Canberra radio reads and reader tips squeeze in humor and hops
Canberra residents share jokes and notes on local broadcasts on 2CA and 2GB. The snippet mentions Bob Dyer tickets from Sydney and Billy Eckstine on 2CA, plus a prize clue about a hidden biscuit tin near Ain slie Public School and a sign up for auditions on 2CA for those 18 and older on October 20th.
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Bob Dyer
T.V
Sydney
2GB
2CA
Winder
Phone 2Ca
Man and wife seek custody in ACT Supreme Court case
In Canberra the man and his wife each applied for custody of their two children, a girl six and a boy four, with proceedings adjourned to the next day. The wife recounted their marriage, separations, and prior maintenance disputes, while the husband’s involvement and past support were discussed.
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Justice Dunphy
A.C.T. Supreme Court
Kohan Oboe
Coolbah Street
O'Cannor
Eugenius Ober
Eltham
Victoria
Itour
Obara
Eugeniua Obara
Canberra
Melbourne
Police to Act After Boys Kill Birds in ACT
Canberra police said action would be taken against boys involved in shooting protected birds in the Australian Capital Territory. Reported targets included crows silvereyes and proven morants with penalties up to 150 pounds.
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Canberra
Act
Force
Ventha
Train Crash Mystery Unresolved in Newark Bay Disaster
Newark authorities released an autopsy report suggesting the engineer Lloyd Wilburn, 63, may have suffered a heart seizure seconds before the train plunged from the Newark Bay drawbridge on September 15, killing 48. The four‑way investigation widens the mystery surrounding the disaster.
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Newark
New Jersey
Newark Bay
Lloyd Wilburn
Rare Australian stamps fetch high prices at London auction
Century-old stamps from A H Caspary of New York drew keen bids in London. A sheet of 38 3d yellow green stamps from 1852 sold for £2500 to Ezra Cole. An unused 2d stamp from 1851 fetched £775, and a sheet sent to the Controller-General of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land in 1851 brought £450.
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London
Uescay
AAP
Reuter
A. H. Caspary
New York
Yesterda
Nsw
Ezra Cole
N.S.W
van Diemans Land
Army impresses Presley as scout jeep driver
In New York authorities report Elvis Presley has been assigned by the Army as a scout jeep driver for 26 months. Presley arrived in Friedberg Germany and is noted for his above normal condition.
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ARMY
Presley
New York
Elvis Presley
Om Friedberg
Germany
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the Pope
Jack Davey
ICA
Stephan Grapelly
France
Mr. Grapelly
Rose
Mary Clooney
Ric Cote-Like
Earl Grant
Dase
Fladss Kambler
T. Clark
Gp.o
Fred Barcham
Bailey Building
Civic Centre
Kriesler
Kriester
Joremic
Odea
Radiogram
K. G. Robinson
K. F. Shatzman
Yarralumia
Freeman’s Radio
T.V. Services
Manuka
Queanbeyan Electrical Services
E. W. Harris
Monaro Street
Queanbeyan
John Warmington
the Radio Centre
Yass T. Donoghoe
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