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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1952
Page
3
Auction-style listing of furniture, appliances, and vehicles including a Kelvinator cabinet, Trunk, and various bay area items. References to rentals, delivery, contact numbers, and locations in Canberra and nearby suburbs. Offers range from small household pieces to larger items with prices and pickup details.
Fragmentary OCR from a 20th century Canberra Canberra canberra area legal and public notices page shows a chaotic mix of matrimonial desertion petitions, licensing announcements, auction and sales notices, and miscellaneous advertisements. Names, places, dates, and court references are jumbled with no coherent narrative.
Fragmented report describes a High Court proceedings on an Orderly Conduct issue under the Disorderly Houses Act. Judges including Mr Justice Taylor and Sir R F Street hear applications from police and residents about tavern or premises in King Street and Victoria Street. The court contemplates whether the state of affairs justifies restraint and remedy.
Police traced Kary n aged 13 after she went missing from her home more than 24 hours earlier. She slept in a mand at the Quowneyan Showsraunst on Thursday night before being found and returned to her live y. Authorities reported she had not been at school and was believed to have run away before being located by officers.
The death records Oras We Pret, pioneer gold and cattle man from Australia. The survivor of four Durack brothers, he is credited with leading droving expeditions across Australia including a 7000 cattle trek from Barcus ruper to Went Australia, with planned routes via New South Wales and Western Australia. He spent retirement years near Nedlands, Perth.
Advertises trainee positions in Canberra for 1980 with training in librarianship and related fields. Details include monthly salary about 1082, duration October to January, nine month year program, and selection requiring degrees in Arts, Economics, Commerce, Law or Science.
A garbled report notes a council or committee session with references to a rail project held around 8 30 am. Mentions Gov and Chief Secretary seeking permission, participation by various groups, and a possible grant of £100000 for a Comfort Fund amid constitutional discussions.
A garbled report references London Fray ny Bettain Prance and Uri area officials. It mentions three governments uniting, accusations of misused funds, and talks of twinning and aid distribution amid a broader critique of penalties and governance in the region.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a man fined five pounds for setting fire to his brother’s bed. The mangled lines mention water, muddy conditions, and a later claim about not bringing the fire to cautionary outcomes. Names and clear facts are obscured in the damaged passage.
Scrambled lines reference a marker named Mark Sultan and a former editor from Coltterst tempa in Pennsylvania. The text is severely garbled with missing context, hard dates, and unknown entities. It lacks verifiable details to form a clear local-item summary.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a bail amount and a Supreme Court context but contains multiple garbled terms. It references August and a date sequence, with possible legal proceedings and a bail figure. No coherent events or identities can be confirmed from the readable items.
Government notice outlines salary bands of £2190 to £3600 per annum for senior architects and civil engineering roles, with district allowances and travel benefits. Applicants urged to submit by August 28 to the Director of Works, Department of Works, detailing qualifications and experience for large infrastructure projects.
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