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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
3
A contested discussion centers on the fate of abducted children during wartime, with proposals to repatriate or relocate minors. Points touch on enabling safe custody by neutral nations and involvement of the International Red Cross to ensure humane treatment.
Announcement from the Naval Board details a new system allowing entrants to elect service initially for one year with options to re-enlist for up to two further terms. The plan outlines a flexible engagement lasting to age 50, transitioning through staged periods and extending to 22 years total.
Fragmentary OCR reports four babies aged nine to twelve months killed in a dormitory at a children's home in Germany after a hot water system was accidentally opened. One infant injured. Source text is garbled and incomplete.
The report states Soviet naval forces plan to return two icebreakers to the United States by late spring, with weather and Arctic routes affecting timing. The U S Navy notes Soviet assurances to reverse the ships’ sale during wartime conditions.
In Canberra a dairy upgrade plan led by the Talry Ferment Co-operative aims to modernise bottling lines and cooling systems with new brine tanks compressors and other machinery. The project prioritises Tanker SRe top priority though heavy floods threaten timelines and site readiness.
Five women and Clin CMM will travel by plane to Adelaide tomorrow for a final conference with the immigration department. A decison committee will determine absorption of further funds, with one more athlete added if they meet the required standard, amid Melbourne controversy over the event.
A hiker, Watkins, stumbled into a camp in the Jamison Valley near Katoomba this morning after wandering about 20 miles. He was treated for a possible arm fracture and wounds after rescue by Bruce Porteous and his party, then transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital in Wentworth Falls for further care.
The ceremony united Mery Jean Dunlop eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Jain Dunlop of New Grimth Canberra with Robert Reginald Wright second son of Mr and Mrs Wright of Mol unten. The Rev G Ta Armstrong officiated and Mrs E Wrisly played the organ. The bride wore a white gown of tafetta with orange blossoms and the bridesmaids wore pink. The reception followed with rameltis and cake, and Dorothy Instar and Pat Hn lawventer assisted.
Fragmented OCR recounts a tale of a grandfather and a grandmother, a May 17 marriage, and a baby’s dance teaching. It notes a Hollywood angle with studio work and a reference to a new aim in Hollywood.
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