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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
8
Dickson High School held its first prizegiving in the new assembly hall, completed this week. G W Wynn of the Interior presented awards to 1962 prizewinners led by dux John Neill who topped German and English and the 2A marks. Joseph Herbertson was runner up. The headmaster noted the school opened in 1962 with 300 pupils rising to 550 by third year.
Mr Minifie of the Federal Flour Millowners Council warns that falling exports over nine years closed 34 of 148 mills mostly in country towns. Australian flour’s world share has fallen to about 12 percent this year while European flour remains subsidised.
Four Canberra telephonists from the Postmaster General's Department competed in the New South Wales finals against a Newcastle team. The Canberra team won the southern zone but lost narrowly to Newcastle. The State finals occur next month ahead of the Commonwealth finals.
Seven circus elephants stampeded in Towanda as a goods train passed, injuring a circus employee who was thrown from the lead elephant. The incident occurred Wednesday.
James Russell Clardy, 21, serving a 14 year sentence on appeal for a murder tied to a gang feud, was found in a field after an alleged assassination attempt. He claimed he was shot in a car and dumped, and said he was offered money to kill a man but refused. Police plan to file attempted murder charges against unknown assailants.
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