Thieves Tame Cigarette Machine and Bar Thefts
Canberra detectives investigated two break in and steal incidents over the weekend. A cigarette machine containing about 20 packets was stolen from the Canberra Furniture Co Fyshwick between 6 p m Saturday and 5 p m Sunday. A rear window was smashed to enter the Coach House Hotel and about 12 shillings in loose change was taken from the bar. No beer or cigarettes were touched. Senator Paltridge discussed potential marginal pay increases for defence service members and women's services across permanent and citizen forces with changes effective May and July.
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Canberra
Martin
Canberra Furniture Co
Fyshwick
C. FE
Kent
R. I. Pight
Coach House
Paltridge
R.A.A.F
Army
Commonwealth Public Service
Floating Gate Tender For Lake Maintenance
The National Capital Development Commission invited tenders for a floating gateway wall maintenance project including the gate slipway mooring facilities slipway winch bogies and tackle. A spokesman said the gate will be floated to the lake wall and held by water flow during repairs.
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National Capital Development Commission
Commission
Adelaide Festival of Arts outlines 1960 program details
Adelaide's artistic director Professor John Bishop announced a varied 1960 program for the Festival of Arts. It includes opera and dance seasons, at least three plays, recitals and chamber concerts with international and Australian singers, and National Gallery exhibitions. Four conductors will feature, including Mr Galliera as principal conductor and Sir William Walton conducting a concert of his works with the Sydney Orchestra.
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Adelaide Festival of Arts
John Bishop
National Gallery
Iater
Galliera
Sydney
Sir William Walton
Bishop
Ancient Pibroch Now Depends On The Hide Of The Kangaroo
A Department of Trade notice reports quirky export trends. Leatherworker W Corner of Cooparoo now makes 250 bags yearly. Samples go to Canada, South Africa, Singapore, and the West Indies. Other items include Western Australia goat meat shipments to the West Indies, Singapore, and Colombo. A Shepparton company exports apricot kernels for oil and marzipan residue. An order for 50 million cans of radioactive cobalt 60 was supplied to the Jaw Radio-Isotope Association under the Australian Atomic Energy Commission.
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W. Corner
Cooparoo
Canada
South Africa
Singa
Pore
West Indies
Western Australia
Singapore
Colombo
Shepparton
Victoria
Jaw
Australian Atomic Energy Commission
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Partridge
Defence Services
Burley Griffin
Perth
Pibroch
Brisbane
Scotland
Newcastle
Department of Trade
Overseas Trading
Aya
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