Canberra Grammar School Enrolment Record and Plans
The Canberra Grammar School closed the year with 145 students enrolled, 05 boarders, first year with boarders over 100. The headmaster Canon W. J. Edwards reported new buildings in progress to add 165 boarding places and 250 classrooms, with expectations of more boarders and day-boys next year. The Speech Day featured Commonwealth Treasurer Mr. Casey, Bishop Burgmann, and other dignitaries.
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Canberra
A. @.Casey
P. Wel
Bir
Robert Garran
Goulburn
Burgmann
W. J. Edwards
C. 8. Abbertson
Geoffrey Whiskard
Canon
Bawarde Tecordad
iWarary
Kitthen
Fencol
J.C. Weight
B.A
Radford
Wuld
Parenta and Friends Association
School
Old’ Boye
Edwards
Wawards
Ening
Uberac
aTarke Chapel
Omiel
Young Man Dies by His Own Action at Coroner Court
In Sydney a coroner’s court heard how 20 year old Robert Miller killed himself after his girlfriend Donna Hancock told him their friendship was over. Miller walked to the shed and hanged himself following the breakup claim.
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Sydney
Robert Miller
Donna Hancock
Miller
Junior Athletics and Swimming Prizes Named in COS Meet
The report lists under 13 and under 12 division results with W Peterson in high jump and broad jump events, M Reader in junior tennis, L Joseph receiving Davies Award for fair play, B Cham in 100 yards, G B Merriman in the Ward Cup high jump, and P Kadalle’s Fitzgerald Cup for a 3 3 yard event, all at COS.
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Sheate
W. J. Morrow
Bracegirdie
P. Bheaffe
Fraser
Newton
J. E. Grose
N.C. Fitch
G. Murray
Wheat
P. McKeown
Bomp
G. Dowling
UNI
Asheton
Yar
Bryad
W. Peterson
M. Reader
L. Joseph
Davies
B. Cham
Merrman
P. Kadalle
Cos
Carval
Wheat Crop Seen Near 148 Million Bushels This Season
Latest monthly wheat summary indicates the current season may approach 148 million bushels with about 10.41 bushels per acre. Last season yielded 185 million bushels at 18.74 bushels per acre, droughts in Victoria South Australia and Western Australia cloud 1938-39 harvest forecasts. World production in 1938 may reach 4.3 billion bushels, about 360 million more than 1848. hopes of a higher global crop are noted despite uncertainties.
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Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
Thing
International Review
Canberra High Speech Night at Albert Hall
Canberra High School invites students and friends to Speech Night at Albert Hall Moray on December 12 at 8 30 pm. Prime Minister Ly was to deliver the address but will be in Melbourne. Sir Robert Gurrah will take his place.
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Canberra
Albert Mall
Moray
McEmber
Rpm
Mr. Ly
Metourne
Robert Gurrah
Paventa
Schiol
Albert Hall
Telephone Lines Interrupted Between Sydney and Melbourne
Sydney Friday reports five hours of cut telephone and telegraphic traffic between Sydney and Melbourne due to a violent wind snapping lines between Seymour and Allan.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Beymour
Air Force Bomber Pilot Fletcher Crash Inquiry
An inquest into the death of John Thartes Fletcher 18, Citizen Air Force pilot, cites insufficient preflight inspection of the Avro Anson that crashed near Richmond aerodrome on October 18. Coroner reports the aircraft was not in proper order and notes the pilot had limited flight hours after testimony from an eye witness and Squadron Leader Dalton.
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Bydney
Air Force
Anson
Neald
Windsor Caromer
Mtr
Townston
John Thartes Fletcher
Citizen Air
Porce
Avro
Fletcher
Johnston
Ernie
Vietcher
Mula Jr
Nying Tanis
M. Dalton
Flet
Seven Miners Perish In Thetford Mines Explosion
In Quebec at Thetford Mines seven miners were buried alive after a dynamite blast. Rescue crews recovered all bodies about two hours later. The victims were married, leaving four children fatherless. One survivor, Arthur Hadson, described the event and the danger faced as a rail car and asbestos sent a deadly flare of fire, but the rest did not escape.
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Quebec
Thetford Mines
Unclear wording on Melcher's and Fletcher’s aviation incident
The fragment describes Melcher undertaking an unspecified task with a machine that had run 290 hours and was in good order when examined by Fletcher. It suggests the accident resulted from either the pilot collapsing or the machine being in a dive, with ambiguous phrasing about Hut an Unreasonable nse.
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Melcher
Dailey
Ty Fletcher
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Canberra Grammar School
Hop Burgmann
Burtmann
Itxolf
Wantow
Burgman
Australia
Jendera
Commonwealth
Treauher
My. Caney
Government of
Casey
Dux
P. A. Davies
Margules
Grose
James Watson
PA. Champion
James “Watson
PA. Davies
Margales
A. Moore
Lloyd
J. Bomnerville
IM. Holmes
R._Auhyton
RH. Hobbs
J. H. Halmain
F. D. A. Larimer
J H. Wheelwright
Cox
B. Legge
D. Rourke
J. Knight
Walker
A. ‘Thomas
R. Peterson
G. Bootes
Graham Waddell
N. Asimus
M. Edwards
United Kingdom
Canberra High School
Jonet
Inquest
Ater
Chile
Arthur Hadson
W Hurerleane
Hnimaell
Prorf
Jalusen
AMP
Richfield Corporation of America
Richfield Corporation
New South Wales
TE Welfare
Newcastle
AMP Motor Spirit
Australian Motorists Petrol Company Ltd
Buchanan Street
White Bay
Balmain
Abo
CCAR
Austalia
Ussri
Hace
Mereunia Petrol Company
Brdney
Newcaste
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