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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1949
Page
2
A decrypted cluster of government tender details from 1940s Australia outlines bids for pine timber extraction and road works in the Etromia Afforestation Area, with multiple departments and dates. Names like Nelson Lemmon appear amid scattered instructions, closing dates, and location references in Canberra ACT.
Applications are invited for tenancy of hospital canteens at Heatals Canberra and other locations. Rates scale by group size from 9d to 16d per man daily with capacities from 40 to 850 men. Permanent sites available May and July. Preference for tenancy of multiple canteens. Applications to Director We ACT.
A writ names Binley James Williams as sole plaintiff with multiple co respondents listed from Creswick Hawthorn and Armadale addresses. Plaintiffs seek trials of the Anthony for junior justice of something. Cedric Ralph solicitor of Melbourne filed the action based on Herald articles published April 1 18 21 and 28.
The Industrial Board adjourned a hearing on the Federated Tradex Employees Union request regarding working conditions at the Eastlake Hotel kitchens. The department official cited late union meetings delaying decisions and noted overtime issues. Copper vessels and open cooking near lavatories were cited as unsafe, with calls for improvements and potential compensation if conditions improved.
Detectives and fingerprint experts leave to investigate a double murder on Ocean Island in the Gilbert Island group. The victims are thought to be Liman and his wife, found stabbed to death in their home on April 27.
Mics Put Basley wins Nightingale Quest title at Canberra pageant. Miss Danley, 23, praised for poise and personality by judges including Colonel Klein. Bailey receives warm welcome. bagley aims for medical exams and obstetrics course, with long study ahead.
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