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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1955
Page
6
Ragged OCR text outlines a local event at Wegagwa with unclear details. Names and places are partially readable but the overall item remains fragmentary and lacking verifiable facts for a fuller summary.
Turner defeats Braddon in a closely contested final to claim the men’s pennant, with Roberts and Devlin delivering strong performances for their clubs. Forrest secures the women’s final, and Throaby takes the mixed division title as Mika Devlin shines for Yarralumia.
Club captain R Crombie top scored in A grade as Royal Captain victory featured scores such as Crombie 138 and 97, with Hawke, Pedersen, Mitchel and Tregear contributing. Mixed foursome yesterday saw Durie and Morgan win 90 22 88 against Power Ming N Beils 87 16 11 and Mrs Jordan/Jers combination 88.
Sydney report notes Bob Marshall of Western Australia retained the Australian amateur billiards title by defeating Tom Greary of Victoria in the final. Marshall made breaks of 138 and 11, with a top 124 and 238 as Cleary failed to push past the century.
Halifax edged the touring New Zealand rugby league side 18 to 17 in a tight finish yesterday, as the Kiwi team wrapped up their eight-day, four-match swing with a close loss at home. The contest saw a strong home defence but late scoring by Halifax secured the narrow victory.
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