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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1949
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment references five individuals and a date in May. It mentions a count of 2,000 and a person or group named Al a or Blaive, but the text is unreadable. No clear event, place, or organization is identifiable.
A capacity crowd of about 25000 gathered at Buffalo Stadium for the climax of a World Congress for Peace amid martial music and parades of delegates from Paris and French provinces. Speakers included notable figures such as Jean Johnson and Pablo Mallat, with Soviet delegates present as the event denounced aggression and promoted peace caravans. A separate report notes three men arrested at Randwick Races for public disturbance. one later died, police citing death possibly linked to a methanol spirit mixture.
The Australian jockey Billy Cook, riding in England, is engaged to ride the King's Gaywood in the May Maiden Two-year-old Braken at Newmarket tomorrow. It will be the first race for Gaywood. Cook trails Gordon Richards by one win in 71 starts.
SYDNEY Monday. Police took no action against two returned servicemen who swam in the Archibald Memorial Fountain Hyde Park after crowding around for coins. Officers ordered them out. one was hauled from the water after diving for money and the other resisted before being removed.
Polish Roman Catholic hierarchy urged Catholics to ignore state charges and attacks from the government press. A pastoral letter signed by archbishops including Stefan Wyszynski urged upholding church guarantees amid arrests and raids tied to alleged anti state activities.
Auction sale includes large ante room cubic feet of Refrigerator Radiola Console Gramophone and automatic changer in new condition used briefly. Hoover washing machine nearly new. Indian carpet 12 by 9 feet. telephone table chair hall table chairs radiators curtains and various furniture. Other assorted items listed with details and condition noted for soon sale.
After a heavy gale the small trawler Helen Dawn entered Ulladulla Harbour towing Bateman's Bay, the newest and biggest trawler. The Bateman's Bay broke its propeller shaft off Berma nl yerteriay afternoon and distress signals were sent. Helen Dawn stood by and towed Bateman's Bay 100 miles to Ulladulla with a six inch tow line through two tow-line starts and rough seas all night.
Judith Russell, 20, hairdresser of Brighton le Sands, charged at Paddington Police Station with administering poison with intent to murder Mrs Ma rle Phyllis Kenneth, 45, of Henretta Street Double Bay. Kenneth ill after bitter taste and vomiting. arsenic found. Russell to appear at Paddington Court in morning.
A man from Cleveland Street Darlington was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital with a severe facial laceration after an incident on Anne Day. Detectives quote him saying mates were involved. The wording mentions names and ages but is garbled. Further details unclear due to damaged OCR text.
Players and intending players are asked to attend a meeting at Manuka Oval tonight. R. Styman serves as secretary.
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