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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 29, 1961

Page

11

Canberra girls enjoy weeklong YOM camp retreat

Seventeen Canberra girls beat a hot spell during a CA camp near Karra Crossing on a weeklong holiday. They paddled the Murrumbidgee to cool off and later relaxed at riverside huts after a game of French cricket on a river beach. Names include Valerie Shigeinsen Yar alumla Krista Netley of OConnor and Maureen Battison of Connor.

Canberra Sturtles Lind Karra Murrumbidgee Valerie Shigeinsen SC. Af Yar Ralumla Krista Netley O'Connor Maureen Battison Connor

Empire State Sold For 13 Million In Newark Deal

The Empire State Building, 1,472 feet tall and once the world’s tallest, was reportedly sold for about 24 million dollars in a deal involving the Prudential Insurance Company and financier Henry Crown. A New York lawyer reportedly arranged the leasing rights valued around 16 million dollars.

Newark Derek Empire State Meriva Prudential Ase New York Wien Alice Henry Crown Chiet

Private Business Expenditure Rises in First Half Year

Expenditure rose by about 68 million more than the first six months of the year, with higher spending on buildings structures and capital equipment. Employment shares and rural domestic help show minor changes amid overall growth as July to December projections adjust totals.

Bork Deenier Byrth

Rail link aid to fruit industry in new line plan

In a terse note Premier Mr Heffron orders attendance at a new line launch and a diesel trip to Alexandra. Leonard Kowles confirms funding and urgent freight handling between M25 and t48 as authorities push rail links to support fruit transport.

Alexandra Goards

Unclear prompt text task with broken OCR

Fragmented OCR notice mentions youths, depots, railway relief, diesel train, Melbourne, Queensland, and April timing. Key names and places are garbled, but references to a passenger service change and new guide reducing travel time appear. No clear event, date, or responsible organization is determinable from the readable portions.

Sale of Famous Station Temalong in New South Wales

Temalong Station, a 28 000 acre pastoral property on the Pawitan River near Forbes, has been sold by NOSAW Pastoral Co. Pty. Ltd to Narow Pastoral Co. Pty for early delivery and walk run terms. The property features lucerne, wheat, linseed, and cotton crops, irrigation from the Lachlan River, four dairy cows, and supplies milk to Central Western and Sydney markets. Australia Estates Co. Ltd of Symeanes handled the sale.

Temalong Australia Pawitan Forbes Nosaw Pastoral Co. Pty Narow Pastoral Co Jemalong Iachlan River Fawr Richardson Wrench Tide Sydney Langinton Australia Estates Co. Ltd Syanes

Pope Names Secretary of State and Priest Training Plans

Pope John XXIII appoints a new Secretary of State while the Vatican College schedules training for Catholic priests who were formerly Anglican clergy, signaling a bridge between traditions and reform within Rome clerical circles.

Rome John Ties Ardpial Amieto Poornan Heda Olege

U S Market Gains Pinned by Steel and Chemicals

Wall Street analysts noted a belated rally in U S markets as steel producers and chemical firms led gains. Bethlehem Steel, Du Pont, Union Carbide and Mercicate Powder posted higher figures while others added one to ten points amid industry production data from last month.

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Appointment at Bank Named in Canberra Telegraph

Mr oC) Bo Crawfort has been appointed accountant of the Australia and New Zealand Bank. He succeeds Mr Kote Patterson who recently opened a home at Marsh Mir. The report notes Crawfort’s prior service and outlines the bank’s Sydney operation.

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