Seven Injured As Truck Mounts City Footpath
A truck mounted the city footpath injuring seven people near Central Market. Police cordoned the area while investigators spoke with witnesses and attended to the injured.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
5
A truck mounted the city footpath injuring seven people near Central Market. Police cordoned the area while investigators spoke with witnesses and attended to the injured.
A stock sale held at Hall Yardage Eatery by The New Fealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. and Norman Coulton of Hall drew buyers from Braidwood, Goulburn, Yass, Bowning, Queanbeyan and nearby districts. Yarding included over 500 cattle and around 1,400 sheep with demand for stock high. Prices ranged from steers to various ewe and ram classes, reflecting strong market activity despite high prices.
Australia wins all five Davis Cup matches in North American zone play. The team secured the singles and doubles rubbers with clear margins as key players defeated opponents from Guatemala and other nations, preserving a dominant start to the tie.
Aubrey Claude Butcher 40 of Narrabundah was fined for drink driving after police found him at the Hotel Wellington with a motor vehicle in the driveway. Witnesses said he had attended the Poultry Club Show and had been drinking with a friend who offered to drive him home. Butcher pleaded guilty to the motor vehicle offence and was fined.
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