Hotel licensee wins appeal on beer fine
Sydney court overturns £10 penalty against Albert Cullinan licensee of the King's Hotel after ruling no offence occurred when Brumsell demanded beer at a fixed price and was refused, later receiving beer from another bartender. The Full Court grants prohibition against further action and awards costs.
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Sydney
Mondey
N Battly
Bem
Albert Cullinan
Lcensee
Gilespie
Willian Russell
bin Cage Agein
Cullinan
Frederick Jordan
Brumsell
King’s Hotel
Russell
Roswell
Bigamist Sydney man jailed for two years
Goll Hux 9 of the RAN pleaded guilty at Parramatta Quarter Sessions to bigamy after marrying Maude Harris at Meriwether on May 4 1942 while spouse Eileen Winnell was still alive. He received a two year gaol sentence. Four children were from the first marriage and four from the second.
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Sydney
Parramatta
Bessleus Toutay
Maude Harris
Meriwether
Imowaty
WAU
Wits
Eileen Winnell
Lueelproy
Hasel
Second Victim of Balmain Explosion
Alexander McKerrell, 96, of Bustwood, died in hospital today from injuries after being trapped in a demolition cylinder. Rescue teams and Lever Brothers workers carried out desperate efforts through the night to save him.
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Balmain
Sydney
Alexander McKerrell
Bustwood
Todlay
Yecelvid
Lever Brothers
Dorove
Solicitor Faces Bankruptcy Case in Sydney Court
In Sydney, Rusjian Sandford Cotter McMento and others faced bankruptcy proceedings in the ApHL Wind Bankruptcy Court. The solicitor blamed a clerk for the collapse, claiming the clerk's actions contributed to losses of about £7400. Authorities allege ties to a schoolteacher and prior employments, with arrests and theft charges linked to the case. The client, implicated in the missing funds, underwent examination before the matter proceeded.
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Sydney
Rusjian Sandford Cotter
McMento
Eature
Aphl
Duce Cameron
Nia
Emul
Postwar Price Control urged in Melbourne report
Postwar economic distress is highlighted as a factor delaying rehabilitation. Officials call for continued price controls to curb inflation and ease unemployment, warning that without stabilizing measures the national economy may stagnate.
Australia and Britain trade relations noted in 1917 dispatch
In a translated wartime briefing, Australian and British officials discuss postwar trade. The document mentions Australia feeling underrepresented in the allocation of cereals and highlights ongoing Britons’ desire to retain customers as Germany’s influence wanes.
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Auisteallu
Ane Wroud
Jeald
Australia
Levb
Brush Manuturturvia
Germany
Britain
Wisieu
Air charts corrected after magnetic pole discovery
London experts led by Astronomer Royal Sir Arnold Spencer Jones announced corrections to navigation charts following new calculations of the true north pole position. They cautioned navigators that compass bearings remained affected by earlier errors and emphasized improved magnet north alignment for accurate plotting.
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London
Munray
Arnold Spencer
Communist growth alarms Labour as unions mobilize
The article warns Labour about rapid growth of a communist faction within unions and its potential influence. It notes warnings from ALP factions, campaigns to monitor recruitment, lunch-hour workshops, and distribution of materials amid concerns. It mentions the government or union leaders organizing responses to counteract this rise.
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Bidmey
Sonday
Niles
Shearers Strike Not Authorized in May
The report notes an unauthorized strike by shearers, with AWA officials appealing for order and return to work. The AWA and union leaders faced pressure from letters and telegrams urging action, while the A.W.I.U. president commented on the disruption across several stations.
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Rydney
AWA Ua
A.wiu
Me. Dougherty
Knitting Wools Melbourne Rationing to Arm Home Dressmaking
A notice from the Rationing Commission states knitting wools and related items will operate from Monday next. A review shows stock in a slightly better position and encourages many people to take up home dressmaking and knitting to ease demand for ready-made goods.
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Melbourne
A. W. Coles
Newsreel Flight to Halmaheras
Melbourne reports a TAP Tishaport Command flight from Sel Bourne to Halmaherae covering 24 hours over the week with a 21 hour actual time. One passenger, a pantographer, records four new areas of the northern region. Three pilots completed the staged journey from Melbourne to Adelaide to Dav NI and Moratel, returning in 28 hours.
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Melbourne
Monmy
TAP Tishaport
Sel Bourne
Halmaherae
Tom Thay
Ind
Ayn
Adelaide
Dav. NI
Moratel
French Racehorses Recovered After Theft in Paris
A report notes that 650 celebrated French racehorses, seized by a London committee, were recovered and sent back to Paris. The effort aimed to restore the horses including notable names to their homeland, with a return voyage organized amid ongoing concerns.
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London
Muhiay
France
Mn Aneenl
Hondesitine Committee
Atlien
Moud
England
Hospital board plans for Canberra aged pensioners meeting delayed
Canberra representatives from the Council of Progress and Welfare met to discuss care for elderly residents. Debates focused on institution versus community living, with housing and medical needs highlighted as key concerns before a formal committee review next week.
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Urmcumunie
Tig Arcumaodulion
Adea
Reidents
Canberra
Themnaelven
Conalder
Progrems Wnd Weilare Appetutine
C. Hiland
Lugiinstice
Nice
A. Whodes
Tradex
Latur Couneil
My. Clarke
Progress and Welfare Associations
Agatesn
Can Dereu
Queensland
Ashe
Australia
Runwell Hill
J. F. Mute Hospital
Bowral
Phil Indyges
Wien
Ahr
Muir
Amperia
Mdia
Car Crash Hits Squad of Soldiers in Suburban Street
One person killed and many injured after a car plowed into a marching squad of soldiers on a suburban street at night. Police detained two suspects, and emergency crews used eleven ambulances to transport victims.
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Synney
Danleed
Hon & Jenr
Internees Break Detention Camp Tamworth Event
Fragmented OCR text describes a detention camp event in Tamworth with unclear names and partial phrases. The readable portions suggest political or wartime activity involving internees and orders, but specifics are obscured by garbled words and missing context. The item reads as a scanned clipping with inconsistent capitalization and multiple broken phrases.
Kingston Victory Highlighted by Vast Field of Names
A scrambled report enumerates various persons and groups in a chaotic list, mentioning Kingston and multiple entities. The text references performers, teams, venues, and unclear actions, creating a fragmented snapshot of a local event with no clear lead or outcome.
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