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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1948
Page
3
Visitors report Canberra lodging scarce as Easter period. tram services limited from Canberra to ACT region add to the strain. Monday will see altered hours with cafes and chemists opening late, petrol and bread deliveries adjusted. butchers and traders mostly closed until Tuesday.
Annual Canberra District Association meeting notes a serious shortage of scoutmasters and cub leaders, with 14 active scouters of 30 needed. Two sea scouts disbanded due to lack of leaders. one troop reformed. R. M. Fry resigns as District Commissioner. Colonel Paul to succeed. Executive elected and accommodations shortage for training noted. Plans include temporary housing and a city camp area for visiting scouts near Coltemouth Seoul.
Prime Minister Chitty denied knowledge of a report recommending a 12 percent income tax cut. He stated the Cabinet had not considered the proposal and would review it later.
A massive fire broke out at a paper mill in Sydney this morning burning pulp wood and paper stacks. Firefighters worked for hours to control the blaze as nearby residents evacuated and police guarded homes against drifting embers. Fire officials suspect spontaneous combustion may have started the blaze.
A garbled listing of players and teams across positions appears with numerous misspellings. Names such as Dorman, Flynt, Vinberty, Burns, and Prendergast are mentione不过, with many unclear fragments scattered throughout.
Acquittal handed to 22 high FarbEN officials over plunder and spoliation at factories in Czechoslovakia and Austria. Potential charges remain in Po lnd Soviet Union France and Norway. Real estate and insurance brokers listed with agencies in Canberra and Sydney. Enquiries invited. offices in Canberra and Quemubeyan provided.
Personal note reports Dr L W Nott convalescing after illness and returning to Canberra yesterday.
Valera's plane left Shannon tonight for Australia but returned to the airport with a cracked windscreen and a minor scare. The minister and crew were unharmed as the craft landed safely after the trouble.
In Lathgow Court a man identified as James Mie Kinney was fined for working beyond retirement age. The ten day sentence followed a mix of noncompliant labor activity after reaching retirement age.
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