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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 23, 1934
Page
4
Lea ty Tagariya a 27 man serving sentence for burglary escaped from the Fi Hdkud State Prison Monday night. He overpowered a guard, killed another, and fled into the jungle with 19 rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Police patrols remain uncaptured. A second incident on March 10 saw another inmate flee from Ghawalae State Jail with guns and ammo.
A news note reports an Indian murderer at large in Calcutta after an assault at the Danish Mission Hospital. Injured natives progress in the hospital as authorities pursue the suspect. Dr. Chelsten son is mentioned in connection with the case.
Police inform LULL of Syilnwy about detainment of a notorious Australian confidence man involved in a property transaction worth 114,000. A woman harmed by the man, Tamaon, plans to return to Marly to take proceedings. The man was in Sydney before departing for America. inquiries about his whereabouts were received.
The seventh annual Convent Ball will be held at the Albert Hall on Tuesday June 12. Governor General and Lady Ivanca plan to attend again, with a strong committee led by Mrs J A Lyons and secretaries F A Meere and J F Collopy. Last year’s event was a great social and financial success and the committee aims to surpass it.
The aborigines charged with murdering Constable McColl appeared in the Northern Territory Supreme Court. The Crown will not seek remand unless necessary, otherwise seeking remand until the court reopens on July 3.
National Library progress on excavations for the library foundations. groundwork for a two storey building 40 by 60 feet. first auction planned for chlch with an estimated cost around 10 600.
Nurse Florence Carter of Glen Iris escaped a fatal plunge when her car nosed over an embankment into the Yarra River at South Yarra last night. She remained unconscious for hours until rescued by Jordan Adamwaite of Richmond who found her perched near the water’s edge. The car struck the guard fence, ripped off the bumper, and slid along the curb before crashing through shrubbery into the river.
A fragment indicates a publication notice printed for Col Shakespeare by the Press of Abattalia Ltd at the companys main office on Mort Street in Braddon Cantera. It names a central office address and publisher.
Regional meeting disturbances trigger a formal inquiry into dog owners cited for unseemly behavior at a recent gathering. The inquiry targets several cited individuals over alleged indiscretions and threats to event conduct, with potential penalties under local kennel club rules.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and terms about a plan or event involving Mrs Fraser, fishermen, and investments. The legible fragments mention Walton, Jeora, Nahe, and various disjoint phrases, but no coherent narrative or dates emerge.
In a dramatic turnout, a Hindu girl achieved an endurance record at a Calcutta track event. The unusual, fragmented report notes the sequence of days Saturday and Sunday with unspecified performances and a cinema reference, suggesting a colorful but unclear finish.
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