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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1952
Page
2
Bryan Joan Michael O Loughlin, a 34 year old soldier at Duntroon, faced a charge of fraudulently using cigarettes and tobacco valued at £21 19s 9d, said to be the property of the Commonwealth. Police were to complete inquiries as he was remanded on bail until April 2.
The 1951 52 wool sales in Sydney report a total of £64 790 867 for the first twelve series, far below the prior period. Floods fires and drought cut yields and quality, with the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers adjusting forecasts. Prices remained firm for stronger fleece but cheaper for long locks and vegetable matter content as buyers from the Continent Britain Japan and Australian mills remained active while America lagged.
The Canberra Women's Hockey Association held its annual general meeting electing L Rogers as president K Sarwel as vice president M Colwell G Brown W Brown as honorary secretaries and M Brophy as treasurer The arrival of Navy Army and Air Force teams expands interest for the season Practice grading matches were cancelled and rescheduled to Acton ground on April 5 with competition matches hoped to start April 26.
An explosion in a hydroelectric tunnel near Naples killed thirty two workers and injured more than forty. About a hundred workers were present when the disaster struck and some were believed entombed. Early reports cited a methane gas explosion as the cause.
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