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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
4
Union actions encounter阻断 as Cairns faces denial of PMONE. The report notes a preventive measure halting series or motion. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR.
Brisbane reporting that AWU State Secretary 1 8 G Fallon said a Commonwealth employee denied a Cairns worker use of a telephone to reach the Gala office during attempts to settle an industrial dispute. The transport of sailors was blocked and shipping space limited, obstructing communication and efforts to resolve the dispute.
A baby girl born yesterday at Royal Hospital for Women Sydney weighed nine ounces more in the first day. She was one of twins with the sibling at three pounds. The infant was wrapped in cotton wool and fed.
ACT stock farmers warn drought will force herd turnouts as grass and water run low. About 80 percent of Territory grass is hand fed and no rain soon will push winter conditions to critical. Water supplies hold for one to six weeks but restrictions hinder dairy use. Some dairies at line pressure may resort to agistment to secure fodder and maintain milk quality amid ongoing shortages.
Mr W R Combe, chairman of the Sydney Fatstockmen's Association, argued that country kiting works rely on costless water and rainfall. He noted New Zealand had some success but New South Wales faces vast areas and uncertain rainfall, making district rock supply unreliable for continuous operations. He warned that country canning and dehydration threaten metropolitan meat supplies.
The Returned Soldiers League president Mr J C Neagle hailed yesterday’s decision on ex serviceman T rehabilitation as gratifying. He said the army should keep him on strength until fit for civil life, but 20/9 weekly during treatment is insufficient for decent living. Deputy Opposition Leader Mr Harrisan criticized Labour’s rehabilitation efforts, accusing them of offering only the worst for servicemen.
At the Central Court William Moran and Raymond Doran railway porters were each sentenced to three months for stealing confectionery and other goods from the railways. Doran faced two additional counts involving possession of suspected stolen goods, with sentences to run cumulatively. The magistrate noted an organised gang operating at Darling Harbour robbing the Department.
The club lists members required to play 10 competition games over the weekend. Notable pairings include Howe versus James, Alder against Brack, Grooms versus E D Brith, HM Brith Snow versus Ridley, Rosa versus Medi, and Marshal versus Caelien Docking. Myles among those listed.
The leg injury that forced Lawrence out of the Melbourne Cup has not healed satisfactorily and he will not race in autumn. The mare Zonda failed at stud and will be retired. Australian jockey Neville Perwal, after recent trials in Fodia, declines to arrive in Melbourne for the Newmarket meeting next month.
In 1994, Ernest Harris Fay, manager of Orenge, sequestrated Nsem Tete on petition by Yellow Kabe of Australia Utd. The case involved Iyamnet Ray sued for a taxi imitation. The estate debt reached £108. Ray was released from bankruptcy by his brother, who had saved him in the war. The registrar heard of the wounded brother from no man’s land, and the official assignee noted the brothers served together in the same battalion in France and are now funding the release.
Wetnenai Lottery No. 1142 was drawn with First Prize No M6051 awarded to New Year Syndicate led by G. Rafi of 198 Doncaster Ave Kensington. Second Prize No 23209 to Wing-Fifty Syndicate with A. Deans c/o A. Deans Royal Hotel Walgett. Third Prize No 15454 to Birthday Syndicate led by Joan Williams of 334 Livingstone Road Marrickville. Fourth Prize No 78409 to Wedding Syndicate led by John Fleson of 2 Dora St. Plattery No 1148 to be drawn Friday.
Weekend fixtures list for ACT cricket round seven starts Saturday with matches at venues including Northbourne Oval Dan oon Manuka Oval Barton Park and York. Notable item: Judy Garland to marry Hollywood actor with autumn wedding planned.
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