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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 19, 1957

Page

4

Cars for sale in 1950s advertisement lineup

A vintage ad lists several classic vehicles with cash or deposit prices. Items include a 1953 Ford Mainline Utility with radio at £675 cash or £225 deposit, a 1954 Ford Consul Sedan green low mileage at cash or £215 deposit, a 1954 Standard 8 Sedan described as well kept at £485 cash or £160 deposit, a 1955 Holden Special Sedan one owner two-tone grey at £840 cash or £280 deposit, a 1954 Morris Minor Sedan four-door at £545 cash or £185 deposit, a 1950 Vanguard Sedan family car at £425 cash or £140 deposit, and a 1953 Spacemaster Sedan one-owner at £675 cash or £225 deposit.

Vanguard Ford Canberra

Papua New Guinea Timber Harvest Tender Award

The Minister for Territories Mr Hastuck announced the acceptance of a tender by T Flower Port Moresby sawmiller for harvesting 50 000 000 super ft of logs in Papua and New Guinea over the next ten years.

Territories Hastuck T. Flower Port Moresby Papua New Guinea

Added Finance Available For Wool Research

Melbourne report notes that additional woolgrower finance for sheep and wool research will start next financial year. The Australian Woolgrowers Council has advised Minister for Primary Industry Mr. McMahon to raise the wool grower research contribution to 2d per bale from July 2, atop the existing 4d per bale levy for promotion. The government will match the new levy with a similar increase in its allocation for wool research.

Melbourne Australian Woolgrowers’ Council McMahon

Poker Machines Robbed at Queanbeyan Club

Queanbeyan Bowling Club was burgled on a Saturday night or Sunday morning. About £150 was stolen from poker machines after entry via a window in the women’s toilet and a back door. Locks near the machines were cut. Detective Instable Blis aet of Cooma led the inquiry. This was the club’s second burglary in six months.

Queanbeyan Lea Kelly Instable Blisaet Cooma

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