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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 20, 1957

Page

2

All Street Plantations to Be Grassed in Canberra Areas

The Department of the Interior plans levelling and sowing with grass and clover for most street plantations in Canberra residential zones. Three to four years may be needed for remaining areas after initial sowing, with water access and resident requests guiding timing. Authorities will tighten parking laws and patrol nature strips to curb refuse dumping and caravan business activity.

Department of the Interior Camberra H. A Advisory Council Teday Barrenger Alerment Barrengeer P. D. Day

Four Charged With Murder In East Preston Case

Four East Preston men aged 35 37 23 and 22 were charged with murder at the City Watch-house after the death of Geoffrey Allen Moon 40 a labourer of Spring Street Reservoir. Moon died from cerebral haemorrhage deemed caused by an assault during a robbery motivation.

Melbourne East Preston City Watch-house Geoffrey Allen Moon Spring Street Reservoir Ensfield Street K. Bowden Moon

Man Killed While Trying to Save Wife at Station

Parramatta Coroner in Sydney heard that James Shaw 40 of Ferndale Street Revesby died when he stepped onto the line to aid his wife who fell onto the tracks at Merrylands Station. A city bound electric train struck him. Mrs Shaw suffered only shock. The death was ruled accidental.

Sydney Parramatts C . Finley Finlay James Shaw Ferndale Street Revesby Merrylands Bertram Henry Foster N.S.W. Railway Depervieas Foster Shaw

Migrant Charges Canada With Failing to Tell Truth

British migrant George Robertson of The Newcomers warns Canadian authorities mislead immigrants in Britain about immediate jobs and housing. He cites that of 600 migrants, only 20 percent found work within two weeks, 60 percent within two months, and 20 percent waited up to four months.

Vanulouver A.ap Reuter George Robertson The Newcomers Britain John

Supreme Court Grants Nisi Divorce to Canberra Woman

In the Supreme Court yesterday Justice Simpson granted a decree nisi returnable in three months to Helen Jargiello of Westlake Canberra. She petitioned to dissolve her marriage with Jan Jargiello of Sol Bilgoraj Poland on grounds of three years plus desertion. The couple wed at Butzbach Germany on 29 April 1946. Helen emigrated from Germany to Australia in November 1951. Mr Bailey appeared for the petitioner. the respondent did not appear.

Supreme Court Simpson Helen Jargiello Westlake Canberra Jan Jargiello Sol Bilgoraj Lublin Poland Butzbach Germany Australia Bailey

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