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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 04, 1951
Page
3
A disjointed OCR fragment indicates a Supreme Court ruling awarding damages around 100 to 2,000, mentioned with names such as Herron Balakus and Balakus. The text is garbled, but references a verdict involving distress and anguish claims and a beach setting. The exact parties and amounts remain unclear due to corrupted wording.
Government and opposition clash over a garden competition bill as prizes donated by local firms are outlined. First prize 10 pounds 10 shillings, second 8 pounds 5 shillings, third 1 pound 17 shillings, with contestants under 16. Reconstructing gardens and private allotments noted. rebels absent during the vote.
Coroner returns finding of accidental death after inquest into a truck crash on Triarra Road near Bulla Head. Witnesses describe steering gear failure leading to skidding and the vehicle tipping 130 feet down the cliff. multiple fractures and brain injuries caused death. Driver Francis Syphore and McKenzie passenger were among those identified. mechanic Apatin attributed steering failure as major factor.
Australians Lang Nancy Bolum won their third round singles matches at the British Hard Court Tennis Championship in Bournemouth. Lang defeated Misa M P Harrison 8 1 8 9. Roston beat Ward 6 1 7 2. In doubles, Procter and Barrett defeated Billing ton and Parker.
Visual education officer Hill of Kodak screened a film for the Institute of Engineers and others detailing high speed camera use. The presentation covered actions at 3200 times, typing at 160 words per minute, and rapid bullet motion. It demonstrated hours saved, micrometers of detail, and a rocket ascent with earth view from 40 miles up.
Melbourne wool dealers report a drop of about 10 percent on average for week ending Wednesday, with declines up to 12 percent in some lots. Stronger or finer merino and crossbred wools showed the largest decreases while oddments and light pickings favored buyers.
A Canberra Works Department spokesman said prefabricated houses were imported from Continental countries to ease housing shortages. He denied knowledge of any scheme to import European prefab houses, while a Melbourne project allegedly showed Austrian type units erected by European tradesmen. The report claimed Australian labor would be used in the job.
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