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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1949
Page
3
Fragmented report notes gloves issued to workers in quarries with inspections and costs for maintenance. Mentions inspectors Findlay and Canbarra and concerns about tractors and tools in operation.
Wark, with 12 innings, topped the betting averages for the Gidleigh Cricket Club near Canberra. The club notes his prior season averages and high scores, while teammates Lam, Duher Geurmen, W. Allen, J. Hatch, and Guy are mentioned with their figures.
Local notice lists individuals and addresses including Les Pogson LTCL on Beaks So. Names appear with 42 Stuart Avenue and Erwoms? unclear. The fragment mentions a player and an organization at a Ramseyland area address.
Report from Sydney and Victoria on continuance of the coal strike. Southern and western field miners vote against the recommendation to resume, while many Victorian workers back it. Union councils plan meetings to decide next steps as 18,000 miners face further voting and potential return to work.
Lottery entry states draw number 184, with anticipation of results tomorrow. Official guidance advises verification of ticket details and drawing schedule. Participants are reminded to check trusted outlets for announcements and prize claims.
The army reports open cut mines produced 46 000 tons of coal in the first week of soldier labor. The Minister for the Army Mr Kers noted initial output surpassed 45 000 tons and forecast flat work would reach 16 000 tons. Future open cut Blues will operate to boost production.
Deposits at the Commonwealth Savings Bank and State Savings banks rose by mid June. By June 20 the Commonwealth total was 446 234 000 and state banks 90 018 00, up from year end figures of 429 078 000 and 251 945 000 respectively. War savings and savings certificates declined after January 31, with June sales 12 009 and redemptions 618 000, lowering overall totals.
Fragmentary report says sixteen children killed and 21 servicemen injured when a boxcar derailed near Behlesbusch eight miles north of Cologne. Another train crash involving 700 children from Belgrade and Zagreb to the Adriatic Coast killed fourteen children and wounded eighty at Leake, with two more deaths later noted, total toll rising to eighteen.
In Sydney a test weighing of potatoes by Price control officials showed shopkeepers lost 2/5 to 4.7, with Mr A B Edmunds of the Fruit and Vegetable Retail Association noting the test added little to the bottom line. Mr P R McDermott, secretary of the Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industry, warned that while price control remains, retailers sell in small lots to maintain public trust, risking artificial shortages when selling in bulk.
Canberra teams under Jack Olive prepare at Kingston Oval at 4.3 pan today and Friday for the Group Inter-town competition. Sunday sees Captain's Fiat host North Canberra at Manuke Oval with Goul dum and Queanbeyan meeting Yass. Queanbeyan’s status in the round naming is noted. Selected trainees include Reynolda, O'Brien, Southwell, Hazelgrove, James, Hawke, Noonan, Betta, live, Archer, Ritchie, Newnan, Speering, Dinnerville, Walters, Rallaghan.
A.B.C. News 1 Coloured aims to influence public opinion for government policy. The conference sought compulsory ballots for workers before strikes, while unions and leaders were blamed for coercive tactics. Labor ministers urged migrant labor use to aid primary producers, amid criticisms of intimidation.
Sydney on Tuesday, MP Mr Spender urged Australia to show greater appetite for hard work to revive the economy. He attacked Britain's dollar policy, saying it worsened the dollar crisis and lowered living standards. He blamed the empire dollar famine on wartime sale of British investments to fund relief. He condemned government propaganda as inflating prices and hindering recovery.
In Redfern Court today a youth aged 18 or 19 was remanded on charges of armed assault and robbery in Prince Alfred Park last night. McAndrew, wounded, credited his girlfriend Violet Powell of Cleveland Street Redfern for saving their lives, saying her pluck helped avert a fatal outcome. Ernest Knight, 80, was killed by a bullet from his own gun during the incident. Powell, initially frightened, fled after a assailant pulled a ring from her finger and ran. The couple had been attacked by armed men after which the hero’s actions and the girlfriend’s bravery were central to the testimony. The case proceeds with bail considerations.
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