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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1952
Page
3
A garbled OCR page lists assorted classified ads and notes including vehicles like Plymouth and Ivor Wolkely Sedan, rentals, supplies, and various prices. Several entries mention canopies, tyres, concrete products, freight, and miscellaneous items with unclear formatting and multiple partial names.
A jumble of used vehicle ads and notes lists Morris cars with miles, a Capital motor, a panel van, and other items. The text also references military style terms, employment benefits, and qualification notes, resembling scattered classified notices and job statements.
Department of Attorney General announces vacancies in the Administrative Office for Parliamentary Drafting. Grade 3, Third Division, located Canberra. Salary. Requires graduates of the High Court or State Court, suitable legal training, and experience in bill drafting, negotiations, and orders. Applications to Secretary Attorney General.
A fragmented OCR text recounts job postings and notices including qualifications for a Melbourne based role, salary ranges and duties. It mentions awards, exhibition references, police reports, and a death context, with scattered names and locations such as Bramhats and Wollongong, plus court or public matter hints and timelines toward April.
An item discusses photo identity cards for defence plants with mentions of Lithgow Small Arms Factory and union activity. The piece notes worker support and protests within unions, highlighting the new system and its intended enforcement.
A former prisoner of war thought to have escaped from a camp in the Middle East in 1941 was recaptured in Melbourne. The man, once listed as missing, had allegedly evaded authorities for years before being identified by an immigration official in Fitzroy. Details indicate he sent money to his widowed mother in Italy prior to capture or recapture.
Fragments from a Lyne by election story show mention of the ALP and Country Party with vote figures and candidates including a Presbyterian minister and another nominee. The text indicates a close contest and shifting support near a key polling moment.
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions a mound and bodies partially buried with garth and birds from a nearby property. A witness claims Swinburn ate, covered bodies, and a foul odor. A person named Flicwed or Flicwed’s tangles with health authorities and a 110 figure is noted amid disgust from seance attendees.
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