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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
6
Broadcast schedule shows a wide range of segments including news, music, weather, and public notices. The listing names numerous programs, performances, and times with performers and stations referenced throughout.
Fragmentary text mentions places and names but lacks coherent facts to form a full event. No identifiable dates, organizations, or outcomes are readable enough to summarize reliably.
Fragmentary police blotter notes a disturbing street scene involving a tobacconist and a crowd. A man brandished a weapon and fled after an attempted robbery. Witnesses describe a chaotic struggle ending with alarm and confusion.
The Canberra Branch Council held a monthly meeting at Hotel Canberra with limited attendance. Topics included proposed amendments to the Public Service Act to allow officers to serve on co operative boards, concerns about conflicts with public duties, and potential staffing for an assistant secretary role.
A five foot Coelacanth, weighing 127 pounds, was hauled aboard a trawler off South America and handed to the British Museum. It is described as a crossopterygian, a living fossil with lungs and gills, dating back over 300 million years and once thought extinct after chalk beds. Experts say it challenges current classification and suggests ancient distribution across Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
A personal testimonial describes chronic headaches and stomach issues from liver and toxin buildup. After taking Kruschen Salts, the respondent reports reduced headaches, improved energy, and a lighter weight, claiming toxins are removed and relief is swift and lasting.
The Industrial Board examined increased wage applications from the Australian Workers' Union covering margins for men operating cement and machine maintenance, concrete kerbing, and guttering. Arguments addressed wage rises for a timber mill, with representatives A E Gardiner for AWU Commonwealth Government official M Taucas, and timber mill owner C Cavanagh speaking personally. Evidence discussed skill levels, training time, and safety, noting Kingston and Kingston logs from Mt Stromlo plantations.
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