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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1957
Page
4
Fans praised the ACT Lawn Tennis Association for arranging a Canberra visit by top professionals on Saturday. A crowd filled the stands as Thief Head and Rosewall played, with vigilant line judges and alert ball kids ensuring smooth play on a purpose built court.
A report notes Merino prices below the 1955 56 season start, with an 18 month loss of gains. Third quarter tops exports fell nearly 20 percent from the previous quarter and 10 percent from last year. total 42 million lb. Australia’s tops rose 28 percent to 4.8 million lb, up 50 percent versus Q3 1956. October raw wool from Australia up 9 percent. New Zealand shipments fell about half. July October period up 2 percent to 68 million lb.
Sydney reports the N S W Bush Fire Committee adopting daylight aerial reconnaissance over the Blue Mountains danger zone. A total ban on open fires statewide lasts until January 3. The committee chartered an aircraft to monitor fires and assess extensions threatening towns while a coronial inquiry into earlier blaze is likely.
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