Council Asked To Act On Fireworks
The Chamber of Commerce will ask the ACT Advisory Council to enforce fireworks laws in the ACT. A letter from the National Council of Women complains fireworks were sold in Canberra weeks before Commonwealth Day. The chamber spokesman urged strict enforcement and bans on sales to under 13s and lighted fireworks in streets.
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Chamber of Commerce
A.C.T. Monister
National
Oxeanty
Council of Women
Canberra
Chamber
Building Trades Seek Inspector Amid Toilet Conditions Concerns
Building trades push for a full time sanitary inspector after union officials complain of unhealthy toilet amenities on spec building sites. President R. J. Baldwin says conditions are poor or non existent, threatening health of residents in adjoining houses. Scaffolding inspectors lack time to check sanitation and the group urges appointment under the Lift and Scaffolding Ordinance.
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R. J. Baldwin
Freeth
Court Plea for Safety of Road Workers in Canberra
The City Coroner recommended better protection for road workers after the death of Domenico Carnevale who was struck while marking Northbourne Avenue on April 10. Witnesses described unsafe practices, no warning signs, and a lack of formal instructions, prompting calls for flagmen and safer procedures.
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Keane
Domenico Carnevale
Matina Stret
Narrabundah
Northbourne Avenue
Carnevale
Rieter Boede
J. Kelly
Thomas Alfred Knowles
Department of Works
Knowles
Willem Verkouter
Triangle Wall Board Linings Pty, Ltd
Minor collision blocks Commonwealth Bridge by-pass road
Traffic was banked up for over a mile on both sides of the Commonwealth Bridge by-pass after a minor crash. Mobile police cleared two cars to restore normal flow. No injuries and only minor damage reported. many drivers used alternate routes.
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Commonwealth Bridge
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Building Trades
J. Boric
Caley Crescent
Isa Street
Fyshwick
BLACK
Buchanan
Queen James Buchanan & Co
Scotch Mwaliky Distillers
James Buchanan.& CO. Ltd
London
Glasgow
Scotland
John Cawley
Canberra) & Co. Pty, Ltd
Griffith
Act
Australia
Wridgwsa
America
Queanbeyan
R. M. Allen
Police
Ricter Boede
Crawford Street
Mr. Keane
Boede
Verkouter
Alexander
Beede
Holdens
Holden
Commonwealth
Moin Street
Braddon
Canberra Avenue
Kingston
Watile Street
Lyneham
Vermont
Healing TV
Clem Hincksman
Barrier Street
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