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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show two prisoners in gaols with unclear details. The text references infirmities and a rudimentary plea or citation, lacking coherent names, dates, or location. The readable bits hint at a legal or custodial context but provide no resolvable facts.
A tornado ripped through the Al ND Suburbs causing widespread damage. Power lines were downed and trees uprooted, leaving residents without electricity and disrupting local roads. Emergency crews rushed to assist as cleanup began.
Three men are jailed for involvement in a black market teak racket. Authorities report that the suspects conspired to move and sell stolen or illicitly sourced teak timber, with arrests made in multiple locations. Legal proceedings begin as investigators pursue further leads.
A UK health minister announced a ban on imports of live poultry eggs and birds from Britain after a fatal disease outbreak. The report recalls past eradication efforts in Victoria following Newcastle disease, noting drastic measures by the Department of Agriculture.
An incident in a doctor's waiting room led to a man's arrest on a criminal assault charge. The report notes the location as Fixtsros eS Saawseneurat and references the surrounding scene at the door as responders moved in.
The report notes deliberate tree and shrub planting programs to bolster acclimatization and resilience amid wartime shortages. Department of Interior oversight guides additional acres of fruit trees and nurseries, with experiments in transplanting mature pines and replacing aged stock behind Black Mountain and along the Treton River area.
National football briefs describe junior and intercity matches in New South Wales and Canberra. Key players and replacements are named, with plans for a revival of the Advisory Committee and a local accident fund update including travel arrangements for a trip to Narrandera.
Timber crews in Canberra region work three months ahead of schedule and have retrieved more than 41,000,000 super feet of timber from le cangas south of Canberra. Uncut logs pile in Cantera yard as officials keep cutting steady even with potential snow. Weather not expected to halt felling or prep for Branaport of Hiner.
In yesterday's opening round of a secondary schools sports meet in Canberra results show girls basketball and tennis upsets among others. Grammar faced Telopes in several grades with mixed outcomes and Saint Gregory's, Queanbeyan, and St Patrick's posted wins across grades.
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