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Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

26 Jun 1957

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Canberra Times

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 26, 1957

Page

3

Tennis Competition Matches Arranged For Wednesday And Saturday

Tennis competition schedule lists women matches on Wednesday with Throsby facing Flinders and Ainslie competing in two matches. Barton meets Turner while Turner plays Causeway and a second Ainslie match is noted. A separate Saturday card includes Forrest versus Reid in a single Throsby event.

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Throsby Flinders Ainslie Yarralumia Barton Turner Causeway AX Forrest Reid Ashen Be En Barts Rurner North Uni North-Uni Funders Forrest St. Patrick's Ainsle St. Patrick'’s O'Conner V. Reid Bradden O'Connor Patrick's Mo Patrick’s Labert Ainslie St Pauls Mt. Torrest Braddon Parton Bed Patrick's Turner St. Patrick's Canberra Parramatta ACT LTA Pitt Elliott
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Canberra Bicycle Theft Case Sours As Defense Alleges Police Coercion

In a Canberra Court of Petty Sessions hearing, Thomas Nicholls denied stealing a bicycle owned by Jan Borowie and claimed police threatened him to confess. The judge dismissed the charge due to ownership disputes and Nicholls later identified his own bike, which he had repainted after purchasing from Claude Woodbridge.

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Canberra Thomas R. Nichols Sutton Street Ainslie Nien Olls Jan Borowic Mor Solice Claude W. Woodbridge Yarratunna Nicholls
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Age-old Damascus cloth craft spans silks to brocade

The piece explains Damascus brocade and silk production from raw silk to hand looms, noting royal wedding gowns and Queen Elizabeth. It highlights the craft’s centuries old reputation, the use of metallic threads, and the skilled women weaving on hand looms. It also mentions Damascus mosaics and ivory woods as another traditional art form.

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Syria Tim Rita Hayworth Aly Khan Damascus Europe Associated Press
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