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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
6
Readers from the Young Anglican Association plea for government action on Canberra accommodation. They highlight boarding limits for government clerks and students, urging Commonwealth provision to ease overcrowded private housing and study disruptions.
The Government moves to establish a select committee to inquire into all aspects of the National Insurance Scheme. Country Party MPs likely to join the panel. Labour Party stance pending. NI Commission staff to be reduced with transfers to Defence and Supply. Chairman Brigden to balance duties and may advise the new Supply Department alongside Commissioner Green.
In a fragmentary report from wartime coverage Germany reportedly deployed long range guns on the Stegheid line. The claim mentions big guns shelling Paris and references Berths and Berths’ actions during the Great War era. Additional readable hints touch on Italy and feeding in size but lack full context.
A new Shlaw play titled Chat Stay Mr Gage Ternard premieres at the festival, with Kenlagys returning for the dival time. The event runs August 27 as part of the Mtaiyerny Festival at Coot bus Chars Gale.
Reported rugby league Carr Cup tie lists players and venues with Envirani and Cate herba facing Captain's int tena tomorrow. The piece names multiple clubs and players, notes grounds at VTharwa Roas and references White Heese Cup context while tracking team lineups and travel details.
An obscure report describes a Queanbeyan Ta Meet with Yass featuring a tour, events, and team actions. It mentions players, a Pax ie Carvram reference, and aims at a Grainy nutten contest with talks of a Lawdat prize and 81 Gourde District competition. The piece is fragmented and notes progress toward an event win and subsequent contests.
The Minister for Commerce plans to confer with the Volata Advisory Committee before any decision on a New Zealand potato embargo. Labour members pressed for a clear policy beyond May 1 as questions arise about continuing current arrangements. The government has not stated a future course and discussion follows complaints from farming districts and calls for full protection for five years.
In London Tinney reports figures on taxation in Britain. The article notes today’s totals and mentions a final stage of the tax scheme due next week with figures for the royal revenue and related payments.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous proper names and initials, including M. Galligher, Hawke, N. Johnson, Tyrell, Morten, Hall, Ken, and McTines, with scattered initials and place-like terms. The text appears as a partial roster or catalog from a broader notice, lacking coherent sentences or identifiable event.
Racing results from Williamstown and Kororoit Hordle feature juvenile handicaps and steeplechase events with horses such as Considerate BT, Silent Night, Livingstone, Sable, and Shere Khan. The program lists multiple races with start times around 1.45 to 4.50, names, weights, and riders in a dense race card from a local meeting.
A fragmented listing of horses and riders names appears, mentioning juvenile divisions and entries such as The Progeny Gent Sheephe Trenwood and Cape Rave. The text references racing events, venues, and possible handicaps with strong entities like Desert Chief and Stentor, though readability is limited.
A historical montage shows captains and officers aboard the Empress of Australia with royal travelers, including Majesties the King and Queen. Other scenes depict an Aleutian Royal Guard oath in Rome, a German Fleet image, and Yugoslav and German officials inspecting guards at Berlin Tempelhof amid German Yugoslav relations.
Moorefield programme lists Three and Four Year Old Handicaps, Juvenile Handicaps for colts and fillies, and divisions with weights and starter times. Notable names include Demon Lad, O Alice, Foxbor, Absconder, Hercules, Montygram, and Flying Welter among others. Entries show multiple divisions with starting times from 14 to 30, and races such as Juvenile Handicap and Rockdale Mile.
Queanbeyan Cycling Club plans racing events tomorrow including a 12 mile senior handicap and a junior full race. Strong entries include 28 riders for the senior, 16 for the Smile race, with prize money ten pounds for the senior. local committee met to arrange details and a King's Birthday winner will receive awards.
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