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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1949
Page
3
Fragmented OCR advert list seeking housing, job, and event notices. Mentions Canberra and Braddon addresses, Boskinam for AINSLIN BALL, and airport pickup. Includes partial dates, contact rounds, and vacancy notes in a crowded, garbled format.
A fragmentary note indicates a prolonged dispute at an international Harvreter Work site lasting about a year, with unclear details but implying a stoppage and ongoing negotiations. The brief suggests organizational involvement and potential worker and management tension.
Sydney reports a detective's testimony on land deals in New Guinea. The inquiry questioned if key figures acted with proper authority regarding logging, exports, and ministerial approval. Witnesses, including solicitor Lynn, asserted reliability while connections to Ward and Urquhart surfaced in the disputed transactions. The hearing adjourned with J. S. Gare slated to testify next.
Competitors at Canberra Rifle Club shot for the monthly apron at 900 yards on a windless day. Coble won with a tight score of 17 to beat rivals. other shooters included White, Dillaway, Metta, Canham, Webb, and Lewin among a lengthy list of participants and scores.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a private charter flight on a Monday from Saltr Mary to Bulawayo. It mentions a pilot and some crew, with garbled terms indicating an airframe event or collision. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are legible.
A court delayed Garden’s appeal proceeding as Judge Forshaw ruled pending evidence substantial, noting forged signature substitution affected Hancock and Dardan's defense. The adjournment paused action while issues of authority and propriety were reviewed, with no final ruling on the appeal.
Dalton residents recover from tremors that rattled Delton and surrounding towns. Officials report aftershocks subsiding by daybreak while damage assessments focus on homes, trees, and water lines. Local businesses reopen as residents adjust to renewed unease and seek assessments from authorities.
Fragmented report lists Sydney Binnday Mr CoM Williams of Wars as vice president and presiding officer. It names Mar PA Wright Arminale as former president now vice president with T Carter Tamworth on the executive committee alongside Carter Dun- scott V Dunde Bucknall and others.
A fragmented notice reports an event at Ainslie fete with unclear details. It mentions Provesda, Amalie Parrnt and Citizens Administration, Rat Tighlen, and a Netherlands legation link. The readable text is sparse and lacks coherent facts or outcomes.
Newcanton reports that trainer K Tinson faced a fine of 25 pounds after a false entry in the two year old guide ing nomination at Newosaile on January B1. The steward referenced irregularities in the sign and water handling related to the entry.
Assen defeats Montane by knockout in the afth round after Montane’s right eye swells and declines, with the bout turning on Montane’s injury. The struggle ends as Montane’s response falters and Assen regains control, climbing the ropes to finish the contest.
A native murder was reported near Dumbelli mis on Darwin Tellie Road. The victim, Nellie, was killed with a stone axe near a bush. Sergeant J Fitzgerald pursued the suspect on Dorartiech by foot and tracked about 39 miles before catching a lead. The motive cited jealousy over Nellie with other men.
An old Canberra notice enlarges air mail service. Classifieds list job ads and sales like a Chrysler sale, farm for Queanbeyan area, and various items with contact hints. Public notices include train schedule shifts and a call for a delivery boy in the Westlake area.
Fragments announce pickets for an Anatomy address at a situde in Bm on Friday May 17 and Amphitryon tonight with references to Larian Bax0 and Josseyh Uemat. Also includes liquor ordinance 1028/43 and an Acton Racecourse notice for April 3 1040 with public tortion details and applications to the American Been Secretary Carrodu.
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