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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
2
Six months into the ACT Supreme Court case against Loma Joyce Quelloran, the petitioning party seeks custody of Michael Anthony. The parents married in Sydney on May 27, 1998, with Mr. R. G. Halley representing the petitioner.
The Loyd Crawler by Vivian Loyd & Co England uses a adjustable governor to maintain constant engine speeds across settings. It features crawler tracks suited for sand undergrowth and saplings, built by a company with over 25 years in crawler manufacture. Maximum speed reaches seven miles per hour.
Oliver Raydell, 69, testifies in District Court that a man who visited after his son Maurice’s disappearance resembled Bennie Gelbart. The defendants Benjamin Gelbart, David Gelbart, Myer Gelbart, Rae Gelbart, and Lionel Efron are charged with conspiring to defraud Maurice Raydell and others by threats of violence. Raydell recalls a September kidnapping on 80th Avenue, being blindfolded and beaten, later kept for two days with bindings and restricted movement, and threats to extract £20,000 under fear of death if Maurice did not pay back alleged £14,000. The hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
Acceptance by the Department of Works and Housing of £38,000 for seven cottages at Katherine signals high building costs in the Northern Territory. Experts say postwar Darwin costs run markedly above eastern capitals, with estimates around 100 added per cent, and several homes assessed near £7,000.
Sydney Monday Justice CantorReserved decision on a claim by the Australian Workers' Union for a 10 shift allowance for shift workers at Rylanda Brothers Newcastle when transferred to day work jobs.
Housewives will receive an extra half pound of butter for Christmas. The extra ration will be covered by No. 48, a Serica issue from December 19 to January 22. The value of this coupon will be doubled.
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