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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1940
Page
6
Fragmented OCR shows horse names and odds in a racing program. Multiple entries include vendors and times with scattered numbers, lacking coherent event details or outcomes to summarize into a clear story.
Aurore Rosberg, aged 42, denied at the Central Criminal Court that she put poison in a glass of milk for Matron Annie McKveen of Timwarra Cottage Hospital Coledale. The nurse was tried for administering strychnine to Matron Mehveen with intent to murder or injure but was acquitted and discharged. The jury noted laxity in hospital poison control.
The Returned Soldiers' Club final of the 1940 snooker tournament between Calvert and Hibberson will be played tomorrow night. The J. B. Hibberson trophy billiard event begins next Monday with numerous matches listed including Murphy versus Harry and Calvert versus Dunlop.
Regulations gazetted last night allow future hearings of objections by aliens to detention orders to be held in camera before Advisory Committees. The committee may consider evidence outside of formal rules and is not bound by standard evidentiary rules.
In City Court Hobart, Godfrey Fisher and three others faced conspiracy charges linked to a boxing bout between Archie Moore and a man posing as Tommy Jordan. Detective Mackle testified that Jordan was Frank Lindsay, 19, who claimed Moore as sparring partner in Teama nin Melbourne. Lindsay said he sparred with Moore while Moore’s manager arranged the fight.
At Newcastle Stadium Dr. Len Hall won two falls to one against Terry McGinnis after a 14.10 to 18.6 scoring night. The event took place on Tuesday in Newcastle.
Sydney Thasday reports at the Royal Agricultural Boeiery annual meeting members urge postponing next year's show if military authorities can vacate the ground.
Justice Lowe paused the Court of Inquiry into the August 15 Canberra air crash that killed ten. He piloted a Lockheed Hudson twin engine bomber to inspect the wreckage and assess light shed by the scene. Arthur Dean noted the debris offered little illumination and determined the pilot, though competent, was not at fault.
Jim Ferrier is disqualified from competing in the United States Amateur Championship district qualifying round in Chicago due to his book and writings. The U S G A ruled the book contained instructional material with photographs, deeming him ineligible despite his claim that he only explains his golf style. Ferrier lamented the last minute decision and noted his long journey to compete.
A state wide strike threat by engine drivers and firemen in the coal industry follows owners move to alter Saturday and Sunday hours. H Sunderland, organizer of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association Coast District, urges members to stay away next weekend until a written ‘hours’ clause assurance is obtained. Under the award six hours is the full shift on weekends, while owners seek eight hours for the same pay, enabling three shifts daily and large wage savings.
The report outlines plans to increase wartime output in India and strengthen home defense. It notes recommendations from the Middle East division and government officials to expand production and support for the empire’s broader war needs.
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