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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1944
Page
3
A Federal Cabinet meeting on August 32 will discuss shifting to civilian production to meet a likely 70,000 man requirement. Despite releasing 30,900 soldiers for rural duties, pressure grows for a broader overhaul of manpower and civilian commitments amid production needs.
Fragment lists various medicinal mixtures and tonic foods with prices like 2/6 and 1/9, includes horlicks malted milk and baby rusks, and notes safety razors and shades. Items appear as a miscellaneous goods catalog entry in a historic newspaper page.
A fragmented Canberra report records a case involving Thames Adam Muir of Baker Street Ainslie and Goodwin Muir with fines for assault and indecent language. The details are unclear but indicate a magistrate hearing at Civic Centre and a monetary penalty noted as £2 and £5 13s.
A Douglas transport plane crashed into a water channel near the District Park Aero Drome during a forced landing. Twenty five crew and passengers survived with injuries reported among the pilot and navigator. the rest escaped unharmed. Miraculous escapes noted for several Americans aboard.
Commonwealth Meat Control officials will be withdrawn to the Newcastle abattoirs where for two weeks the acquisition scheme has enforced ceiling price observance among wholesale butchers. Supplies Controller reports events in the past two weeks prove proper organisation and satisfaction of the legitimate demand for meat at declared ceiling prices.
The Royal Canberra Association held a monthly medal stroke event yesterday afternoon. Mrs Benior won with a score of 1 18 12, followed by Mrs Best and another runner-up. A weekend associates competition was won by Mise Fountain with a handicap two-stroke improvement. Tregear led Tuesday by handicap to 12 with a round of 83 14 69.
Auckland forecasts a robot mail service within 13 years with Pibot aircraft carrying mail from New Zealand to Sydney at 700 mph. Qantas Empire Airways managing director Mudaon Fyab and Taaman Akwaya director say the main challenge is landing the projectile though Germany has tested models.
The program lists two afternoon games at 2 pm featuring RMLC against Fairbairn and Golds and Black against Black and Whites, with players Gordon Owen McGregor Knowies Milford Brill Sharpe Taylor Pike Cooney Petherbridge Cleaver Pittard Jeong Barbe Garrett Holmes Mann Kildea Townsend Woleh. A later match at 4:30 pm involves Canberra selections facing Metropolitan Association teams.
Classified notices show a general meeting and multiple job advertisements. Postings include rousemaid, stenographer, junior stenographer, and part time office roles with application details and boxes to write to City P.O. or box numbers. Also includes a lost wallet notice and inquiries about a home listing in Braddon.
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