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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 22, 1948
Page
2
The Legislative Assembly discussed measures to regulate workers and likely actions to avoid consorting with a Communist influence, with speakers citing privileges and oversight. An adjournment followed amid questions about parking restrictions near parliamentary grounds.
The department of civil aviation plans to provide and secure facilities to make the aero club eligible for government backing. The club aims to hold its first meeting this year as its ranks grow, envisioning a sear foray into regional aviation development.
A contract for diesel engines is set, with a value around £718,600. The company plans to count on ten main lines throughout the meeting. Mr. O Bulliven comments on the proceedings as the event moves forward in Sydney.
The Minister for Agriculture Mr Graham said draft legislation to implement wheat stabilization will be submitted to the Legislative Assembly next week. He told Mr Juhan Castlereagh that regulation would be dealt with, while representatives from the economics division of the Department of Agriculture conferred on an index cost to base wheat prices. He could not say at the stage whether this would be signed, or if prices would be higher than this season.
A Dutch airliner crashed near Prestwick airport after overshooting the runway. Thirty seven people were killed and many bodies were charred. survivors were hospitalized. The plane hit tension wires on approach and exploded into wreckage several miles from the airport.
Sydney reports no clue in the Balmoral naval depot payroll mystery as detectives review a £460 10s pay roll theft. Over 100 officers and men investigated after envelopes were left on a desk at 11:20 PM before the pay office was locked.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe wool sales at Goulauen Colburn on Thursday with incomplete figures and names. Readers see references to quantities and buyers but details are garbled, leaving a vague record of the event and participants.
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