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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
4
OKT AN Box 7 percent event noted in Portland details with a rear location at the Salvation Army Hall attributed to Henry Bhreet. unclear context and multiple misspellings.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions grapeweed or rapples of weed and gravel and water. It references urns and a request to have four urns removed. The text is unclear but indicates disposal or removal actions and supply concerns with unspecified authorities.
Portland beat Penshurst in a rough tussle at Penshurst with a final 1415 to 131 in points. Key players included Portland’s Howard, Condon, Laidlaw, Marshman, and Wilmot, while Penshurst’s W Lewis, Hall, Cotterill, Jacobson, and Herrman stood out. Referee J Kiernan controlled a game marked by numerous incidents and heavy ground conditions.
The selection committee has named an Inter League team with representatives from Dunkeld Penshurst Hamilton and Coleraine. Notable picks include J Colter A Cott and E Rees Cole from Coleraine and Mouutt Hamilton with forwards led by Howard Portland and Watson Imperial. Emergencies include Zeuneri Heywood and Dempsey Portland.
Portland Seconds blanked Beasiebelle in a home game, leading 12 38 at a 1 point? final. Petrie, Bouldnette, Young, Patterson, Baker, Kenter and Rundell starred as the Seconds pulled away early and held Beasiebelle scoreless in the final period.
Heathmere and Tyrendarra played a tight match, Heathmere securing a final term surge to win 16 26 to 0 8. Key contributors included Higgineon Yull Finck and Barr for Heathmere while Coustiey Seimmaring and Chapman starred for Tyrendarra. Umpire Sevier earned praise for fair officiating and the week’s Saturday fixtures were set: Heywood v Portland Heathmere v Wentners Tyrendarra v Bemhhelle.
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