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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
6
A garbled OCR page fragment lists numerous names, places, and items in a long stream. readable details are sparse but include personal names, locations, and scattered numbers interwoven with unrelated text. The piece appears as a damaged newspaper segment lacking a coherent single event or story.
Lithe meeting of Queanbeyan and Canberra at Queanbeyan ground on Saturday. Canberra injured list from Goulburn last week. Teams travel by bus. match to open Canberra’s competition and close the North vs South contest at Manuka Oval. Testimonial match for Johnny Hawke planned for Canberran tour selection.
The Prices Commission has approved price rises for soap and related items but an official notice is pending. Retail customers expect increases to begin immediately with soap prices up by 1d per cake and 1d for brown soap, while small washing powders will rise by 1d and large packets by 1d.
There was a stronger sheep and lamb showing at Flemington yards with 25 488 head offered and steady inquiry. Prime wethers to 80 shillings, prime ewes to 62 shillings, prime lambs to 19 pounds, bulls and steers steady or weaker in parts, with prime bullocks to £25 10s and prime steers to £21 10s reported.
In a recent game Royal Canberra Associates performances featured te Smith scoring 26 points and Mrs Downes adding 25. B Grade saw Mrs Drew lead with 21 points, Mr McLeay 11 and Mrs McGregor 3. Drew won on the count.
A brief boxing note records Exon Ture fighting under the ring name Dackie Wilson. The bout featured a 9.6 round time signal and involvement of local combatants as fans watched a late night event at a city venue.
A terse local notice indicates Canberra funeral directors may adjust service charges amid fee disputes. Community members are advised to review options and consult available guidance on pricing and arrangements.
The Grassers Federal Council will ask the Minister for Immigration to admit Ian migrants as cooks and gardeners for pastoral work. At today’s meeting Mr. B C Burnton Fiverinay moved that Callens be admitted after completing training in cooking and gardening, allocating ten pastoralists to those roles.
The Thursday IBTS principal results list First Prize 3870 won by Cribe syndicate led by C. Newman of Chatswood. Second Prize 77488 to How I Very True syndicate led by E. Bourke. Fourth Prize 7700 to Mum and T syndicate led by Don Burt. Additional prizes include 88180 won by Three Of syndicate led by Mrs H V Tor. Lottery No 40 special to be drawn tomorrow.
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