow turf recovery after heavy rain and top dressing issues.
The entry list for Queanbeyan tomorrow includes Malden Stakes at 530 yards with dogs such as Lawn Dance and Lord Cotter plus 360 yard Cotter Lad and Linn Lady. Other races feature Flying Strakes at 350 yards and 930 yard Queanbeyan Stakes contenders Nell Linn River Care and Nella Verdict.
Buyers offered 10 065 head with steady trade despite light turnout. Prime livestock held firm with prime wethers to 6 27, prime ewes to 48 /, prime lambs 0 36, and prime heifers to 52 /, while cattle yarded 2 834 head and market remained on par with Monday.
Five geophysicists travel to an sres site 200 miles north of Broken Hill to join surveyors on a 90 000 square mile prospecting lease in the Great Artesian basin. Research targets include oil and methane as major oil companies push exploration in Australia and territories at a cost near 2 000 000.
Aman, 38, was arrested by Canberra police yesterday in connection with an alleged theft of 3 pounds from Riverside Hostel. He appeared before Canberra Court this morning.
Archiala conductor told the Register in Band of bankruptcy today. Albert Mills of Rockdale faced examination for bankruptcy after claiming to run a successful business but unable to pay for beams, foundations, and materials. Mills admitted a prior false conviction but denied any further wrongdoing.
Benalla High School basketball and football teams, 40 under 18 visitors from Benalla in North-West Vietonis, visit Canberra. The Benalla boys beat Annsie juniors 4 to 1 5 in the drill hall games while Benalla girls fare two matches at Drill Hall Twlppes Park during 2011. The group plans to depart for Wangaratta after a Canberra match and a leg in the Wangaratta-Banilla series on Saturday.
The department laid out excursion fares for the week starting Sunday September 14. Tickets are valid for a specified date and train. The tourist area covers Nowra and Canberra in the south and Orange, Dungog, Ingieton in the north.
Umpires will undergo preseason examinations next week due to a shortage of officials. The season will see lectures and demonstrations to prepare hopefuls, with more full time posts and fewer part timers than last year. Some new badges already issued amid ongoing concerns at Acton.
Fragmentary text indicates a telepathy program engagement with a disruption at the studio. Mentions a person named Lessey Boe and a wife figure, with incomplete details of an incident or reaction following the event.
A fragmented text suggests Evatt faces debate over a treaty and trade terms with Japan, with mentions of Bun We k and Rees Neer. The garbled OCR hints at a discussion of postwar treaty and policy actions affecting relations with Japan.
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