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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1936
Page
5
Italian communique reports General Arcape’s forces pressing Max Dosta’s troops toward the southern Ganale front. Abyssinian defenders in retreat suffer deplorable conditions as reinforcements are reported en route to Addis Ababa.
Geneva reports indicate committees will study oil embargo details and Abyssinian relief, with a Commission inquiry into conduct of war and aid operations. Biographical sketch laudsMr Bruce as a faithful servant and statesman, noting his impressive record and potential presiding influence.
Report from Calcutta notes the cricket match was abandoned due to the death of a king. Details list players from The Cricket Club of India and Tarrant's Team, with innings scores, bowling figures, and stumps. The garbled text records multiple names, dismissals, and totals amid unclear OCR.
Melbourne Tuesday reports Seamen's Union pickets denying entry to Trades Hall blocked officials including Jacob Johnston and W Carey Queensland representative. Hotels are watched as the pair are dogged by ongoing demonstrations.
Canberra racing enters the Monarch Circuit with seventy four nominations for six races at Acton. The event marks the first of a trio of meetings in Canberra, with St Patrick's Day Race Club hosting on Monday and Canberra Club staging its second meeting the next Saturday. Handicaps are declared for the Canberra Club event.
Advertises a two bedroom flat with living and dining rooms, kitchen, bathroom with electric heater, large balcony and conveniences. Weekly rental $0. Immediate occupation. Apply Woodger and Calthorpe (1981) Ltd Box 117 City Canberra. Phones OA and BA.
Major cricket and horse racing briefs from Bloemfontein and Cooma highlight Australia defeating Ormage Free State by innings and 141 runs. Grimmett and Reilly starred in bowling while several riders in Cooma and other venues set racing card highlights with notable horses and handicaps.
Unclear fragments report Rudyard Kipling cremation in London. The text mentions Golders Green and a crowd with attendants, implying a funeral service or cremation details. No complete facts are determinable from the damaged OCR.
Owing to the death of King the cricket match between South Australia and New South Wales has been abandoned with the home side declared in the Bret Innings and the innings not completed.
The five major wool exporting countries Australia New Zealand South Africa Argentina and Uruguay face lower carryover and a projected 12 to 25 percent production decline for the season Despite forecasts production in Australia New Zealand and Argentina may still meet demand while Uruguay shows little change The Japanese market is expected to modestly expand imports boosting machinery and plant needs for continued textile production through year end figures from 1954 show substantial industry shifts and equipment growth in major producers with prices remaining steady if trade disturbances stay minimal
Applications are invited for three positions of Examiner of Patents Grade 1 in Canberra with salary £276 443 per annum. Applicants may hold Electrical Engineering or Science (Natural Philosophy) degrees or equivalent from an Australian or other approved university. Preferences awarded for radio communications, design and manufacture of thermo‑ionic and photo‑electric devices, and television and allied services. Details and training requirements provided by the Secretary, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra, closing February 11, 1986. Brassey House vacancies for a few permanents, ring 912.
Paymaster Cadet entries invited in the Accountant Branch of the Royal Australian Navy for youths aged 17 in the calendar year 1085 12 months. Applicants must pass the qualifying certificate or Benjor Pub ode Service Examination via state universities or education. Full particulars and forms from the Secretary Navy Office Department of Defence Melbourne Victoria with applications closing 15 February 1086.
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