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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 27, 1949

Page

3

Kosciusko Tour Details From Kosciuszko to Cooma

A travel note outlines a morning departure from Canberra to Kosciusko via Monaro and Cooma for tea, then through the Southern Alps and Snowy River to Mount Kosciusko hotel. It mentions spending hours there before tea at Cooma and returning to Canberra, with a 7 30 am departure from the Tourist Bureau and a Sunday 33/ day return rate.

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Truman seeks approval of Congress for foreign arms programme

President Truman appeals to Congress to approve a 1,480 million dollar foreign arms aid programme for Europe and other free nations. He argues the measure aligns with the Atlantic Pact and is needed to deter Soviet expansion, while warning against providing atomic weapons or secret arms. He cites Greece Berlin and Turkey as threats and stresses Western Europe must be equipped swiftly for defense. The response from various papers ranges from support to caution, with some calling for scrutiny or rejection.

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U N Staff backs Secretary General amid attack

United Nations staff declare full support for Secretary General Trygve Lie in face of protests and criticism. An anonymous witness before a Congressional Committee alleged pressure against Lie, while staff condemn attacks as an attempt to interfere with UN responsibilities.

New York United New Zone Secretariat Trygve Lig U.N Secretariat Lie Swan Star United Nations

Explosion at a military complex in France devastates buildings

Reports say a large blast at a military facility in France caused multiple buildings to collapse. Seventeen or eighteen bodies were not yet recovered. No casualties confirmed in Potatan Germany as twenty Germans were arrested after a bombing at a marble palace housing Soviet offices. Details of the attack remain unclear.

Madrid Luseday Farnecna Cuenca Macys Morehouse Potatan Germany

ACT JOCKEY CLUB Hatorette Nomination List

An incomplete jungen-like report lists committee names and members involved in the ACT Jockey Club nomination process. The fragment mentions cycles of renominations and an upcoming event at the Albert Fallon venue with dates and duties unclear.

Early End Predicted To Coal Strike In Australia

Sydney reports indicate a rapid end to the coal strike may hinge on a Coal Mining Unions Council meeting. Tasmanian miners resumed work, a western coal train line is to reopen, and miners plan a rally while authorities seek a settlement formula under the Australian Council of Trade Unions guidance. Demonstrations occurred in Lithgow as workers urged restraint.

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Crisis in French cabinet over North Atlantic Pact debate

The French assembly faced a crisis as leaders clashed over an Atlantic Defence Pact. Debates centered on safeguarding security without inviting war, with calls to dismantle wartime factories and avoid isolation. Schuman urged France pursue its own security and peace with allies while avoiding invasion.

Ron-Cominualat Montbren Assembly Nomoto PAL Moreljminter Schumay Mgm Germany

Fire Damages Homes in Dagenham Suburb Blaze

A fire in Dagenham, London, damaged several roofs on multiple houses after a spar row and a lighted object were believed to have sparked the blaze. Fire crews tackled the flames and no further injuries were reported.

London Dagenham Baece

Swedish soldiers borrow motor sloop Sagitta in dockyard incident

Swedish soldiers were arrested yesterday for borrowing a warship from an Awedinh naval base. They spent the weekend aboard the motor sloop Sagitta, eluding a squadron of ships searching for them. Officials report dockyard guards will be strengthened to prevent further borrowing of destroyers or cruisers.

Stockholm Sagitta

Russian Swimmer Completes 100 Mile Volga Swim

The report notes a swimmer named Korzyrev completing a 100 mile voyage down the Volga in about 27 hours and 59 minutes. Details are obscured by garbled text but indicate a long endurance achievement with a tea misread name Tamaey Auman and references to hours and miles.

Moscow Tamaey Auman

Worthington Named to Play for Australia in Davis Cup

George Worthington joins the Australian Davis Cup squad for the interzonal final in Mexico. Sproule plans to use Worthington in practice and doubles. inclusion in the final team remains uncertain as Australia weighs changes and American opponents prepare.

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Shanghai Swept by Typhoon and Floods

Shanghai battled a major typhoon with over 200000 homeless and more than 20 deaths from collapsed masonry and electrocution. Communists report large frontline moves from Shanghai toward the Pukien coast as fighters clash near key rail hubs while floods strand residents in sheds and waterlogged streets.

Shanghai Changaheth Chin Suinteg

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