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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
2
A miner named Glen pleaded not guilty to charges linked to the coal strike and was remanded to Sessions on August 16 on a £30 bail. Blackburn, an ALP member, stated he had ties to the case.
Departmental officials invited to Mt Franklin for Can aie Alpine Club club championships on August 20 following comments by Southern District Ski Federation officials after the Balmain Cup. AGT snow area development discussed as aim.
A mother reports her baby son suffered nightly bronchio coughs from bronchitis. After giving three bottles of Lantigen B since last week, the boy has fewer coughs, sleeps better, and shows improved energy with no wheeze or crusted eyes.
Dr. E Cranin Lowe reports in the Beifish Medical Journal February 15 1936 that oral treatments have been used for a course addressing Catarchal Rheumatic conditions. The narrative notes practical experience with immunisation methods and outcomes.
Conciliation Commissioner Findlay refused to reinstate a Bali domestic at Mulwala Hostel after the staff walkout. Margarita Vrubilauskiene denied reply by guest, leading to discipline and 48 hours notice. Canberra union leader McVeigh said another job awaited. staff volunteers prepared meals as 3 plus workers joined walkout.
Thirty U S warships including the aircraft carrier Corm Bea began the first day of maneuvers in the Southern Aegean along the Crete coast. Marines landed from amphibious craft supported by heavy naval bombardment.
Australian Consul General in Batavia Mr Thomas Critchley travels to The Hague to attend the Indonesia conference on behalf of the UN Office of the Good Offices Committee.
The registrar reports Canberra University College at Gungahlin will accommodate time students and is considering building alterations to house 30 instead of the planned amount. The site has a long history, with early homesteads erected by G L Palmer, linage to John Palmer who arrived in 1788, and later owners Crace and Watson before Commonwealth resumption in 1918.
Cancellation of an award sought by three Queensland collieries Amberley Collieries Pty Ltd Blackheath Collieries Pty Ltd and Erdare Collieries Pty Ltd. The application lodged in the Arbitration Court by the secretary of the Queensland Coal Owners Association states the move would influence employment preferences amid a coal strike. The matter was referred to the Chief Industrial Registrar in Melbourne.
A long list of players and start times appears in the Royal Canberra Championship golf draw. Names include Gav, Hurley, Baumfurd, M-Leay, Nevius, Giles, Greenhalgh, Nimmo, Crogan, and many others with varying tee times from 8.35 to beyond 2.00. The fragment shows numerous entries and reserved slots in a dense event draw.
Sydney court grants Norman von Nida a divorce to Norma von Nida citing misconduct and desertion. Custody of two children awarded to Norma. Details describe prior separations, late night dispute on a golf course, and alleged assault involving Mrs Little. Neither party appeared to defend in court.
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