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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 30, 1939
Page
4
The Queanbeyan shooting club hosted an aggregate event on Sunday as part of the state championship series. Competitors fired from 600 yards and other ranges, with resting shots and contributions from shooters including names obscured in OCR.
Mrs McNamara, NSW committee member, urged a universal reform of secondary schooling. She proposed a broad curriculum including general knowledge, biography, physiology, hygiene, and geography. The Melbourne Heartmasters conference heard 30 of Australia’s non-Butle schools commented on the plan and its aims.
A dense timeline of radio and broadcast programs lists varied segments across genres. Entries include news updates from Duabeera Time, hospital hour, weather, market reports, music recitals, weather, devotionals, and special programs featuring notable performers and orchestras.
In a Melbourne judgment the High Court of Australia directs 125000 from George Adams estate to be divided among heirs Hastie Harvey Wainey Grant Barry Lyons and Finlay Autumm, noting a 104 will and a tenth share for sweepstake profits used for Wangan support.
The Canberra Sub-Branch considers shifting its monthly meeting from the last Thursday to the second Thursday in June to improve alignment with the Central Executive in Melbourne. The change aims to enhance branch to council continuity, exchange of minutes, and timely reporting through the Canberra proxy, with broader publication of branch news and better coordination across branches.
Fragmentary inquiry records show administrative confusion and delays at a hospital inquiry. The document mentions officials including a superintendent and references to procedures, timelines, and a pending decision, with unclear details and scattered names.
A motorist was fined after a confusing hearing. The case involved many misread names and places, with the court noting influence on judgment and delays. The proceedings referenced Horwichaty and Reigate along with other unclear locales and individuals.
Sydney police report two men seen loitering near a Couper Valley shop as a cash box disappeared. Authorities say the suspects fled toward South Wave, with witnesses noting a brief struggle and exposure of the container’s contents before exit. Police urge public tips.
Fragmentary OCR text from Kingston church event listing shows garbled phrases and names, rendering specific people, dates, or details unreadable. The readable segments offer no coherent event or outcome to summarize with certainty.
A garbled OCR style fragment appears to describe a family with indigestion and scattered names and initials, mentioning a person named John and various incomplete terms. Despite the unreadable text, the piece reads like a brief household health note or local etiquette record.
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