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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
6
Australian challenger Dave Sands floored Britain's world class fighter Dick Turpin in the first round at Harringay Stadium before 10,000. Sands seized the Bristish and Empire middleweight crown, while Turpin retained the British title after a stoppage controversia.
Reporters quoted Army sergeant Martin Pray describing a scene with congressmen observing Tokyo Rose in Bath. Pray said he witnessed guards and a path toward a building while the convoy moved, but details and names were not fully confirmed.
A garbled notice reports State Lottery No. 110 drawn today with mention of top prizes and several names and addresses. It also states Lottery No. 1911 will be drawn on Friday, though the text is unclear and inconsistent.
Reports from Milan indicate the international swimming federation will allow Germany a representative to compete at the near Olympics though restrictions may apply. In other notes Manuel Gonzales remains an amateur in Los Angeles after a singles title win and discussion continues on professional status. Australian cyclist Syd Patterson dominated events in Manchester defeating British champion Alan Walker across multiple races.
Fragmented OCR shows varied names and times for women’s basketball fixtures, mentioning YWCA and multiple players such as McAppian and Osborne. Details are inconsistent with missing dates and places, but indicate a sequence of 2 pm and 3 pm matchups and associated organizers.
Results from the Indien mid week tennis competition show Fai 1 lost to ara ruber Dee ete 4 games while Hiway 1 defeated Finpers four rete 34. Braddon 1 beat Railway Ti 1 rubber two sets 24 games leaving Braddon 1 and Reid to contest the final at Manuka courts next Wednesday.
The Australian Red Cross Society appealed for blankets bedding and food as supplies run low. President W. Mildenhall noted over six tons of clothing collected from Canberra and Queanbeyan had been distributed. Items sent from Canberra Friday were being tracked in Kempney that night and further contributions were urged through Secretary Mr RB Stevenson.
Moss Vale's B Donoghue won the Country Week foursome championship over 94 holes at Lakeside course with K F Lyons. Donoghue will be vice-captain. The 36-hole handicap title went to B Guerin and N McKay Wollongong with 147 net. Runners-up were Nuilley and K Jones. Mathews and O Fellaner won the 18-hole storning event with 74 amateurs.
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