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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1966
Page
18
London reports Adrien Fird, 17, invalided from the Army, plans a 17,000 mile hitch hike via France Greece and Singapore to prove fitness for a A$25 assisted passage to Australia. His parents allege he was discharged after recovering from rheumatic fever and seeks a new chance.
The 41 foot Australian yacht Hi Fi docked in Valparaiso Chile after crossing the Pacific in 45 days, according to the Associated Press. The crew included Nell, Adbert Mathemate Cook, and Peter Arglic among nine crew members.
Central Wellington was shaken by multiple earthquakes causing power and telephone outages at the Reserve Bank and other buildings. Trains halted while road and structural damage prompted safety checks. Seismology officials reported several tremors affecting the capital and surrounding towns.
The fragment describes a Sunday morning forecast with mentions of rain showers and temperatures. It references a time window around morning hours and a map showing weather regions and possibly a storm path.
Melbourne reporters said a man named David Michael Fwer was charged with murder of a 54 year old woman found dead at a boarding house in Albert Park. The body of Kembleer McLain was discovered Friday morning and authorities say she was asphyxiated. The defendant was remanded without bail at City Court and returns next Thursday for further proceedings.
Deakin High held an open day on Saturday inviting parents and the community to tour the school. Attendees viewed new classrooms and facilities designed to highlight current educational setups and student life at Deakin High.
A fragmented report covers district media, radio and TV updates, noting stations, schedules, and possible changes. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors. key entities include Victoria, Canola, and Beran with partial program mentions and unclear dates.
The Commonwealth Bank hostel in Canberra features an H shaped steel frame layout with two uprights connected by a central link, including dining, kitchen, and hostel offices. Construction advances alongside a regional library plan, with Narra Inmandah and Red Hill sites progressing, and a new Anzac Memorial Chapel wings at the Royal Military College noted.
In Canberra, homes trend toward aluminium windows and doors featuring slim frames and decorative forms. Builders cite cheaper stock, immediate site delivery, reduced build time, and improved resistance to warping, rattling, and pests with flyscreens included.
Anzac Chapel at RMC will be opened in a public ceremony by the Governor General Lord Casey. The church, described as a showpiece for the National Capital, combines Roman Catholic and Anglican Protestant elements in twin wings with a shared entry and seating for about 900. Construction involved army engineers, college staff, and national servicemen, with Lt Jean Taylor in charge of building work and regular chaplains to conduct services.
A dense list of building supplies and brands appears, naming ADAM INGRAM and materials including adhesive jam bricks Alsynite aluminium angles sheets capping asbestos leasing rope basins baths bitumen bolts Bonocrete Braemar hot water units brassware caulking compound cement cisterns sinks clothes hosts combustion stoves copper pipe copper sheet corrugated war tubs stairless downpipe electric expanded metal easy caulfe fibrolite sheet flue pipe flywire gauze fuel stoves Fowlerware galvanised iron garage doors heaters hoop iron hornex units incinerators insulation Malthoid malleys Metters Milwraith muttons sinks nails sinks stainless warmray.
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