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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 04, 1948
Page
3
The text glimpsed references a chain of events in a distant realm with mentions of vital peace efforts amid Soviet Rus and a starved populace. The readable fragments hint at failure and hunger before any remedy could set in.
A meeting of around 280 maintenance workers is planned to discuss a union plan to curb the Jalapute spread and prevent disruptions. Representatives of the strikers will attend with a position to be set by a committee. The conference aims to hear the case before an independent arbitrator, despite previous ejections, and employers are expected to renew their intent to serve the remainder of the hostilities.
Industry bulletin indicates firmer wool rates expected with a near term tender in Malaya and next season’s output uncertain. Merinos are in short supply as spinners resist high asking prices, while wartime stock limits and improving demand for coverings and upholstery push buyers to bid on crimp reds and related types.
In Bydene Mons buyers faced a big drop in supplies with only 13 200 head forward. Demand remained solid as market activity stayed active and competition for cattle yarded was strong. Quoted prices rose 2 to 4 shillings per hundredweight with prime bulls to £2, prime steers to £14 10s, prime cows to £10 0s, and prime heifers to £8 8s.
The article outlines supplementary entry for youths under 18 into a naval academy style program. It describes six months college, then dispatch as an cadet, required matriity exams, and subjects. boys must meet college qualifications at 18, followed by cadet training, gunner and technical courses. Automatic promotion to lieutenant commander upon recommendations is noted, with further ranks limited. Application details are provided by the Department of Mary wator Navy Melbourne and naval authorities.
Unclear readable lines show Mendez and Cor in a horse or animal event near Brisbane. Paypurt and Mani are mentioned in connection with the Brisbane Cun. Details are fragmentary but suggest a local race or competition outcome involving named participants and places.
Lottery number 1860 drawn Tuesday with prizes listed for the Red Rowe Syndicate Beecroft Rest and the Pats myndicate. Prizes include No 54 4903 and No 14 778 with named participants J tangerd Salman and others in Beecroft Beond Prise.
The report covers pennant tennis results with multiple fixtures among Ainslie Braddon Northbourne Forrest and Flinders, including forfeit and set scores, plus a junior Canberra-Yass visit with matches and scores. Officials note a special North Canberra meeting and a series of advertisements for local jobs and services.
Burns knocks out Maloney in a welterweight match after a brief exchange. Report notes a decisive finish and a clear dominance by Burns, with Maloney unable to recover before the referee’s stoppage.
Ballyvista defeats Branda Alone by eight lengths in the Sietabrokt Handicap at Toowoombe, with Radstock two lengths away in third. Deep, the local favourite, crashed, while rival Brisbane rivals and Queensland horses chased the winner. The field featured Sydney hopefuls and a crowded finish left Ballyvista clear.
The Crown pressed for a death verdict in the Central Criminal Court today for Beach in the murder of Mrs Sturrock Wentworth Sty Ranawick. Prosecutor Rooney outlined a quarrel and Beach allegedly struck the woman, placed her in a trunk, and then attacked her with hot iron and other instruments.
A person battered their mother with a hammer at an Annan ale house on January 23 and was sentenced to 19 years’ servitude. The judge noted the prisoner was not in a proper state of mind and Justice Owen criticised the handling of the case.
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