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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1949
Page
4
In reflective prose a note recalls a daughter, a father, and siblings Jaek and Stan, weaving a wartime farewell across a family garden. It mentions enduring love, memory, and faith in the face of loss, with references to names and places blurred by OCR.
Report on a commemorative Accession Day service at St Johns Church attended by the Governor-General and diplomatic corps. Includes remarks on Britain's monarchy, the unity of the Commonwealth, and the role of the Crown in fostering freedom and virtue. Also lists weather data and meteorological readings from the day.
Fragmented OCR yields a list of party names, figures, and candidates including Labour Party groups and various individuals such as Wold Lab, McDonald Turnbull, Sarina Horgao, Roberts Mardinc, Fowler, and others. The text appears as disjointed party tallies, group labels, and numeric figures with unclear context.
The report lists multiple electorates with party affiliations and vote totals, including Lib, Lab, and other groups. Notable entries show CALARE, COWPER, WANNEROO, MONARO, MACKELLAR, WENTWORTH, and OTHERS with detailed tallies, indicating a broad parliamentary results snapshot across diverse regions.
A scraped OCR listing shows numerous electorates with enrolment totals, party affiliations, and candidate names across states including New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia and Western Australia. The data includes districts like Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Perth Adelaide and regional seats with party designations Labour Liberal and independent among others.
The text presents a forceful critique of the Chifley government, urging Australians to reject ongoing social and economic controls and to demand restraint on inflation, economic reform, and restoration of parliamentary impartiality. It stresses that the electorate seeks initiative, freedom, and responsible governance in the postwar era, with emphasis on reducing shortages, boosting production, and safeguarding democratic institutions.
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