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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1947
Page
6
Fragmented text describes an arrest and a court path toward proving care or custody. It mentions empty wine bottles and a setting involving police or legal action. The readable portion hints at a scene around an arrest and a seat in a house with unclear context.
A garbled report notes complaints about Serra Milk consumption in Canberra. Health officials including Dr Downs and Mr Bills discuss public concerns and the Department of Health vows to offer the highest standard of milk within two weeks amid allegations of substandard quality.
A blaze in a very old Liverpool cottage owned by a widow caused the death of a 13 month old infant in a pram. A three month old baby died from smoke and fumes, another child was critically burned, and the father was severely burned while attempting rescue. The fire, likely started by embers from a fuel stove, damaged the front of the house where Mrs Whiteing and Mr and Mrs Smith were present.
A damaged OCR fragment notes an event in Lagos involving a sergeant and a medical or official response. Names and details are unreadable, but the page hints at a police or military connection and a retinue or transfer. Further context is unavailable from the readable text.
A victim of a shark attack was reported out of danger after the incident near Los Feacer. Details remain unclear as the fragmentary report mentions the morning event and wind conditions but provides no definitive location or identities.
Melbourne reports two scholarships established in memory of the late Sir John Cet. They provide first class return fares University fees books and living expenses per annum to graduates from Australia pursuing study in Great Britain.
The report notes a crossing to and from Tasmania and Australia with arrival at 10 pm local time, a crew member disembarking in Sydney, and an unnamed managera leaving the area after the stopover.
A jockey named Robards faced a 12 month suspension after an inquiry into alleged improper conduct while weighing in at Randwick during the December Nursery. The article notes the charges stem from an attempted improper act during the weigh in.
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