Canberra junior team to visit Melbourne
A Canberra junior team is set to travel to Melbourne at month end to play one match. The squad includes captain Ray Blumenthal Callan Scott Gregory Ho Tle Mouthwell Parnard James Heal Robertson O Connor Rattard Vewson Beadle Lemmon Briant Constance Keegan Plummer Naughy Greaney Maubertwon and Sutton.
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O'Connor
Rattard
Vewson
Beadle
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Constance
Keegan
Plummer
Naughy
Greaney
Maubertwon
Sutton
No Rabbit-Proof Wires for ACT The Struggle to Control Rabbits
A departmental official urged local farmers to redouble efforts to curb rabbit spread in the ACT where no rabbit-proof wires have been received for four years. Wires salvaged from freed areas are being re-erected as rabbits threaten to escape control, drawing attention from graziers in New South Wales seeking information.
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A.C.T
Department of the Interior
Canberra immigrants face voting in Advisory Council poll
Bilingual immigrants in Australia for six months and still residents of Canberra will be obliged to vote in the approaching poll for the Advisory Council and Hospital Board, said Chief Electoral Advocate W F Turner yesterday. About 8,500 are expected to enroll, up from 7,928 last poll. Discrepancy between enrolment and census figures for ACCT explained by temporary residents. More than 6,600 ACT residents voted in 1945 elections. Enrolment closes September 3 and elections are September 27.
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Benglish
Australia
Canberra
Advisory Council
Hosital Board
Aaid
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W. F. Turner
Australian jockey Burn survives Brighton race incident
Jockey T Burn escaped serious injury after a Brighton race start chaos left Royal Ransom and other mounts damaged. Burn broke no leg and is expected to ride later this season, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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London
T. Burn
Royal Aedm
Alex
Royal Ransom
Apt Adventure
Brighton
Coupons Sought for Food Appeal
The Australian Red Cross calls for meat and butter coupons to support the Food for Britain Appeal. Farmers plan export sales, with coupon surrender costs noted. NSW reports 884,685 meat coupons and 23,852 butter coupons surrendered. Victoria 636,024 meat and 4,410 butter coupons surrendered.
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Wesnoning
Carling
Imamerce Enator Courdice
Nsw
Victoria
Proposal discussion at August meeting under Aea group oversight
Fragmentary notes show an August 27 meeting date to discuss a proposal. Text hints at an organization and possible formal arrangement. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but reference to expected discussion and related figures appears.
Dawn of Mann Girl Spends Night Near Home After Far From School Return
Sydney tale recalls Dawn of Mann Evelyn Helle ly staying out until night near her home after coming home late from school. She slept under trees, spent the night in a scrub area, and emerged in time for a hearty breakfast the next morning.
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Sydney
Dawn of Mann
Evelyn Helle Ly
Pgs
Canberra Squash Racquet Club Pursuit Gains Steam
A group of government officers in Canberra advocates forming a squash club as the sport’s popularity spreads beyond badminton players. Several interested executives and leading officials support organizing a local facility to foster cultivation and competition.
Australian leaves for Montreal
Melbourne reports chief engineer K N Bradferd of the Department of Civil Aviation will leave tomorrow for Montreal with his wife and two children. He will take up an appointment with the International Civil Aviation Organization, replacing A R McComb who has been a member since the provisional body's formation.
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Melbourne
Pr. K. N. Bradferd
Department of Civil Aviation
Montreal
International Civil Aviations Organization
A. R. McComb
Power crisis endangers colliers as war stakes rise
Urgent steps are taken to safeguard a collier diverted from another mate amid a serious power shortage. Production losses are estimated at goods worth more than £000,000 since the current power rate began, signaling substantial economic impact.
Bailey Bridges Award Recommended by Royal Commission
Sir Donald Bailey, inventor of the Bailey bridge used by Allied forces in the war, is recommended for an award of £12,000 by the Royal Commission on Awards. The recommendation highlights his wartime innovation and its enduring impact on military engineering.
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London
Donald Bailey
Royal Commmission
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