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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1952
Page
5
Readable hardware department note lists items with numbers and codes including Pala Sys 123 16 6 and Vion Mierore 87 Masdiebar Gripe. A brief entry dated 3/11 appears, indicating a stock or sales listing.
A Sydney and Melbourne area series of weekend accidents left several dead and others injured. Victims include Dereon Sere and Kusuru Wirret, killed in Vic roadway crashes near Carlton and Nicholson Street. Carlton constable Albert Crews, 98, died en route home after signing off. In Melbourne a sedan crash near Hume Highway at Beymour injured and later died at Royal Melbourne Hospital. John Williams of Ivanhoe sustained lacerations, and a motorcyclist near Abbotsford was fatally-wounded. A Brighton Road collision claimed a victim in Brighton. Police report multiple fatal road incidents across Howth, Ballarat Road, and surrounding suburbs with several more people seriously harmed.
Junior players from Yass Line compete in trial games against North Canberra at Turner Oval. Coaches note surge of young talent and many players balancing sport with education. North Canberra fielded improved juniors as Queenbeyan and surrounding clubs watch closely amid a strong turnout and competitive scrimmage lasting two halves.
Police report a man identified as Tuma, 77, died at St Vincent Hospital after a flat shooting at a Darling Point doorway. A woman found with bandaged wounds near the scene. A man, ... pending charges, allegedly fired a pistol and fled. Blood loss from a abdominal wound noted. Witnesses described a struggle and a second shot heard at the doorway.
A garbled OCR record from a Queanbeyan show day features Caulfield Bentworth Hurdle details with numerous horse names such as Warann, Cape Nadie, King of the Glen, and SWORDSMAN. Time and place data are inconsistent, but the entry lists multiple stakes, horses, odds, and placings in a dense, unreadable racing page.
A garbled rental and exchange ad lists furnished and unfurnished houses with 3 bedrooms in Canberra, seeking six months or longer terms. It mentions accommodations, temporary lodgings, deliveries, and various items for sale or exchange, with scattered names and contact hints.
The fragment mentions NGI and White Calithin Bay, QOL and Opal Pendant and earrings, a sale at Causeway Mall, Sahara and Taply 14 on a Friday with afternoon hours. It requests writing with details of something “mtheoling” to Studio Twelve at Manuke Arcade, Manuka, with daily hours and Saturday mornings listed.
The notice lists vacancies including one junior office girl and two fully qualified motor mechanics. It calls members and their wives to a general meeting at Acton Racecourse with invited attendance. Also advertised are various local club notices, auctions, and ski and football activities with dates and locations in Canberra and surrounding areas.
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