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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an official from a department discussing a residence issue. The text mentions two men from the same office, approval from the Department of the Interior, and concerns about a home being too large for a small community. The fragmented words hinder precise details.
A youth and two others were involved in a sparring incident at Canberra Com Hospital Phillip Robbie 2 of 15 Aaurray Crescent Forrest received an electric shock during treatment and was allowed to return. D Plasto of 17 Hacket Gardens Turn sustained injuries from a sawing incident while cutting wood at 2 Grey Street Deakin and was admitted to hospital with a badly cut toe.
A fragment notes debts totalling £4700 tied to a candidate or figure, with only one debt being unencombered. The text hints at a nomination declaration amid unsettled financial claims connected to a French policy or palicier context.
A wharf-labourer was fined £10 and refused time to pay after stealing a bottle of beer and additional beer from a shop. In the month, bottled beer valued at £506 disappeared, with a mate of beer also noted in the record.
Sydney reports that central authorities plan strict rules to seal gaps in the used car market after thorough investigations by prices officials. The move targets all phases of sale operating within the car trade and seeks to bolster policing.
Sydney report states Thomas Bruce Buckman 23 committed for trial by Central Court on charge of stealing wool valued at £1100. Wool alleged to have been driven to Botany. Twenty four been recovered at a wool scouring works. Ruben Press furrier remanded to February 1 on receiving wool. Bail set at £260.
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