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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1956
Page
3
Canberra gymnasts Geoffarpenter Michael Uaher and Graham Smith won all bar events at the junior championships in Sydney. They claimed six cups and eight pennants, marking a dominant team performance.
The Sydney visitors arrive to meet the Canberra PSAAA president Mr Cox and hosts before watching local schools at Ainslie Oval on Saturday afternoon. Matches are scheduled for 1 pm and 2 pm, with return by the 4 pm train on Sunday.
The dog licence registry faces a flood of belated renewals as 1,800 dogs were registered last year. Owners missing renewal risk impoundment and a 4 shilling arrest fee plus 2d per day kennel ration. Unclaimed dogs may be killed after a week. officials aim to contact owners before nightfall.
Victims on Victorian roads increased to six as two more people died from injuries suffered in Saturday accidents. One of the unidentified victims died at Alfred Hospital early today, following separate crashes over the weekend.
A man, Claude Theodore Gorring Wagner, 22, was fined £20 at Central Court for ill treating a bantam hack used as part of a head dress while dressed as a woman at a ball. He was also fined £20 for stealing jewellery and cigarette cases from David Jones Ltd in 1954. Brian Hawes, 20, was charged with wearing a hen head dress and remanded to July.
Sydney reports Eldorado Tennant Creek Limited miners dove into 35 feet of reef and recovered four ounces of gold per ton. Shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange rose 3/9 to 11 shillings and closed at 10/5. The strike, likened to the Noble’s Nob discovery, boosts confidence in the region.
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