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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1955
Page
4
In Canberra ACT a recruitment notice seeks laborers for alarm water pipe laying sewage construction and hospital X-ray film tasks. Positions offer fortnightly pay 14/2, two weeks leave, orientation and training. Apply in person or by mail to industrial office and secretary at Canberra Community Hospital.
Two Australian racing clubs inquire about a battery loaded saddle consigned to a New Zealand owner in Sydney. Jockey Athol Mulley was suspended after a Brisbane appeal upheld that customs found a saddle wired to two dry cell batteries. Royal Legend II’s runner caused the seizure, with the riding ban extended to 12 months in connection with the battery-tied saddle.
The SAIC stewards concluded their inquiry into the Thundering Legion cube after meeting at 2.30 pm. Chairman A. Evereal of the BAC announced the result, with neither owner Tovine nor Mr Jenkins attending. Irvine and Jenkins face charges under ITAA rules.
The racing stewards cautioned Prince Aly Khan after a protest over yesterday’s race. Inquiries followed the run of Cobelts, with explanations deemed unsatisfactory. Stewards warned Aly Khan for inconsistencies in the horse Vir Vy and Fav, and noted intolerance of such conduct under rules. Separately a baby seal was found in Elm Water gully near Peterborough, taken to a local hospital.
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