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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1949
Page
3
Court records reveal Parr was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal attack on his sister-in-law after a drunken spree. The judge described the act as deliberate brutality though not murder and handed a nine year sentence with parole after serving part of the term.
The minister for immigration grants a permit for a Cingalese nurse, identified as Alive Nona, arriving from Ceylon with her mistress. The decision cites a flaw in the earlier process and notes that only diplomatic representatives and certain staff may enter. The Australian commissioner in Ceylon and others were not properly processed. the month allowance is limited.
Sydney court hears defense counsel claim about Sharkey trial remarks and publication. Crown counters that certain parts of the defence statement are not allowed. judge notes material sharing exceeds bounds. References to the Crimes Act and money bond appear amid a clash over disclosure and prior restraint.
A child was scalded at Ainslie and admitted to Canberra Hospital. The condition last night was satisfactory.
A Commonwealth report shows Australian fruit growing reached a new high with 290,000 bearing acres recorded nationwide except Tasmania. The bulk of the area is in New South Wales and Victoria with Tasmanian figures incomplete. About 55,000 acres of pears and other fruit trees remain to be bearing.
In a brief statement the minister dismissed the dollar loan plea, remarks suggesting political angles and the handling of international banking matters. He emphasized controlling the money flow and maintaining productive policy, while warning against external pressures on domestic reconstruction efforts.
The Department of Agriculture and CALA members push for intensified methods to control the grasshopper pest. State governments open to uniform payments in contiguous areas, urging caution on bank reliance for pest control. The council moves to explore infertile sheep feed on clover pastures and joins a global effort to catalog genetic traits in plant breeding. An agricultural conference on plant and animal nutrition is announced for a later date.
The ferry hand BATAL ASSAULT case saw the defendant receive 22 months and 10 days gaol for a serious assault at Circular Quay on December 21. Judge Bracy noted the offender Harcourt-Smith had a history of military and civil convictions and little evidence of wrongdoing in the moment.
In a snowbound incident a bomber crashed injuring airmen. Guards and rescuers work to recover the bodies as removal is temporarily halted while operations continue.
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