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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 03, 1946
Page
3
Hamburg report notes a memorial from 1885 honoring martyrs killed yesterday by Royal Engineers. The item preserves local history and acknowledges past conflict.
Else Stewart, mother of two, told Central Court she stole 1500 Australian dollars and 00 Australian notes to bail her husband out from a prior charge of missing money and personal items. She faced further charges of pigery and mauling related to unlawfully Fatlen wards. She was remanded to May 8 on bail of 200 pounds, with 100 pounds allowed on this rate change.
National Football season kicks off with a match at Manuka Oval featuring Navy led by captain Peake and Forward Wells. Strong squads from Adelaide, Torrens, Railways and Eastern Suburbs compete for premier honours and the Mulrundy Cup to Fred Green.
The Ainslie Tennis Club faced penalties after fielding a non registered player in a winter season match against Pass Cab in the Mined Division. Officials confirmed the governing body’s decision and outlined the corrective actions for the club including potential future eligibility restrictions.
A fractured report details rugby league plans during an Australian tour, noting a new control system and expected tactical shifts. Managers promise a fast open game while the team trains under a reforming leadership amid uncertain personnel.
A jagged fragment reports on Mardcourt Tennus with an afternoon match at Noon. References Parker and Exgian figure, while Davis Cup aspirations for Davis are hinted amid chaotic text from the Siriteh Wardoroft area.
The fragment lists scores and names including Mrs Downes 94 11 Mire Benior grades Mere Ward 100 4 71 Dawinn Log 0 9 Mire Rees 101
Post mortem on Fr Jeanette Wicks at York Street kiosk finds death by strangulation. Morris admitted visiting the kiosk at 3.30 pm and seeing the victim on the floor with head in blood and broken gloss. Bloodstains on his trousers and shoes tied to the crime scene. no blood found in his car.
Sydney reported Robert Peter Lewis aged 18, famed for a sensational prison escape six weeks earlier, vanished again while on bail in Melbourne. He had been recaptured in Sydney, taken to Melbourne for trial on a theft charge, and then disappeared after being released on 200 pounds bail. Police across all states are seeking him.
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