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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
2
Court room details a case involving Frank Bennett Yeh Menton Leon Rogers and George Taylor. Two women accused of conspiring to share cash from alleged transactions with a total of thousands of pounds, including a claimed £22000 winning. Proceedings continue.
Canterbury Park lists weights and horses for Saturdays hurdle race across divisions. Notable entrants include Henabun, The Quaker, Wally K, Queen Ni Gallant and Contemprary in first division with varied weights. Second and third divisions feature Galileo era names and multiple contenders with careful penalt ies and allowances noted.
A fragmented report notes a prize win titled Win Gold Clarifier Gold Tor Gad Nanente involving unnamed teams or individuals. The readable bits hint at a racing or betting context with a likely champion and associated prize. Further specifics are unreadable.
A fragmentary broadcast page lists radio items across regions including Sydney and KI with notes on weather, market updates, gardening, and miscellaneous schedule entries. It references several names and places in a scattered, OCR damaged form.
Police state a man was arrested after following him for over two hours and observing him handling a vial of poison. He was seen mixing late at night and a quantity of powder was found along the wall. The stock case notes the suspect’s possession and initial charges.
A history era market note records Homebush sales with strong woolly sheep dominating yarding of 4 200 cattle. Demand cooled and prices softened across classes with limited buyer interest and weaker bidding despite varied consignments from Mulineks and others.
A scanned Wodonga market report notes heavy yarding of fat cattle with strong demand and high prices, dairy cattle steady to firm, and a good pig and piglet showing. Price ranges are listed for beef, dairy, and sheep, with fluctuating quotes and varied quality offerings.
A man named Charles Kaward Holland, 39, of New Crows, was found dead in Shadwell Matton after a fall from a train returning from a pallor. Alfred Arthur, a foreman, testified the bell rang in the Mallet-masters room before the body was found. Mrs Motland, speaking in a restrained tone, stated her husband recently died. The verdict returned was Accidental Death.
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