Diary for Saturday December 12, 1998

AAP General News (Australia)
12-12-1998
Diary for Saturday December 12, 1998
EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS
STATED OTHERWISE

ADELAIDE
1930 - Tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley will be special
guest at Tennis SAs Volunteer Awards presentation cocktail
party, Semaphore Palais, Semaphore. Contact: Michelle Johnson
(08) 8212 6777.

BRISBANE
1830 - Police Carols by Candlelight at the South Bank Piazza,
South Bank. Contact: John Flynn 3364 4856.

CANBERRA
1100 - Memorial for Australians who served in British
Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan. Sculpture Garden,
Australian War Memorial. Contact: Chris Jobson (02) 6243 4544,
or Ian Kelly 6243 4383 or 0417 249 719.



MELBOURNE
1000 - Funeral service for CFA firefighter Stuart Davidson who
died in the Linton bushfire, conducted by CFA chaplain, St
Mary of the Angels Church, cnr Little Myers and Yarra streets
(H7 Melway page 228A) Geelong. CFA contact: Peter Philp 9262
8317, ah 9802 0217, pager 9483 8888.

PERTH
0930 - Opening of the YAC Attack, the first Youth Advisory
Council conference, University of WA's St Catherine's College,
Nedlands (Park Road entrance). Contact: Jody Robb (08) 9222
9211 or 0411 592 138.

1015 - Opening by Premier Richard Court of the new Subiaco
railway station.

TBA - The $135,000 WA Oaks to be run at Ascot. Contact: (08)
9227 0777.

- Make-a-Wish Foundation has a gold coin weekend at Central
Park where for $2 you can take in the spectacular views from
the 47th floor.

SYDNEY
0900 - Opening of the Justice and Police Museum, 8 Phillip
Street, Sydney. Contact: Peter Wood 9692 8366.

1100 - Dominos Pizza employees battling for the title of
fastest pizza making team, Hornsby RSL Club. Contact: Dave
Rogers 9964 0522.

1700 - Combined Christian Community of NSW gathering to pray
for the people of Indonesia, Hill Centre for Performing Arts,
Castle Hill. Contact: Pastor Zahir Ahmed 9682 4451.

SPORT

GALLOPS: Rosehill, first race, 1.00 Flemington, first race,
12.40 Doomben, first race, 1.10 Morphettville, first race,
12.20 Newcastle, first race, 1.26 Gold Coast, first race, 1.35
Ascot Toowoomba, twilight Country meetings: Bathurst, Casino,
Cootamundra, Gunnedah, Kempsey, Moulamein, Queanbeyan.

TROTS: Moonee Valley, first race, 7.00 Albion Park, first
race, 6.10 Globe Derby, first race, 6.51 Newcastle, first
race, 6.45

GREYHOUNDS: Wentworth Park, first race, 7.25 Penrith, first
race, 6.30 Country meetings: Albury, Appin, Armidale, Broken
Hill, Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Goulburn, Grafton, Lithgow, Moree,
Moss Vale, Muswellbrook, Orange, Tamworth, Taree, Tweed Heads,
Wauchope, Wyong, Young, Wentworth

CRICKET -Australia v England third Test in Adelaide SHEFFIELD
SHIELD -Tasmania v South Australia in Hobart Western Australia
v New South Wales in Perth Victoria v Queensland at MCG GRADE
- Rd 7 Campbelltown v Hawkesbury at Raby Oval Manly v Balmain
at Manly Mosman v Fairfield at Mosman North Sydney v Bankstown
at North Sydney Northern District v Gordon at Waitara
Parramatta v Eastern Suburbs at Old Kings Parramatta Petersham
v St George at Petersham Sydney University v Sutherland at St
Pauls Uni of NSW v Penrith at Village Green Kensington Western
Suburbs v Randwick at Pratten Park

Womens National League: New South Wales v Victoria at
Caringbah

SOCCER - Ericsson Cup Brisbane v Sydney United at Suncorp
Stadium, 7.00

ATHLETICS -Australian all schools cships in Canberra
Interclub at SIAC, Homebush

BASKETBALL - NBL Challenge Victoria v Melbourne at Melbourne
Park, 8.00 Adelaide v Newcastle at Clipsal Powerhouse, 8.00
Brisbane v Sydney at Brisbane Convention Centre, 7.30
Townsville v Perth at Townsville Entertainment Centre, 1.00
WNBL -Adelaide v AIS at Clipsal Powerhouse, 6.15 Canberra v
Bulleen Melbourne at Tuggerarong, 7.30 Dandenong v Perth at
Dandenong, 7.30

BASEBALL - FAI Cup Sydney v Adelaide at Homebush State Centre,
7.30 Melbourne Reds v Melbourne Monarchs at Moorabbin Reserve,
5.00 Gold Coast v Perth at Carrara Stadium, 7.30

GOLF -The Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne

GYMNASTICS -Canberra Cup at AIS

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KEYWORD: DIARY SATURDAY DECEMBER 12, 1998

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