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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 31, 1956

Page

5

Four Canberra Teams in New South Wales Hockey Carnival

Canberra will enter four teams in the NSW men's hockey carnival in Sydney, with the Senior side in A division after an undefeated B grade run last year. Captain Jack Lonergan leads a defense supported by five state players as forwards attack with speed. The Challenge, Colts, and Under-18 sides show form, with noted players Borner Norton Burt Campbell Lewins and potential matchwinners Dawed Fivana among the lineup. The weekend schedule is paused but resumes on June 9.

Canberra Nsw Sydney Camber N.S.W Fotnes Day Vishners George Burt Campbell Lewins Borner Norton Viayes Qmec Syaney Dawed Fivana

Towse Ordered to Pay Braddon Engineers for Truck Repairs

John Robert Towse of Narnsbundal was ordered in Canberra court to pay Braddon Engineers Ply Ltd £86 for work on his truck from April to May 1958 plus £7 in costs. The claim covered £50 for labour and £33 for parts, with Towse denying major work was authorized but admitting minor repairs and other past services. He acknowledged fixes to the water pump in 1954 and noted crankshaft work ongoing.

John Robert Towse Tenth Street Narnsbundal Braddon Lonsdale Street Canberra Towse Braddon Engineers

Grocer Loses Claim Over Unreceived Groceries

A Canberra judge ruled a housewife who canceled a grocery order by telephone was not liable for goods not received. Edley Clifton Harris sought £3 12s 2d for items delivered to Malcolm Hoy and others. Witnesses included Trevor Hickey and Joan Hoy detailing canceled orders and ledger entries. Harris was ordered to pay £4 cash.

B.C. B. Keane Canberra Edley Clifton Harris B. Gc, Harris and Co Pranilin Street Manuka Malcolm Hoy Seventeenth Street Narrahundah Trevor Stuart Hickey Strvebuki Crescent Narraqundah C. Farris and Co Harris England Hoy Hickey Narrabundeh Mickey

Maltese gangster murder trial ends in life sentence

In Sydney today a Maltese man John Sammut was jailed for life for fatally stabbing his father Christopher Sammut in Parramatta after a dispute. The 18 year old labourer from Centenary Road Wentworthville claimed self defense but was found to have inflicted 21 wounds, severing arteries and piercing the heart. Sammut had arrived in Australia 12 months earlier seeking his father who had left Malta 30 years before with four hungry children.

Sydney Central Criminal John Saint Centenary Road Wentworthville Christopher Sammut Brown Hill Parramatta Crown Sammut Parramatta Street Australia Malta Broken Lhi Mssamunui Noe

Unreadable OCR Prompts Local Product Names

Fragmentary text lists varied baked goods and confections with many garbled words and probable misread items. No clear event, date, or identifiable organization is discernible from the readable fragments.

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