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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
3
The readable cricket text recounts a scoreline with 409 runs, mentions players Johnson, Saggers, and Bundhas, and references a Mel Beach ground match with multiple dismissals. It also notes a Canberra fire brigade rescue at a garage fire on Liversidge Street with damage to walls and roof.
In Sydney a trial unfolds with Ward denying allegations that John Smith Garden influenced him with £5000. Cross-examinations detail a conspiracy charge against Kinnon Harcourt and Raymond Parer. Witnesses reference a safe deposit and prior meetings as the hearing adjourns for the day.
In Sydney on Tuesday the new City of Sydney Council will speak for Labour with 19 Official Labour and nine Civic Reform aldermen. The Civic Reform candidates were successful in Macquarie wards, final counts completed.
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