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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
2
AmektDNEY reports a meeting of postal technicians deciding to seek a Commonwealth regulation strike. The Federal Executive of the Postal Telecommunication Technicians’ Association will be asked to conduct a Commonwealth ballot to decide whether to stage the strike, potentially disrupting telephone and telegraph services.
The Commonwealth Government reports a total grant of 13,085,000 under the Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement for the quarter ended September 30. Distribution shows Victoria 2,200,000, Western Australia 407,000, Tasmania 300,000, with other allocations to be confirmed. Senator Armstrong disclosed the figures in the Senate yesterday.
The ninth round of pennant competition includes A GRADE Barton 2 Barton 1 results and multiple mixed divisions. Notable matchups feature Kingston Northbourne Braddon and Reid across divisions with various byes and player lists for Kingston Aislie Reid and Northbourne clubs.
Sydney reports William Edward Brown of the AAW station Richmond was fined £20 for riding in a dangerous manner and had his license suspended for two years. He admitted riding a motorcycle at 32 mph and pleaded guilty amid the court proceedings.
Reading OCR notes from the Walgett district show a soldier settlement story. It describes a holder who raised 80 and, by year end, amassed assets worth 9,688 pounds. The article references legislative assembly and western districts but provides unclear names due to garbled text.
Sydney ringside report shows Wodwondlay Chief de Wolf disqualified in the sixth round of a bout with Arjan Das at the Stadium. The mixed and men’s events list numerous participants including Walker, Canavan, Kirkup, Taherts, O'Sullivan, Monohan, Curran, Cousins, and others in a dense meet card. inter-city matches note Canberra versus Goulburn with Mr Walker as team head and Mr Gibbs as vice-president of the AGT, plus C Kent as manager for the Canberra visit.
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