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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1961
Page
6
Rain in Sydney and heavy storms pushed up potato prices in Canberra while lettuce cabbage and silver beet show minor damage. Apples suffer spoilage but small cool stored fruit remains usable, and meat prices stay low with expectations of higher costs ahead.
A list of current market prices for beef lamb mutton pork and assorted vegetables shows meats with varied per pound or per piece rates and fruits like oranges apples bananas and pineapples, reflecting weekly shopkeeper adjustments and fat content quality variation.
Two men entered the Darlinghurst office of Investment Acceptance Ltd on William Street at 3.40 p.m. They grabbed cheques worth 347 pounds from an open drawer and escaped in a car with a Victorian number plate. Police report only 80 pounds of the stolen cheques were negotiable.
Tear gas exchanges occurred last night between West Berlin police and East German forces at the Berlin border. About 35 grenades were thrown across the wall as authorities reported increased patrols on the autobahn toward Berlin and reports of Soviet troop movements.
Post offices will be closed on Christmas Day and open 9 to 10 a.m. on Boring Day for business except money order and savings bank. Mails close at Carberra 3 p.m. and suburban offices 10 a.m. Street letter receivers cleared at 9 30 a.m. No mail or parcels delivered. New Year arrangements same as Boxing Day.
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