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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
6
Local schedule lists Eastlake versus Manuka at Manuka Field Empire with kickoffs around 1 pm. Also noted are Ainslie against Eastlake at Atoms at 3 am and Manuka Bantloke at York Park with additional matchups including Grimth Park.
Women's hockey matches are cancelled this weekend but the Country Week team will play at 1 p.m. Canberra selections for Byrney from June 14 to 21 include M Woodyatt M Manning captain B Perry M Conroy M y T Budinton vice-capt J Clarke H Williams P Finnerty Lalor P Wallapring. Matches on Saturday have fixtures arranged on the ground.
Floodwaters from the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee ease with the river dropping to near flood level. The Weather Bureau warns of moderate rain in the Murrumbidgee headwaters but no immediate danger. Forbes police expect evacuees to return home by tomorrow or Friday morning as roads reopen.
Public fury grows over the strangling of Therme S Practiced, a 17 year old, with her cortège seen to number forty mourners and eighty debutantes. Police plan to interview attendees from the dance night. The body location remains undisclosed as investigators pursue leads.
The Minister for Trade and Customs Senator N Osullivan slanted a flat tree during a planting ceremony at the new Christian Brothers War Memorial College at Grimm yesterday. The college, estimated at £100,000, aims for completion and opening by late 1953. Also planting were Senator McKenna, Senator Byrne, Senator J O Byrne, Senator Seward, and MPs W M Bourke J M Mullans F Daley W O Connor J F Fitz arad and P Calvin.
The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture Mr Memwen announced a wool tax of 4 shillings per bale to run for 12 months from July 1. The bill repeals a contributory change and reimposes the tax for wool promotion and research, with seasonal unit rates to be fixed. the debate in the House of Representatives was adjourned.
Diely leads Pardden representatives in a Royal Paris style gathering as the ACT Hockey Association hosts a touring squad. The Pakistan quartered party arrives by 1 am, greeted by ACT President Mr J Brophy. A lunch at Parliament House precedes a 8 pm match against a non service side watched by diplomatic and services officials. Local teams boast strong form against touring outfits with NZ sides and universities, while ACT fields a full lineup and reserves for the event. The Pakistan party stays in Canberra tonight with a Manuka game between RMC and ACT colts scheduled earlier.
A four ton truck collided with a ballast engine at a private crossing on the Breitone estate between Burrurs eet and Trawalla. The truck was drawn nearly half a mile before impact. The driver, Thoms Payne, 20, of Avoca, died en route to hospital in Melbourne.
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