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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1958
Page
16
Police report complaints that some Black owners provide insufficient fodder for stock in confined areas. Sergeant G Grave said investigations are underway and owners urged to ensure fodder is available. Officials expect checks on all confined stock within weeks and case actions for offending owners.
Gardeners learn citrus can thrive with care in Canberra's cool climate. Protect from frost, choose warm sheltered sites, use frames with Hessian, prepare good soil with manure, and plant in early spring. Varieties like Lisbon Eureka lemons and Valencia oranges suit local conditions. Meyer lemons are increasingly popular for frost resistance.
Police teams swarm Malabar to recapture Clarence Ronald Pugh a 28 year old prisoner who fled Long Bay Gaol while working on a new prison wing. He was sentenced at Sydney Quarter Sessions last month to five years for breaking entering theft and larceny. Trousers coat and cap found near the view building hint at his escape amid a large search of Sydneysand areas. He is described as tall about 12 stone with dark hair and red eyes. Police sweep surrounding scrub and districts tonight.
A spokesman for the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said Japanese mills likely will import between 200 000 and 400 000 tons of iron ore from Australia in the 1950 financial year from April to March.
The RSL State president Mr W Yeo urged the federal government to ensure Japanese respect for war dead as salvage work begins on three US ships sunk in Darwin Harbour. A Japanese firm will start salvaging the destroyer Peary, cargo ship Meigg, and freighter Mauna Loa, with crew member Lt Commander Birmingham among those lost on February 19 1942. The RSL will monitor the operation but does not oppose salvage since Japanese are deemed most suitable.
Goulburn tonight became the seventh area in the State to adopt preferential voting in Local Government elections replacing proportional representation. The move follows a Government Gazette announcement and allows residents to petition for a poll to change the current system. The North Coast town of Taree had already taken the step.
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