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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1947
Page
4
Government figures reveal long waits for housing among ex servicemen and private sector workers in the ACT. About 941 government home applicants include 160 ex service personnel and 340 private sector workers, with roughly 300 homes allocated each year and a ten year lag for ex servicemen in this group.
Gragicte notes the ACT shearing season began last week and is seen as one of the best on record. Grazier reports fine wool quality free from dirt and burrs, with expectations of record clips for rations. Lambing in some ACT areas yielded poor results. Wool yields range between 60 and 75 percent, with shearers enjoying ease of obtaining stock.
Bernard Hambridge a salemman was jailed for two years at Quarter Sessions today for defrauding Sydney Harbour resident 885. Crown say Hambridge met Robert Neary Lawrence Penn a Cofts Harbour picture show proprietor and falsely claimed a Commonwealth Disposals Commission link could obtain machinery. He later told Penn he had the machinery and sailed it to Penn at Cofts Harbour. Penn paid £808 and Hambridge departed for New Zealand.
Strong demand for 28 728 sheep and lambs at Homebush and surrounding markets. Trade quality stock well supplied with prime ewes lambs and hoggets quoted at set levels. In the wattle yard 1 686 heads yarded as competition remained steady with general values on a parity with last Thursday. Prime bullocks and steers quoted at 25 and 19 10 respectively with prime cows and beef listed in the 17 to 82 range per 100 weight.
Canberra officials amid confusion over livery ads for ice delivery announced a three weekly schedule. The Department of the Interior and the ice supplier received a firm complaint calling for clarification of the advertisement. Deliveries to Athalle Turner Acton Civic Centre Barton Kingstown Forrest Deakin Jake Westridge will run Monday Wednesday Friday, and to Feild Braddon Causeway New Griffith Grimm and Forreal on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
The Canberra Rifle Club event lists top shooters W Webb and J Were each 43, with C Button taking the handicap prize for BD. F Blewitt, G Pitt, and G Rawards all reached 180 in B grade. Daily prizes awarded to Blewitt and Sutton in A and B grades, with results detailing scores and handicaps across Moriarty and related standings.
The A and B basketball grades played at Balit Gay amid erratic play, with YWCA winning the A grade final 28 to 19 after a close fourth quarter. B reserve High TV won 17 to 1. Mrs Percival hosted a dinner at the SWCA gymnasium where judges praised nursery theme table decorations. Trophy presentations followed, including A grade championship clip to Premiers TWA and cups for B grade and reserve grade winners.
Trainee Frank Dalton stated today Shannon plans to sue for America. The hovercraft will arrive in time for the beginning of the week, with the voyage possibly starting in January.
Bail fixed at £80 for Frits Tar rach, 38, and a cook when they appeared before Mr. F C P Keane S M L at the Canberra Court yesterday on two charges of stealing and one of unlawful commission. They were remanded to October 20.
Lottery No. 1560 was drawn with first prize 25892 awarded to Titanic Syndicate led by Mrs F. Inn on 32 Little Cleveland Street Redfern. Second prize 09585 to Why Worry Syndicate, A Gibba and Mrs B Marshall, 194 Devonshire Street Surry Hills. Third prize 08823 Change of Logic Syndicate, Mrs Weale, 22 West Street Concord. Fourth prize 7170 The Fiver Syndicate, Mrs E Milne, 331 Darling Street Balmain. Lottery No. 1582 to be drawn Wednesday.
Five delegates from the Canberra branch of the CWA will attend the Southern Tablelands conference in Cooma next month. Names include Mesdames Reid Campbell Dixon Kelly and Lewin. Announcement followed a Canberra meeting detailing preparations for a visit by State Branch vice-president Mrs Cullen for the branch birthday on November 18.
Eric Aubrey Small, retired officer, was fined £50 in the Special Federal Court for taking a £10 bribe from butcher Mr. Colling. The court found the bribe was to avoid favouring the butcher after overcharging for meat. Notice of appeal was filed.
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