Easter Golf Entries May Close Early Canberra Tournament
The Canberra Club Easter golf event draws interest as entries for the carnival near closing on February 20. After last year’s 200 plus players, organizers expect around 250 entrants with handicap limits 18 for visitors and 24 for locals to streamline play. January rains should improve course conditions, the new eighth green will be used, and the scorecard updated. The professional purse stays at £350 with extra trophies for locals, and an associates competition for visitors will run the day after the event.
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Turner Hostel to House 300 on Modern Lines
Work on the Turner hostel will start in a few weeks. The Director of Works Mr W Potts announced yesterday. The original ornate framed hull is being scrapped as too costly and timber structures will be erected instead. The 300-bed facility will mirror Capital Hill Hostel with central admin and dining plus self-contained pavilions. A similar hostel is being considered for Reid near Constitution Avenue and Coranderrk Street.
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Boom Hits 7000 V Line Tragedy in Adelaide
ADELAIDE Thursday two men were electrocuted and two others severely shocked when a boom touching overhead wires carrying 7000 volts failed to free a marsh-bound pole erector on Port River. Killed were Ralph D. H. Heading and Phil Ogrady. Hospitalized are Lealie Organ in a respirator and J. Yeo.
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Roxelly Avenue
Colonel Light Gardens
J. Yeo
Drake Avenue
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Apprentice Ron Coles Seeks Return to Ride at Randwick
Apprentice Ron Coles, who announced retirement last month, seeks transfer to another trainer to ride Heroic Sovereign in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick. If granted, he could ride Saturday week. AJC clearance required from Croall, with potential transfer to R Batteraby for Mr. Jeffrey. Coles has been training in Sydney after returning to Bathurst weight concerns.
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December wool sales set all records in Australia
Sydney reports an all time December average of 55.76d per lb for greasy wool at auction, surpassing prior records. December sales reached 45,987 bales bringing £16,066,907. six months to December saw 2,771,077 bales received, with forecasts of clip growth for 1948-49.
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Buchanan Charged with Manslaughter in Bendick Murrell Fracas
The Attorney General directed Colin Graham Buchanan showd be charged with manslaughter after a September fracas at Bendick Murrell near Young. Maurice Wiggins was killed in the incident. The coroner did not commit Buchanan for trial, but the Crown seeks a trial before the next quarter sessions at Young.
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Colin Graham Huchanan
Bendick Murrell
Young
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Wiggins
Buchanan
Government car sale draws fierce bids across 42 vehicles
Interstate dealers led by outbids on the second day of the Commonwealth Disposal Commission sale at Kingstown where 450 attendees watched 42 second-hand departmental motor vehicles sell for over £ 9,500. Trucks and utility vehicles drew keen prices with several bids above the previous ceiling. Victorian dealers and buyers from Sydney and other states attended, while some items, including a burnt-out chassis and a 1930 Ford New Beauty, sold for notably low figures.
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Indecent Assault on Children at Reid Play Centre
Henry Goward was committed for trial in the Supreme Court on February 2 after charges of indecent assault on two girls aged seven and eight at the Reid preschool play centre. Bail was set at £40 on the first charge and £10 on the second. the assaults allegedly occurred in the playhouse after Goward rode a yellow bicycle and asked for the teacher.
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A. J. Patton
Canberra
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Rochford
Ainslie
Sut Iater
Serjeeant
R. G. Bailey
Goward
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Dutch Migrants Question Welcome in Australia Arrival on Velendam
Dutch migrants ponder their reception in Melbourne after arriving aboard the Velendam with 1,446 aboard. They ask if all Australians hate them or only some and wonder how Fanny is faring. They plan to work on farms and bring wooden shoes.
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Dute
Wages Keep Prices of British Cars Up
Viscount Nuffield, arriving on the Dominion Monarch for a pleasure trip, explains that as long as wages stay high there will be no price reduction for English cars. He notes Britain exports 75 percent of its car production and will inspect his Victoria Park factory before returning to England. He declines to comment on Holden’s impact on British sales.
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