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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
6
A Fleemploy employer advertises 40 hour weekly work with morning shifts. The posting notes bar duties and early hours, inviting applicants for weekday mornings and related tasks. Individuals with prior bar experience are encouraged to apply.
Fragments show a horse or race event with names Mae Bevitnoent Genee Rat One and entries like Perramaton Alanmar Renee and Meera Driamer. Details are garbled but suggest a handicapped race card or results with assigned horses or participants and potential odds or positions.
Lottery No. 1024 announced principal results with tickets drawn and multiple prize numbers listed. Winners include Bt No. 8168 and No. 4237 for a second prize, No. 29602 for a fifth prize, with names and addresses partially readable such as W. Tweddle and T. Ryan among others.
An OCR fragment reports a Frome Lab OPC fete with unclear dialogue about a record, a Bookseller from Canars a Sydney area, and remarks regarding an individual named Lush. The text mentions a Mr. Ieaacs and a discussion on light installation at a Can era site with speculation about significance.
Melbourne report notes a plan to produce nylon stockings locally. Hallett, director of Federal Real Co. Ltd., will travel to England tomorrow to study the latest developments and pricing trends.
Fragmentary report indicates a committee will convene today and call witnesses, with the frat suspect named as the main focus. The proceedings are set to continue into the week as members meet and prepare testimony.
On Wednesday in Sydney, no further petrol ration increases are planned for about four years. Some relief may come from Shell Co. work in Queens and machinery for test cruising will arrive within months. The general manager said £250,000 had already been spent on face investigations and the company was ready to spend £1,000,000.
Rugby league lineup for North City gsin includes McCulloch James Awe Curie. Players train tonight at 7 at vue Oval ahead of Saturday clash with Wests at Northbourne Oval.
An inquiry into the running of Boyercrest in the First Restricted Handicap at Cootamundra on July 8 led to the disqualification of trainer PJ McIntyre and the jockey for six months.
A tentative move toward ending One Pacific air service was announced by RPA with ANA involvement. AA was appointed as its mayor at a function in Melbourne, signaling internal restructuring. The new company is registered in New South Wales and may begin operations in February.
In a tight run today Regalta: Gigli claims victory ahead of Parallel with McKell and Walmsley in close pursuit. Finishing order shows 2 paigunte, then 3 we & Parallel, with 12 Indelible and 8.1 head.
The report notes changes in party leadership as Mr J W Coats and Mr K Smith defeated rivals, with Mr Smith resigning the presidency to become secretary. Mr H W Marsh was elected treasurer, backing an ALP platform.
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