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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
3
The report notes Ambalandor, led by Tussdey Stoney, and Mrs. Makin, among others, in a newly pointed effort toward Washington. Details are fragmentary, with names and roles partially obscured.
A Sunday convoy attack 30 miles from Hanoi left twelve French soldiers dead and 42 wounded, according to Wrench Newsagency reporting.
A fragment notes Ballarat on Tuesday with mention of a civilian award deemed the highest. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a ceremonial recognition event in Ballarat.
Morphett Richards on general manager duties notes that extending the 40 hour week will increase costs and deplete allocations from surplus revenue. The Act of 1087 gave borrowing powers to the Commission with a limit of 10 million. Commission finances as of June 30 1945 show a loan facility of 30.9 million and government loans totaling 16.2 million with reserves around 13.99 million.
Melbourne Tuesday news reports First Aid, winner of the Australian Hurdle, will not start in the Australian Steeplechase on Saturday. Betting reshuffles place Tente and Quixotic as joint favourites, with Jocularity close behind. Columnist supported for Caulfield Cup, Columnist linked with Frying Duke in a £860,000 move. Four Freedoms also rising in betting after a strong stable-backed plunge for £40,000 to win. Presdoms reportedly coupled with Flying Duke for a £20,000 bet.
Arthur Browning denied today that he had purchased the English colt Clemfel for 000 guineas. The colt was seized from a liner and taken to the tables of William Inglis and Son Pty. Ltd. A firm representative said Clemfel was destined for Hart Beat stud at Toowoomba, Queensland. One newspaper had quoted Browning as the new owner.
Sydney dispatch reports Lord Barwon and Mr. Ross still sore after sea travel to Australia. Trainers cite warm weather as a help, but dry tracks hinder the visitors while Victoria Park sightings show limited effort from Lord Barwon. Darby Munro set to ride Russia in Brisbane after a two month suspension and wrist injury recovery. Russia targets the National Pints and Metropolitan Handicap with subsequent appearances.
Scratchings list from Caulfield Auckland Tem pla in Chatsworth Plate Dampier and Australian Bteeple entries Dampier Lady Tudor Mo went Bir Actor St Aubin Handicap William Tell Audacity Lynmouth Second Act are noted for upcoming races Caulfield meeting details unclear due to garbled OCR text.
Canberra division of the Red Cross discusses increasing membership and urgent needs. Materials such as blankets and pyjamas are requested for cold weather relief sent to Dutch beneficiaries. Volunteers and donors are asked to contact Mrs P A Gourgou or join via subscriptions at the Commonwealth Bank Civic Centre.
Gordon Erwin, a 20 year old soldier attached to a transport unit, endured half an hour of intense pain after being pinned under an overturned three ton truck at Bankstown. The truck was being towed after breaking down. A front truck man applied a jack to lift freight off him before a mobile crane freed him. He was taken to hospital with severe abrasions.
Kedna Grant and Joyce Reade, both women, are charged in North Sydney Court with stealing motor cars including a Commonwealth vehicle. Police say the pair entered and used the cars during the night and planned to drive away near a bridge area. The report notes the arrests followed a car theft earlier that night.
The American ambassador designate for Australia Mr Robert Butler is expected to leave for Australia in about a week. Butler is interested in the embassy building at Canberra and has tasked the legation to hire a photographer to capture interior views for special paper that reveal furnishings tones. The photographs have been dispatched by mail to Mr Butler.
Alexander Henry Mitchell aged 16 was jailed for 12 months after admitting at the Quarter Sessions that he helped a deserter. Police say Mitchell, already convicted of house breaking, had posed as an RAAF service mate during 19 robberies in June.
Martin Ryan, the crack full back of the English Rugby team, will return to Sydney immediately as his contract with an English club expires to play for a Sydney club. The club name will be kept a close secret. Ryan, 22, harbors ambition to become an all-in wrestler.
Attorney General Mr Martin told the Australian Women's Council Conference he plans a matrimonial conciliation experiment. He noted 5,443 divorce petitions last year versus 4,800 the year before and 6 00 in 2012.
In Brisbane a man seated outside the court claimed to be a witness for a woman respondent and was invited by Justice Macrowan to join as co defendant. The case concerns Constable Bernard Stuart Brown Beresford suing Ruby Audrey Dardanelles Brown Beresford for adultery with an unknown man. The man was initially referred to as Str. X, and Mrs Beresford identified him as Mr L Smith. The court adjourned to allow legal representation and later ordered Smith brought in.
In Jogaia on the Macleay River wharves today more than a million feet of timber await shipment to Sydney. Kempsey railway yards show a large quantity and similar stacks line rail sidings from Wingham to Coff's Harbour. Forests hold vast logs with Grasal area and one Kempney mill alone reporting over five million feet in logs.
Canberra Funeral Directors promise promptness and personal attention in arranging funerals with contact numbers for day and night services. The notice outlines a respectful approach to every detail in a funeral ring.
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