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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 27, 1948

Page

3

ACT Premier Tennis Premiership Points Table Shows Standings

The following table lists premiership points in the ACT tennis competition across grades and mixed events. Teams like Northbourne Reid Braddon Forrest Kingston and Eastlake appear with point totals such as 16 12 7 4 and 14 12 10. The data covers mixed, grade and ladies divisions with several clubs scoring in double digits.

A.C.T Northbourne Reid Braddon Barton Forrest Kingston Amalie Ainslie Flinders Griffith St. Paul's R.M.C Eastlake W.C.A Bradden Ladies Yarralamis Yarralamia

Plea for Silent Motoring From NRMA Letter

An NRMA member argues for silent motoring to reduce accidents. He cites Mussolini’s 1934 Rome horn ban as proving quieter roads and fewer incidents, sharing his 10 years of accident-free business motoring and criticizing horn blasting as poor sport.

N.R.M.A Austrates Aave Rome Rines

Wasting Petrol and Tuning for Poor Quality Fuel

Mr Fielder, chief engineer of the association, says motorists waste petrol because many engines are not adjusted for today's low quality fuel. He notes smell and exhaust state reveal neglect. A garage with an exhaust gas analyser can improve performance, further aided by an expert ignition tuner.

Injrlm Fielder Association Miles

Motorists Ignore School Safety Patrols Cited

The N H U M A reports motorists refuse to respect school safety patrols and drive through lines of children. General secretary H J Jahnaem notes cases bring to court to remind drivers of their legal obligation to stop when patrol flags are displayed. The association equips patrols and praises public support while promising law action against persistently negligent motorists.

N.hum.a H. J. Jahnaem

Efficient Service Makes Dr Morse S Indian Root Pills Popular

Widespread use elevates Dr Morse s Indian Root Pills to family staple status akin to flour and sugar. Over fifty years of efficient service have built trust as a universal remedy for biliousness constipation and sluggish digestion in daily life.

DR. Morse Neve Digeson

Monaro Crescent Pre-School Centre Opens Amid Rain

The Monaro Crescent Pre-School Play Centre opened by the Minister for the Interior Mr Johnson amid rain. The centre, supported by a £400 fundraising effort, will provide elementary instruction to young children and enrols kids from Deakin Griffith Forrest and Barton with mothers assisting.

Monaro Crescent Mr. Johnson Johnson Australia Placy Centre Committee J. Crawford Deakin Griffith Forrest Barton

Third Battalion Association forms interim committee

An eight member interim committee was chosen to form a Third Battalion Association ahead of the Anzac Day march. They will draft a constitution and contact groups in Cooma Goulburn Queanbeyan and Moss Vale to unify them. About fifty attended the inaugural Reid Park meeting with an estimated 600 eligible from Canberra and Queanbeyan.

Sund Cooma Goulburn Queanbeyan Moss Vale Messrs W. H. McMillan J. Somerville D. J. Richards B. Toms A. T. Paul W. B. Atkinson M. 8. Nordswan Roper Reid Park Canberra A.lf

Wool Prices Jump for New England Merino Fleece in Giant Sale

A large sale catalog dated the 20th lists wool lots from New England Monaro and Southern Tablelands with occasional Central West entries. Demand is broad and values firm to higher, led by a top price of 83d for Sup AAAEW on account of Messrs J. M. & M. A. Evans Peelwood Ltd. Numerous growers from Peelwood Uralla Arella Laggan Queanbeyan and other centers report specific fleece class prices in pence per pound, with buyers including E W Howard Biggs Rae burn Pastoral Co Wauch Bros J A Tracy A Lyons J Kelly and many others.

New England Monaro Tablelands J. M M. A. Evans Peelwood, Ltd E. W. Howard Biggs Wauch Bros Ward J. A. Tracy Laggan A. Lyons Captain's J. Kelly Queanbeyan Raeburn Pastoral Co Breadalbane G. Kihe Binds H. M. Noone F. H. Rogers Adelong W. J. Painter Crookwell M. Lawton Gunning A. H. McDonald Binda T. W. Davis Yass Walkem Blayney A. B. Turner Oberon H.C Gotch Locksley C Hills KBE

Canberra Fuse Directors Pagans Eight 56d

Funeral notice fragment notes relief of attention and details. Names and places are unclear. The readable text points to a memorial or funeral context with sparse naming. No dates or explicit actions are confirmed.

Fou Canberra Pagans Bill

Dra Day proceeds and club cricket selections announced

The Dra Day event yielded 37 pounds for Lagacy. Results list winners and placings across multiple events including spider and trophy outcomes with names such as Johnston Browne Chettle Quinn H Heyens Nutt Rabble Welch Trevillian Creighton Hilcott Dickson Bain Kildea Dunshea Cox May Harris Cusack Coft Beattie Eyre Lee Guest Guthrie Cavanagh Harney Wells Bradley Lott Stevens Gill Spottiswood Pierson Potter Amens Cook Hellier Stephen Smith Heyes Fryer Weatherston Adamson Griffiths Wynn Holden Miles. A Rose Bay squad is named to face Canberra on Sunday including Munro Beaugall Fry Lott Fryer Benjamin May Beattie Potter Adamson Heyes Bale Harris Smith Cook Miles Spottawood Leaper Marshall Holden Pierson Bain ic.

Lagacy Lava Adermann Johnston Browne Chettle Quinn Heyens Parkes Clarke Troyahn Marshall Nutt Rabble Welch Trevillian Creighton Hilcott Dickson Bain Kildea Dunshea Cook Hellier Stephen Smith T. Heyes Fryer Tope Weatherston Adamson Griffiths Wynn Holden Miles Canberra Rose Bay Gang Munro Beaugall D. Fry Lott Benjamin May Beattie Potter H. Heyes Bale Harris Spottawood Leaper T.eyes Pierson

Nehru warns India would suffer from loose Commonwealth links

Bombay reports Premier Pandit Nehru says associations with the British Commonwealth could harm India if they bind the country to another power. He notes the Constituent Assembly must decide future relationships, with emphasis on India’s independent path and foreign policy choices.

Bombay India Pandit Nehru Nehru Constituent Assembly

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