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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 20, 1957
Page
11
The page presents a jumbled Canberra weather chart with barometer readings, temperatures, wind directions, and maximum/minimum figures for a 24 hour period. It also lists engagements and personal notices including Pennyfield May 18, and multiple marriage engagements in the Brooks Green Lawrence and Grigor McKean families.
A lawyer and Roger discuss lost property rules and the finder’s rights, noting that ownership remains with the true owner and a finder may keep property only if the owner cannot be located. They also debate partnership cheque authority and whether forged signatures affect liability, concluding reading contracts before signing is crucial even for illiterate signatories.
Ray seeks guidance on avoiding poor second hand electrical appliances. A suggested strategy is to set a condition: have an electrician inspect the item and report unfavorably before purchase, ensuring he does not pay or take the item if it fails. He wonders what to do if the seller refuses.
Australian motor vehicles are to be exported to Fiji and the Middle East. Orders for 65 vehicles have been received, with demonstrations planned in Aden and the Arabian region. Since exports began in late 1904 more than 4 000 have been shipped overseas.
The Canberra Fire Brigade attended two grass fires and a chimney blaze yesterday. A quarter acre of grassland burned near Booroondara and Guree Streets during Empire Day celebrations after a bonfire on a vacant allotment caught fire. no serious damage. The first chimney fire of the season was at 29 Farrer Street, Mr A Griffith’s home, and was allowed to burn under supervision with no damage.
A spectacular blaze destroyed a large flour mill in Glasgow. Fire crews battled the flames for hours, with estimates placing the damage around 1 million pounds. No injuries were reported, but the site suffered extensive structural loss and disruption to local milling operations.
The next branch meeting is on Monday May 27 at 8 pm in the Meetings Room at University House. Professor F W Paiah of the London School of Economics and Political Science will speak on The pes igdom as eoporter of Capital. Visitors are welcome. Warren Hogan, Hon. Secretary.
Next week a limited set of eye examinations and new spectacles will be available through Filmer Scents, the Optometrist, at Davies Pharmacy in Kingston. Phoos X1148 is required to book appointments.
A compact listing of serial identifiers for OPAC North Canberra includes numbers 220 288 291 113 495 and 224, indicating catalog or accession references across sections. The item presents as a terse inventory entry with no descriptive context.
Australian wheat shipments to East Pakistan increase as the central government moves thousands of tons to feed 45 million people amid a looming food crisis. Ships from Australia are diverted from West Pakistan routes to the east, and border patrols intensify to curb smuggling.
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