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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
5
Sydney reports the Davis Cup squad may be barred from writing newspaper articles as an agreement forces Bromwich Palta and Frown to abstain. The ban could spark a clash between LTAA and player writers as officials say they have discussed the issue and are prepared to yield journalism.
The read draw shows mixed divisions with Northbourne Reid Barton Braddon Alnale Forrest and St Pauls Misra leading divisions. Preliminary rounds conclude as Grimth, Reid, Kingami and Braddon top B and C grades with semi finals planned for Saturday and multiple umpires assigned.
Sydney judge Justice Maxwell told Thomas Dowl ing, secretary of the Balmain Civilian Progress Association, that a man who defends himself cannot be his own counsel. Dowl ing had drawn up his own defense against Mrs Mary Lily Quirk MLA for two thousand pounds damages for libel. The defense claimed the statements were fair and in the public interest. Quirk asked the court to strike out repetitive defenses and argued the claimant was libelled by insinuations of racketeering.
A chaotic wrestling match in Melbourne between Bonnit Mule and Ab Karney escalated into a free for all after a disputed decision. Referee Bridger disqualified Karney following clashes in the seventh round, while tensions spilled and attendants clashed with others in the ring.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a memorial tree planting involving multiple trees and a memorial committee. The passage mentions a roadway, a school, donations, and national or local symbols but lacks coherent detail or clear outcomes due to transcription errors.
A doctor and ambulance officers freed Mire Worms Ritchie from a wrecked car after it struck a tree on a wet road. Four children were injured. all seven occupants were admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital. Ritchie, of Wakeford Head, Briathfeld, was driving on BoulevardeBrathfeld when the crash occurred.
A Melbourne notice reports three Communist members of the Returned Soldiers’ Angue have been expelled from the RSS. The text also references political candidates for Yarra in Federal elections and lists various court hearing entries from the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court for August 1948.
A rental wish from Bt. John in Canberra 602 Ex. 263 seeks a wooden toof and roof accommodation in Cant- Derra or Queanbeyan. The buyer wants a livable house without necessary teranta and mentions plows ring Fi Li as contact cues.
A fragmented note references a return to Canberra involving Fumen Ofer and a trio of keys. Names and context are incomplete but imply a symbolic or literal key collection tied to a location. Further readable specifics are not present in the fragment.
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