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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
5
Mr Calfay conferred with the OTH and Chambers of Manufactures on stepping up production. The committee is unlikely to be formed until the parties meet next. Seam ne Secrety rr directs reform to attract investment to food plants and other vulnerable industries.
South Africa defeated Glamorgan by 40 runs in London with standout Watkins 75 and bowlers Dawson 5/80 Rowan 4/82. Middlesex declared 4/401 and 1/14, beating Sussex by nine wickets, while Warwickshire drew with Derbyshire. Other fixtures feature Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, and Yorkshire against Lancashire in tense draws and wins.
State Lottery Sydney No 1090 drawn today with misread entries. Listed syndicate names include Mrs E Wellington Alan Bireet and Mra D O Wratten with prizes and the fifth prize No 20186. Lottery No 1581 is scheduled for Friday draw.
Widespread use places Dr Morse Indian Root Pills in family medicine chests across homes. The ad touts fifty years of service and claims thousands of satisfied users for common ills like constipation and sluggish digestion, urging readers to ask friends about their experiences.
Weather notes from Fairbairn Aerodrome predict widespread warm conditions continuing for one more day. The report suggests a delay in premature spring changes and indicates a relatively reliable forecast compared with prior periods. Nearby residents await more stable conditions before rapid shifts in the season.
Advert reads a young business girl seeks urgent accommodation in Manuke or nearby. Contact details include a reply code and a business couple. The notice is terse and informal with incomplete contact information.
The ITO bombers Sydney We Ras, somjuita and Gomborn, priced at 35 pounds without engines, are being sold at Narromine for parts. Engines are heavy on fuel and not viable for other tasks. Planes must not be flown and parts must not be used in aircraft. Mosquitoes were to be used in an attack on Japan.
A royal commission to-day will investigate conditions affecting New Zealand sheep farming. It will study land availability for sheep farming, potential improvement of second and third class land, general economy, labour use, and how to check population drift to towns.
A fragmented advert listing items for home use including the Svactric vacuum cleaner in leather and chrome, enamelled oven, Capitol corner and Bridge Vogue plastic furniture pieces, heat radiators, blinds, and Pain's enamels and brushware with prices and partial model references. The readable text indicates a general catalog of household goods with metal, plastic and enamel finishes.
A meeting at the Trades Hall is scheduled for Friday night next in August at 7 45 p m. Members and interested parties are urged to attend. Signed A S Thiner president H J Gaylard Hon Rec. Also ads for bedroom suites from 42 10 and a 1928 ERBEX tourer in Canberra House rounds Acton and Kodak film requests from Davies Pharmacy Kingston.
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