Canberra High and Grammar clash in practice football matches
Canberra High School won both practice football games against Canberra Grammar, 11 5 in the T atone division and 17 3 with Greentree Stevens Slater and others scoring. Canberra High teams prepare to face R M C next week as term winds down and other school activities are outlined.
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Canberra High School
Canberra Grammar
Tatone
High
High Senior
Greentree
Slater
Grammar
McKeown
R.M.C
Scout Notes from District Court of Honour May Meeting
District Court of Honour meets in May with about 150 Scouts and Cubs present at Anzac Day celebrations in front of Parliament House Canberra. Scouter Dowse reports badge work progress, winter activities around camp fires, and a forthcoming Scout Week recruiting campaign. A new State headquarters in Hobart nears completion, a two story brick garage is being converted into a government recast Scout headquarters for Tasmania.
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District Court of Honour
Dowse
Parliament House
Canberra
J. John’s
Hobart
Tasmania
Guide notes Mrs Barford opens holiday in Canberra
Mrs Barford long associated with guiding in the A C T opens a holiday in Canberra with Mrs Hunter of Forre. Her daughter Gwen, famed as a keen guide and pack leader, trains in Sydney for day nursing school work.
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Barford
A.C.T
Canberra
Hunter
Forreat
Gwen
Sydney
Youth pleads for nonviolent resistance exemption in Australia
A 21 year old, Kenneth Alexander Middleton of Hast Preston, sought total exemption from military service in Melbourne. He proposed non-violent resistance and non-co-operation as defense measures, saying war contradicts Jesus Christ's life and teachings and denied Communist ties. The court granted exemption but rejected full non-combatant exemption.
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Melbourne
Preston Court
Austraia
Kenneth Alexander Middleton
Hast Preston
Middleton
Jesus Christ
New Barton Hostel Under Way at Brisbane Avenue Canberra
Brisbane Avenue Barton hosts a new Barton House hostel planned for 130 guests with 44 single and eight double rooms on the ground floor and 65 singles and 10 doubles on the first floor. Gody and Willis of Sydney are the contractors with a £35,000 contract. The design is a U shape facing Brisbane Avenue with four staircases and a north facing front to maximize sunlight. The building will include a dining room for 136, a kitchen with modern equipment, staff quarters, public telephones, lounge, recreation and card rooms, hot and cold water in every room, and study rooms for resident university students. The Canberra Public Works Committee supports providing study space for students but reserves no exclusive bed room area for them.
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Barton House
Brisbane Avenue
Barton
Gody
Macquarie, Darling
Young Streets
Bpilgg
Mt. Stromlo
Public Works Committee
University Association
Officers named to command Seventh Division A F units
The Minister for the Army announced the second A L F unit commanders for the Seventh Division. The list includes Lt Cols W G Cannon F A Burrows J W Crawford C G Imrate L E Barker R Daly F J W Pope A R Gibson and Majors R O Cherry G R Adama and Lt Cols and Majors from various brigades and regiments.
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A.F
Seventh Division
C. G. Imrate
L. E. Barker
R. Daly
Corns Artilery
F. J. W. Pope
A. R. Gibson
Survey Regiment
R. O. Cherry
8. T
Post Office reports 3 million profit in yearly summary
The annual Postal Department report to Parliament shows turnover of £185,944,315 and a surplus of £3,626,371. It notes £77,084 in money and valuables found in Dead Letter Office articles, 29,804 articles unaddressed, most valuables returned, plus 27 national and 8 commercial broadcasting stations and 1,131,860 lantern licenses issued covering 69 percent of Commonwealth dwellings.
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Waa
Commonwealth
Early departure overseas by Australian 6th Division
Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Blamvey addressed the 6th Division at Ingleburn warning of difficult times ahead and uncertain battle sites while praising training and urging respect for local customs and people. Lieut. General Barney echoed confidence the troops would depart cheerfully to uphold Australia’s fighting traditions.
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Sydney
Westmeaday
Thomas Blamvey
ALF
Ingleburn
Australia
Barney
Papua Grass Pulp Could Supply War Paper Needs
The Assistant Minister announced that kuru kuru grass in Papua yields pulp suitable for high grade paper. A trial shipment to England showed pulp quality better than newsprint. A pulping mill in Papua could be economical. millions of tons are ready for harvesting, with heavy growth several times a year.
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Papua
Commonwealth
Nock
England
Great Britain
Canberra Times Editor Warns of Interior Department Flaws
The Canberra Times editor criticizes the Department of the Interior for years of land title mismanagement and lease term abuses. He cites maps sold to the public and to the Public Works Committee, resumed lands, and disputed compensations. The piece calls for accountability and justice through the Canberra public notice at Y Hotel, Canberra, May 1, 1900.
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Canberra Times
Canberra
Department of the Interior
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