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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 22, 1948
Page
2
Representatives from seventy unions plan a Melbourne meeting Monday to decide united action on wage policy. Delegates from several unions are expected to press for a united front with the commission including Bear Slaimis and others.
Report discusses concrete failures due to reactive gravel causing expansion and cracking. Notes risk from imported gravels and unsafe use in major structures. Mentions costs of investigations and the need to avoid reactive materials in hydrotechnic works and dams. Includes references to Australia and potential global parallels.
Sydney judge Judge Stacy sentenced Jock Garden to three years gaol for forgery after Garden held a confidential position and breached trust. The case involved Ward Forshaw and others in a large fraud linked to £50,000, with Garden accused of signing Forshaw’s name. Garden was taken to Long Bay Gaol to begin his term as other defendants await trial.
State lottery entry shows draw day amid scattered names. It lists second and third prizes with numbers and titles like Lucky Hive and Synaleatn, names such as Hynduente and Oates, and notes a special drawn on Monday at Wentworthville.
Local report notes that egg imports from other states increased to meet a current emergency. The secretary of the Revenue Marketing Board indicates that eggs would be bought from outside to stabilize supply as stockpiled eggs from cold storage are allocated to address the crisis.
Sydney reports thefts of hotel glasses as managers vow action. A manager recalls placing 34 glasses in a bar on Monday, but only 57 remained by afternoon end, highlighting ongoing loss. Building price controls in Sydney fail to curb marketing, according to housing observers.
Sydney reports ongoing efforts by the RAAF to locate two mining launchers and five more people, including two boys, missing for five days. Premier announces that all-force planes will sweep a vast area as Catalinas and Beaufighters radared for traces amid weather and rough seas.
In Melbourne a court hearing is set over recent illegal radio broadcasts. Senator Cameroni and Fi Blackburn of Tvanhoa are charged under the Wireless Telegraphy Act for contravention as metropolitan broadcasts of propaganda were jammed. The PMG department monitored the transmissions amid a national disruption of several stations.
Natale Galvi a 43 year old Adelaide nightclub proprietor and manager was convicted of bribery of a Commonwealth Prices officer. He was sentenced by a magistrate to four months imprisonment after pleas and multiple charges including cocaine sales. The case highlights enforcement against illicit drug activity surrounding the Cairo Night Club.
Bhaney McFarlane aged 82 of Sydney sues the Royal Agricultural Society for damages after a roof collapse at a football match on June 7, 1947, injuring him and leaving him off work 17 weeks. The Society contends the grounds were not under its control and alleges contributory negligence by McFarlane. The hearing was adjourned until Monday.
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