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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
4
A raid by customs found about £1000 worth of liquor in a crew's cabling. Persons on board lacked export licenses, and the liquor was moved to a lorry and placed in bond. It will be auctioned at the next town sale.
The suspension of all burning-off permits in the shire and municipal area south of the northern boundaries of Lachlan, Tumbrebongie, Talvragar, Colbora, Gulgong, Mervivra, Upper Hunter, Glowcaster and Manuelmi was announced by Chief Secretary Mr Baddeley.
Fragmentary text describes Home Defence 1st Battalion V D C assembling with rifles at a drill mall. Mentions infantry sections and inquiries about equipment with references to bags and pairs. Content is unclear and contains numerous garbled phrases and incomplete names.
At Central Court in Sydney Rute Payne aged 18 faced charges after an incident on Littlesley Street Surrey Hill where she was seen cuddling a sailor near a U S salon. Police say the pair embraced, the girl recently arrived from Canberra and had met the sailor days earlier at Luna Park.
Report of an RAAS aircraft accident in New South Wales during training drills in which captain Frank Hughes of Haberfield and navigator James Taylor of Maroubra were killed along with air steward Eric Lavell of Kent Town.
Scout notes recount the Queanbeyan and Canberra Scout Troops meeting during Christmas period. Mentions Warren returning to Sydney December 23 and gratefulness for shared experiences. References 2nd and South Canberra Troops and SE Sane events with limited readable detail.
In Katoomba Court today Hacharian Simos was fined £100 for breach of National Security Regulations related to building. The court heard he obtained permission from the Department of War Organisation of Industry to spend on a Behr Point project, but the amount involved was disputed.
INO ECONOMIES IN USE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY reports government measures to curb energy use. It notes rising rural employment and household holdings, with 10 000 households at end of October versus 7 000 earlier, and a shift in railway freight and passenger journeys.
A Sydney public meeting announced the formation of a new Democratic Party branch advocating individual initiative over state demands. Speaker Mr Mair described the movement as virile and rights oriented, with 80 branches already formed and more planned. The provisional council approved a constitutional draft but deferment of the convention until February was agreed to allow broader branch input, including taxation policy.
A Sydney event records a kennel club show with Mr. A Forrest presenting a breed lineup. The entry list includes various dogs and exhibitors, though the readable text is fragmented and partial details remain unclear. The show focuses on judging and breed presentation, with attendees and participants identified by a few legible names.
A fire at the Molonglo Post Office yesterday destroyed three acres of prana and badly scorched ornamental trees. The Canberra Fire Brigade responded swiftly and contained the blaze.
Stanley Vogt meter reader of Queanbeyan was fined £5 for unlawful assault on Ruby McIneray at Kingston on 1 January. Costs £8 6d awarded against him. Valentine Doultres clerk in Canberra fined £1 for illegal use of a car owned by the Federal Capital Press, and £10 for being drunk in Mort Street Braddon.
Allways Commissioner McFartzan stated that trespassing on railway premises is escalating and not required to perform duties. He announced that railway by law breaches will lead to prosecution of offenders including the public, with special steps planned to curb the activity.
On the Carrington waterfront a dispute among seamen led to a brawl. Seven Chinese seamen from a ship were treated for abrasions and lacerations at Low Castle Hospital and permitted to rejoin their vessel. At least eight others were injured before police arrived to quell the disturbance.
The secretary of the Bure Life Raving Association, Mr Miller, warns shark tragedies will continue unless meshing is reintroduced from Cronulla to Palm Beach. Lifesavers focus more on shark patrols than rescues after meshing ended in February 1942 when government control shifted.
A garbled report claims police were near revolt after a Monday conference. The President Brigadier Driscoll stated he never discussed any revolt and that the assertion by delegates was not supported.
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