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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Mar 03, 1949

Page

5

Queanbeyan Show Opens With Record Entries

Queanbeyan Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural Society opens its show with a record entry level. Attendance is expected to exceed ten thousand as Victorian acts and Southern Tablelands exhibitors participate. The Canberra Royal Show dates are March 26 and 28, with hopes the event will be carnival-like and record-breaking.

Queanbeyan Uur Acme Cose Ern Y Tees Torino TREY Canberra Paves Samen Troyal Amiway

Jewellery theft report in Sydney business quarter

Fragmentary note from Sydney reports a £6,000 jewellery theft with mentions of a diamond pin and a clothing manufacturer, A J Faye as managing director, and unclear sequence of events. No further action for the jewellery is known.

Sydney Peter A. J. Faye Reer Elding Fannie Rome TVR

Cotter River track meeting teems with injuries and safety concerns

A crowded Cotter River athletic meeting ended with injuries including a woman with a fractured wrist and others exhausted. Officials urged transport workers to push for an inquest into track safety after broken rails and a near accident, while ambulances treated several attendees.

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Accommodation Wanted and Community Notice in Times

A garbled classified page from Times advertises accommodation needs and public notices. It mentions Motel Amalie and Gorman House conversions, details about rooms, meals, and age limits, plus a request for a young civil servant couple with a baby seeking full board and private rooms. It references the Department of the Interior and accommodation openings around Mulwala.

Alwalie Gorman Hers Ensidente Motel Alwatie Gorman Mouse Gorman Moise Department of the Interior Gorman Mulwala Hoatel Motel Artan Alma Bawton Fryar Times Office

Woman Charged With Poisoned Sweets in Melbourne

Melbourne police charged Beatrice May, 1, of Brighton, with sending strychnine poisoned sweets to Veronica May with intent to murder. Detective Currer testified the case involved tainted confections and threats. May was remanded for further inquiry and questioned in parliament proceedings referenced in the report.

Melbourne Felian Beatrice May Revenod Bbert Brighton Veronica Ceciim Currer Yald Atand Holt Toviay Canberra Cat Essa Dany Yeuterday Nan Triumport Wa Membeen Pasilawent Genator Anbley

Uncertain Referenda Talk Sparks Political Debate In City

Reports from Canberra Times and sources indicate debate over federal referenda as city leaders weigh public support. A Muntartr for Hear and Ba Nat Reevieen outlines potential price referendum plans while discussions include civic organizers and a forthcoming official stance.

Launceston Thin Wan Tony Muntartr Renator McKenie Bialy Ar Wey Bronent Aioe Canberra Times

Methodist Protest At Sunday Football Sparks Conflict

Sydney news item reports Methodist groups protesting Sunday football as exploitation of parks and playgrounds. Conference objects to City Council sanctioning private sports use, citing community opinion and Sunday observance concerns. Details mention Newtown, Rumhouttorel, and local officials amid related prison farm dispatches.

Sydney She Methodist Groupe Rav A. W. McKibbin Newtown Bye City Council Ruslan

Primary Producers Seek Conference on Compensation

The Primary Producers Council will ask the Department of Industry for an opportunity to discuss the proposed cattle compensation bill. Council members elected Mr F M Dison as president and Mr P Wright as a correspondent as they pursue representation for Australia.

Conference ON Bydnex Weilnrsdy Councelt Witl ‘Ak Department of Cea Aikcuuning Ube SS. Teh FM. Dison P. Wright Hr | Primary Council of Austratta Watt

Peer Gynt Returns in Sydney Yacht Race Report

Fragmentary note suggests Peer Gynt and Magnus Hatversin compete in a yacht race near Sydney. Mentions Weamaday Poor Twiich and Bide ney-Auekial race with second win claimed by owners of the Wéawel Try. Further details are unclear due to garbled OCR.

Sydney Weamaday Twiich Bideney-Auekial Rystney Newan Peer Gynt Wéawel Try Magnus Hatversin Tiny Find Vonmal

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