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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
4
Warsaw reports a police hunt aided by dogs for a Polish killer linked to brutal attacks in Larwictx district. Victims include young people aged 14 to 22. daylight assaults with a hammer and kitten terrorize residents as police urge civilians to assist.
At the Quarter Sessions Ton Orr a Margate proprietor faced a charge of attempting to blow up the Pursuit Oil Co depot at Glebe. Girdham pleaded guilty to a similar charge and gave Crown evidence. Orr denied involvement, calling the allegations false. Girdham was sentenced to 12 months after his guilty plea was altered. The jury acquitted Orr.
Sydney reports the assistant Minister Mr Hawkins says the distribution of hoois and clothing for relief will begin within days at depots across the state. Priority will go to those who have been unemployed.
Brisbane reports two men fined 110 in Summons Court after admitting they sprayed vegetables with poison while mustering feral animals. The case followed hospital admissions of two men recently and centers on cauliflowers and cubbages treated with dimenate.
Fragmentary item notes athletic records not yet reached and hints at ongoing record breaking. Mentions names and places unclearly and contains many garbled words, offering no full names, dates, or events to anchor a coherent report.
Quarterfinals underway with players listed including Mum Lefevre, Jones, Pennyfather, Mike Howls, Goodall, Mima Corry, Duerbury and others amid mistyped entries. Matchups and results unclear from broken OCR.
The wool market displays strength with prices above prior levels. Employment has risen mid year with around 214,000 more workers employed than in January, as demand abroad hints at higher prices. The new Australian wool selling season starts in Sydney on August 28.
The nephew of Edward and Daniel McConnel, John J. O Connel, was kidnapped in New York and held since Friday for a ransom of 50 000 dollars. Police learned that negotiations for his release had stalled and captors warned they would kill him if police intervened.
A burglar fled after a motor car pursuit in Marrickville. Police pursued into a street where shots were fired at the fleeing man and bystander Rose, wounding him critically. The intruder escaped. Sellers and Rose were taken to hospital with severe injuries. doctors fear for Sellers recovery.
Thomas Grace Clare Puerciy, 23, appeared in Toowoomba court charged with the murder of an unnamed newborn male child. Evidence described a partly burned body found June 19 in a tan yard. The accused allegedly had no knowledge if the baby was alive. The hearing was adjourned.
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