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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
4
The readable parts suggest a police intent to confront a witness the next day and reference a doctor and distant details, but the text is garbled. The fragment conveys uncertainty about actions and timing without clear names, places, or outcomes.
A mechanical defect at the Abattoire caused the production line to halt for the day. Only minutes of testing left 18 000 carcasses to be processed, but the disruption reduced output by about 1800 carcasses as three full chains of mutton slaughtermen were unavailable.
The magistrate heard evidence over a price ticket violation in Kingston's King Fruit Shop on Kennoly Street regarding carrots and apples displayed without tickets. Witnesses, including Constantinidia and White, testified about shop displays and tickets. The case adjourned for further evidence and a related charge about apples was noted.
An Lancaster bomber, under heavy fire during a Berlin invasion raid, battled a Messerschmitt 210, caught fire in the starboard engine, and dived 10,000 feet. The pilot ordered bombs released and the crew to bail out, then stabilized on three engines and returned to base. crew identities are withheld.
A wartime financial notice reports U S service members in the Southwest Pacific sending large sums to war bonds and savings schemes. It notes 74 percent of monthly pay was sent home while 23 percent backed bonds and deposits, totaling £2,100,500 in war bonds, with daily life traffic and fines detailed for local offenses and taxes.
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