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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1955
Page
4
A report notes a collision involving a woman driver named Margaret Kaye of Sieagbane Aetna festa. She collided with a parked car on Clarice Street, Penshurst. Details of injuries or outcomes are unclear from the readable text.
A Canberra school fete hosted by the Parents and Friends Association drew many parents to see stalls and exhibits. The work stall raised over 1239 in goods while an international stall featured foreign mission items. Red Cross junior displays and a lively animal rides and decorate bikes section attracted visitors. produce entries and prize competitions also featured.
The former pre school fete in Canberra drew around 200 people with a lucky dip proving popular and children enjoying magnetic toys. Stalls offered crafts and fancy goods while the Canberra Highland pipe band and dancers performed at both fetes.
A public science presentation titled Previews of Progress opens in Canberra this week. Jal Motors-Holdens Ltd presents educational, non commercial theatre for all ages, highlighting experiments on energy, vibration, sound, light, electricity, and Geiger counter use. Free admission with tickets from local dealers. additional performances will be at several Canberra schools and institutions.
Police hunt a man who borrowed a knife and stabbed a man yesterday in the backyard of the Auburn Hotel. Thomas Burns, 32, of Auburn, is in a critical condition after the assault, while a second man fled with a knife wrapped in newspaper. A nearby safe, Raymond Peacock, is connected to the incident through a borrowed knife.
A girl identified as Bandra Walters from Canberra Community Hospital sustained knee abrasions after being thrown from a motorcycle pillion when it struck a tree on the Cotter Reserve yesterday. Malcolm Johnson Burr of Dawes Street Kingston reported the incident.
The Department of the Interior told the Chamber of Commerce it is losing on a 43 pound contract for trade waste collection. Businessmen protested steep charge increases last month, with some reports of up to 100 percent rises. Some claim increases were justified, others cite anomalies in charges, as large firms face higher adjustments than small shops.
Fragmented OCR text discusses an athletics planning meeting at RM on October 22. Names and places are garbled. key elements indicate discussion of expanding athletics programs and related planning steps, with potential attendees or organizers referenced in broken form.
A damaged text implores readers to support a Christian mission in Australia and to contact a mission at Castlereagh Street Sydney. It urges donations and cooperation, mentioning贫 a wordy plea for funds to aid the Nation and Pione Campaigners, with addresses provided for contributions.
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