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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1947
Page
3
A crowd at Fur on ie hairn on Monday helped raise £200 for the Fairbairn Glider Club. The event ended with the unexpected crash of a glider during a display, overturning and injuring the pilot Mr Raymond who received minor stitches and was later released.
A public service claim by engineers and draughtsmen seeking higher pay and better conditions opened before Arbitrator J Q B Cast eau. Representatives for the association and the Public Service Board presented opening statements as evidence from Harold Victor Davies and others was heard. The hearing resumed at 10 am today.
Harvey Mitchell 16 of Bay View Bronte died at St Vincent's Hospital from a pea-ride bullet wound after a ricochet near the Waverley Comet. Police report an incident in Hamburg involving an experimental Ravensbruck camp arrangement and a related trial at Nuremberg.
Tenders are invited for the dismantling of 10 buildings and two further contracts for 48 more structures in Canberra and Sydney region. Plans and specs available at the Director of Works offices. Tenders close at 2 pm on Tuesday 4 February 1947. Also offers invited for removal and delivery of up to 39 cubic yards of stable manure over about 17 months to city locales. Details at Parks and Gardens, Department of the Interior. Reward offered for return of a lost wallet and urgent notices for accommodation.
Applications invited from qualified persons for Instructor Lieutenant and related ranks with math and science degrees preferred. Details cover pay scales, marriage and child allowances, and medical benefits under Naval regulations. Also note ads for a messenger, plumbers, and domestic work plus ACE Rugby Union AGM notice with agenda and nomination deadlines.
Refined married woman with two year old seeks live in position in wealthy Canberra home. Full charge and responsibility for children expected. Good wages and conditions. Application to Ambitious Timex Offer. Probate notice from Supreme Court of Australian Capital Territory notes executrix Phyllis Elizabeth Catherine Perseval and absence of service details.
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