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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 27, 1958
Page
9
Sydney police and railway investigators report recovery of several mail bags at Locksley near Bathurst in a probe into a Forbes mail robbery. Authorities say no more than 100 pounds of registered articles were stolen.
Darwin report details Trooper Victor Hall, 60, blinded in his good eye by an insect sting on a Darwin to Katherine train. He previously lost an eye in Adelaide years ago and, after nine hours without care, doctors fought to save his remaining sight. He notes self taught touch typing and plans to write about blacktracker work.
A council meets after a boy’s death at the Red Hill sawdust pit. Officials urge immediate reporting on disused quarries and rubbish dumps, fencing the pit, restricting access to licensed carters, and filling the area with solid material to reduce hazards near residential areas.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a product called Doan's Backache Medicine, with references to relief claims for backache rheumatic pains and energy disturbance. The passage mentions testing and a list of unclear terms, suggesting advertisement style of a medical remedy with uncertain efficacy.
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