Fragmented Local Notice From Obscure Page
A partial OCR fragment mentions names and places in unclear order. Readable items include vague references to individuals and a possible location but missing dates actions or outcomes.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1957
Page
12
A partial OCR fragment mentions names and places in unclear order. Readable items include vague references to individuals and a possible location but missing dates actions or outcomes.
Cooler weather kept crowds off Sydney beaches on Tuesday. about 2,000 at Bondi and 12,000 at Newport, with 3,000 at Dee Why and shivering overnight campers. A 10 ft shark near South Curl Curl prompted a brief carnival delay and a rescue of a girl near the northern end.
Drought hit areas of Puno Ayacucho and Ancash as farmers sell children to avert starvation. Reports say Indian families abandon parched fields in an exodus seeking subsistence. Ayacucho and Pomabamba near 0 miles trek. Nine children under 12 in a 16 member family reportedly among those moved.
Patrick Meehan, 40, of Young, Carrington, suffered severe injuries when his locomotive collided with another train at a steel works site. He died later at Newcastle Hospital. Meehan appeared to fall beneath the moving car as the crash occurred.
The listing shows Hop Harrigan at 6.00, The Sea Hound at 6.15, Davey, Mot ora Play at 6.30, Five exy at 9.30, Lets Rock at 9.45, Evening Star at 10.06, and Eric at 10.18 plus a 3 marquee time slot.
Andrew Blair and Co offers a catalog of homeware including rubber backed mats venetian blinds metal Kirsch blinds and draw curtain rods. Items include CS R and vinyl box posters and two national venetians with modern adjustable fixes.
A fragmented radio timetable lists Breakfast Session, Hospital Session, Your's For The Ask ine, Housewife's Choice, Prisoner at the Bar, Old Friends Meet, Children's Session, Latest and Bright, Country Hour, Canadian Pops, Dance Music, Aust. Comps, Best in Music, and Cricket segments with various times and placeholders. The entry reads like a daily lineup with multiple music and talk programs and sports chatter in 1957.
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