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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1946
Page
3
A local effort announces stocking of 10 000 brown trout in district rivers to improve fishing and support natural breeding. The program, received from a foundation, targets 6 to 18 inch rainbow and brown trout with a 10 inch minimum size for cod and perch, and runs until December 1.
Canberra discussions outline a plan by the Advisory Council to speed up housing. Ministers, officials, and MPs debate allocation methods, wartime delays, and use of cement docks and army huts to ease shortages.
Australian and Allied forces are clearing Rabaul of land mines and unexploded bombs. Naval officials report the operation includes locating plosive dumps water mines and other hazards and will take at least two months to complete.
Canberra officials discussed a potato supply shortage affecting ACP shipments from Victoria or local crops. They noted possible temporary shortfalls from October to late November, with new potatoes expected in Canberra by early December.
The WRAN detachment moved to Harman to take over operators and clerks. Extensions until Christmas were approved with some establishments allowed to keep limited personnel. Many volunteers wish to remain in service next year while civilians seek other life outside.
Alexander Bruce-Smith aged 18 claimed to be King's bodyguard and wore the 1038-48 Star ribbon though not entitled. He was fined £2 10s by Central Court after defense said he wore it under social pressure and mental strain.
A youth, about 17, was arrested after threatening a 16-year-old girl with a razor and assaulting her father at 1:30 am. Mr B Garland reported hearing screams and confronting the intruder who waved a razor and fled.
Joyce Gartner aged 17 from Besley fell from a train while crossing an overhead bridge near Central Station and crashed onto the tracks. Doctors fear a fractured spine as her sister Jean attempted a rescue but could not save her.
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