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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 03, 1963

Page

4

Young’s 50th Year Community Chest Appeal

Photograph shows Mr A Peoples Sgt Major receiving a cheque for a percentage of Young’s weekly sales for the 50th Year Community Chest. J Hile drew the Thursday Club for Senior Citizens as the beneficiary and a cheque for £40 from J A B Young Limited funds the effort for August 5 to August 10. Next week a cheque will go to the Girl Guide Movement South Side for the week ending August.

People Colman Young Hile J. A B. Young

Plane and Sheep Sowing Wheat in Flooded Riverina

A Riverina farmer uses an aeroplane and 900 sheep to seed his wheat when rain bogs the fields. The plane dropped seed on 100 acres of Marramook near Howlong New South Wales, then the sheep tramped the seed into the soil. It will be several days before the flock is moved.

Riverina John Packer Howlong N.S.W

Shadow of His Own Igor Oistrakh Arrives for Melbourne Concerts

Igor Oistrakh the Russian violinist lands at Essendon airport Melbourne amid fanfare and cameras. He tours Australia with his wife Natalia Zertsalova as accompanist for six Melbourne concerts brought by the ABC. He follows in the shadow of his father David Oistrakh, famed violinist, as he gains recognition in his own right. In London MPs discuss China seat at UN. A weight contest in a city store ends in a tie with weights near 3,052 pounds, to be decided on TV.

Igor Oistrakh Essendon Melbourne Australia ABC Natalia Zertsalova Ivor D. Whitford Braddon

Labour council sells shares to back anti smoking drive

The Horoudgh Council of St Pancras central London ends its stake in a Tobin company to align with its anti smoking campaign. The Labour controlled council bought the shares four years ago for its staff superannuation fund.

London Privy Aalps Ruiter Horoudgh St. Pancras Central Liondhin

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