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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 15, 1939
Page
3
Race officials disciplined two jockeys for a month after a barrier incident. Queanbeyan set a new Australian football scoring record with 3620-27 in a standout display. Canberra players dominated Group B selection while football tactics shifted to open play amid injuries and crowd disturbances.
Eastlake overwhelmed Acton as Ainslie edged Manuka by 19 points at Northbourne Oval. Queanbeyan trounced Mines Rovers 242 points at Queanbeyan Park with Brown kicking nine goals. medal presentations and open sections highlighted the day’s events.
The article notes the last term ends with a vacation to allow students to return to their courses and work. The second term starts on the ninth and lasts ten weeks, providing time to catch up on material and plan for the rest of the year.
Madame Lotte Lehmann, during her Australia visit, praised two local talents Kathiean Castles and Lorna Sydney Auaith, offering career guidance and urging study in Europe. She warned against premature judgments, recalling her own conservatorium departure, while expressing hope for Castles and Auaith to achieve notable success in Canberra's Albert Hall appearance on May 31.
Offers will be resolved by 2 pm on Tuesday May 7 1939 for a motor cycle and a car. Applications and details available at the Disposals Store Kingston. Send offers to the Secretary Department of the Interior in sealed envelopes.
The Prime Minister said taxation is inevitable and avoided discussing the Budget. He indicated work in Parliament would shape the budget, expecting a pronouncement early next month followed by an eight week recess, with aims to bring the budget down in August.
In Bakersfield California early today printer and publisher George Putnam, associated with Amelia Earhart’s posthumous group, was found bound and gagged in a vacant house. He reported being kidnapped from Hollywood by two German-speaking men who warned him to drop his anti Nam book The Man Who Killed Her. He was driven away in his own car.
A conference recommendation urged the government to pilot co operative farming. Other motions backed a wool price moratorium and investigation into sheep breeders. A committee of Labour MPs would probe farmers refused relief under mortgage and income acts, with swift land and finance support for experienced farmers.
Eastlake 11 13 70 defeated Acton 11 7 781 with Eastlake leading 11 players Ald Moors Fisher Manuka Hartley ONeill Thorn Mulholland Williams Doig Eastlake 11 13 70. Rest includes Eastlake Scott Brodie Frevillian Acton Malinder Trowbridge Lee. JUNIORS Alnsile 4 6 82 defeated St Christopher's 4 2 14. St Johns 6 8 44 defeated Bast Take 2 0 14.
Asset figures show rise in quarterly reports for allied banks with Commonwealth Bank moving from 266,680,000 to 70,881,000 and totals around 118,000 in March quarter. The document notes increased assets compared with the previous year, reflecting broader financial growth across the sector.
The ban on the American magazine Time continues indefinitely, as reported in the Bundey Serlin article. The policy remains in force with no announced end date, affecting readers and distribution channels. The piece notes ongoing censorship developments and potential impacts on press freedom.
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