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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
4
A London dispatch reports a shift in U S policy toward greater use of commercial channels in lend lease. The move signals a smoothing of wartime priorities and aims to run down direct government control as the war winds down. Also noted is an auction sale in New York where Dickens manuscript Our Mutual Friend sold for 17 000.
In Canberra Court yesterday Edgar Glenndenning Fulton and Cleaver faced four charges of overcharging for goods at Fulton's Self Service Store Kingston. Convictions were recorded on all counts with penalties deferred to the next sitting. Trial included testimonies on inflated prices for tallet rolls fruit and assorted items amid disputes over freight and taxes.
A Sydney strike extended to Riverstone meatworks with lam and mutton slaughter halted, causing a work stoppage and a pending arbitration hearing. The Transport Workers Union and Mantes Butchers Association blamed the Master Butchers for withholding labor and discussing blacklisted workers. Commonwealth Meat Control warned that slaughtered stock would be directed to markets, hospitals, and government institutions.
An air squadron leader, Cook, was acquitted by a partially named court after charges stemming from two felonies. The case, begun in New Gi He, involved motions and filings flagged by officials including LAC Ay Mussa AU and MG Goldayith, with references to Bay in Meren 1098 and Gelvine A Rumbe.
A fragment from the Royal Commission on Fruit and Vegetables reports ongoing disputes over carrot exports from Queensland and New South Wales. It notes differing market openness and policy effects, with Victorian growers in an open market and Queensland facing restrained access.
Mayfow leads the entries with Hight clone bend and Castle Promenac among top scratches. The Metropolitan race list features Grand Fila Neith and others like The Vile Span Fucniva Members’ Handicap contenders and a field including Sweet Right Royal Canonbury Stall and Great Ovation.
The Minister for Lahawy today sentenced a 12 month imprisonment to A. Cheanell of the ALF after he pleaded guilty to house breaking and stealing. Despite the appeal, Justice Javan Duty upheld the term.
A bill to align police regulations with the Public Service Act was read for the second time in the Legislative Assembly. Premier McKell indicated current guidance grants discretion to the Police Commissioner amid discussions on extended leave and strangulation safeguards.
Sydney report details postal employee George Robert Bearer of Pacific escape from death after his car skidded fifty yards and overturned into the front garden this morning. The incident occurred on a Wednesday in Sydney as emergency services attended the scene. Bearer escaped with minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Local authorities investigated the cause of the skid and noted the hazardous road conditions.
In Condamine Street a man’s alleged lag was planed between a pet aluted and steering wheel. He was taken to Beinker Hospital with injuries to the pelvis and femur.
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