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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1943
Page
4
Widespread appeal marks the Pappy Day drive while the Third Commissioner orders a probe into contracts tied to the Communion Line. A parliamentary report urges deeper scrutiny of employment figures and a planned churchyard gate project follows a memorial ceremony.
A garbled bulletin appears to describe a Greyhound racing draw for Saturday, mentioning Dutelet and Coursing Gowa and Blattis amid unclear text. The readable fragments suggest a schedule or lineup, but essential details like names and outcomes are missing.
A list of horse names and divisions appears with multiple stakes entries including Maiden Stakes and Canberra Stakes. Several horses such as Kiere's Bivin, Morne, and Princess are noted across divisions with placements implied and other entrants listed in dense, fragmentary form.
Report from Thursday features Cumberrs Chub A eecortainty of entelen ture Loreventa and Strasbourg style entries. Highlights include 242 yard freestyle by P Courtney under 14, various heats with Lamond Richy and Brophy placing, and events from 400 yards freestyle to backstroke. Standouts include Byars, Haraing, and Bentons divers, with Bealer and Brophy among top finishers in sprints and diving.
Henry Secombe an 18 year old farm worker was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to twenty years penal servitude for the manslaughter of Mrs Mary Pritchard near Wall Shape Oak Bead Ing Justice Street. He was described as a menace to the community and narrowly avoided a life sentence.
Friday report from Melbourne notes committees of the VRC considering the petition of judge Branney Shannon. The document references a yield discussion and mentions Sear Steno in connection with the proceedings.
A fragment reports Commonwealth and State taxation figures with per capita payments and various taxes. It cites figures like £297,148,000 for the Commonwealth and £44,071,790 in Randwich taxes, detailing per capita shares and notable tax categories amidst a garbled presentation.
A traffic constable on duty near four tram routes was dragged and thrown to the road when a tram collided with a lasso attempt. The incident broke a window and left the constable with a severe shake. Officials report the tram could not be stopped in time.
A large program launches at Aston Racecourse with athletic events, horse racing, and a two hour slate featuring basketball between Duntroon RMC and the U S Navy. Navy stars including McKinney White and Neill are named with exhibition matches and prize auctions planned.
A.T. Cricket Aatohea began Saturday and will finish today. Three teams Prirbalmn l Manuka and Northbourne once led semble. Fairbairn IL and Duntroon staff show strong form as Grammar and ELCA reach a pivotal stage. University total noted after a long chase.
A fracas at a Sydney hotel left three men injured. Andres Barrientay, 24, a seaman, was remanded on bail until December 17 at Central Court on one charge of wounding. The others involved included Georgy William Old, Joan Clyde Coates, and Sidney Prestin, with details unclear due to damaged text.
A man ran amok in Paddington yesterday injuring others with an alleged axe attack on a man and attempting to harm two boys. After hospital care he was placed in a reception house. Neighbours later found him in a semi conscious state near Ram Oven. A separate court ruling fixed three years for manslaughter of inmate Sam Butte at Lidcombe State Farm, with details lacking.
A wartime analysis details Australia's wool industry strain as 125 million sheep require shearing. It notes labor shortages, state migrations, and government manpower controls that reallocate rural workers, aiming to spread shearings evenly and avert a complete crisis while anticipating a large wool harvest.
Norwegian editor Fredrik Ramm, prominent in the Nor ynt of the laters at the Deford Qround in Brandinavia, died after being captured by Nazis in Denmark on November 16. He endured confinement and hunger before being sent back to Norway where his wife Ani Ypressane waited. Ramm, who helped fly with Amundsen over the North Pole in 1924, was a noted defender of anti Nazi ideas and a member of the Oxford group.
A Sydney court fined Brenchea gs and John Murphy a fine for breaches of Commonwealth regulations. Frederick White of White Hosiery Company faced a £50 penalty for attempting to export prohibited goods amid a series of trading violations described in the report.
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