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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
5
A poorly legible report describes a violent trial at Princetown involving William Smithn accused of frequent brutality. Witnesses claim the primoners were teed county and sought to banis De initio. A guard entered the cell as the deceased was found.
A garbled program lists dates and venues for a hockey carnival in Reid Park and Manuka Oval with teams from Kingston White, Queanbeyan, York Park, and Harton. It shows May 1 to September 4 events, with multiple matchups and byes, including a June court carnival in Sydney and a tentative September knockout for Duntroon cups.
The readable text outlines a fragmented note about a game or event involving teams and clubs, mentioning Canberra and Cry Club and a discussion of matches and upcoming activities with cryptic phrases and partial names.
Detective Wickham states a major stamp forgery scheme involved Charles Turkmon, Hawry Hiderfield, and Ernest Helmalay facing charges of fraud and conspiracy. The group allegedly used damaged power strips and counterfeit notes, with funds traced through Australia and New Zealand. Bail set at £100 for each defendant.
In the House of Commons debate Mr J H Thomas rejected migrant stories as unfounded. The discussion touched on sympathy for migrants and the difficulty of addressing their claims within policy constraints.
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