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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1939
Page
6
Married men failed to appear in a Gowrie Oval practice as only ten players turned up. Two substitutes joined to steady the session while Watting Hat top scored with 64, Keys, Crows, and Q Carkeet reached 40. Jin McKeever claimed best bowling with 4 for 17. Scores include Crewe's Tham innings with Carr and Forrest prominent, and several bowlers listed with figures.
A boy begs a doctor to hurry and help his father while a mother cradles a child near a mangled scene. The dialogue hints at murder and mistrust amid a chaotic wartime setting, questioning loyalty and culpability.
A scrambled racing summary lists Totalinator investments at 281/16 with dividends 1/19 ending 13. It records multiple races with horses like Humble, Scarlet Brace, and Uriah, noting winners, trainers, and payouts. Names such as Casey, J Casey, L Watson, and J. Cammy appear amid betting odds and placings across several races at Buldcourt Plate events.
Two men traveled from Charleville to Dalby to join the Commonwealths army program, with others also applying as western enlistment focuses on the Dalby drill hall. Officials note most applicants aim to stay in Dalby to monitor the process as the army expands to 28,000. The piece also mentions local horse racing stakes and entrants, including J. Walker's Mach and other horses with listed weights and riders.
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