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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1957
Page
12
Fractured classified style ad lists car radios and electrical goods with prices and contact in Sydney. Mentions phone numbers, delivery, and a call to write for a mail order catalogue. Appears as a damaged OCR fragment from a pharmacy supply firm in Australia.
In challenging rounds at the championship, Wood leads with 154 after two rounds while Neville Cleary struggles at 160. Christian, Turnbull and Birch trail as low scores tighten the field. results list Wood ahead in Club Championship and Par events with open competition continuing.
Sydney crowds gather at Garden Island fitting out wharf to welcome 1100 officers and four visiting American destroyers. The ships will spend several days in Sydney before joining the American Asiatic Fleet.
The chairman suspended apprentice jockey C. Pearson for two months after an inquiry into Midlight the Acton Maiden Handicap winner. G Davidson and R Pearse alleged Pearson allowed Midlight to cross sharply to the fence nearly causing Rio Rose to fall. Stewards also checked Finette’s running in the Progressive Handicap but found insufficient evidence for improper practice and gave both Pearson and his master the benefit of a very grave doubt.
Warsaw reports that Premier Gomulka announced a planned purge of corrupted Communist Party officials. Speaking at a secret Central Committee meeting, he argued the party, now 1.3 million, would be more effective halved and purged of self serving factions. He warned against anti party activity rooted in dogma and Stalinist dogma.
Sydney reports a man identified as Neville Weightman 24 of Berowra Berowra Pacific Highway found hanging in a cell at Hornsby Police Station after arrest on a warrant for alleged taxi thefts. Detectives had taken Weightman to the station following recognition by two taxi drivers.
An OCR fragment lists a dense Australian radio schedule with multiple time slots and programs. Entries include breakfast sessions, cricket, melodies, news, boxing, concerts, serials, and Monday night theatre, mentioning various program times and show names.
The listing details a packed morning and afternoon lineup at Canberra stations including Breakfast Session at 6.00, News at 1.30, and various shows such as Partin Faces Life, Your Zoe, and Dangerous Lady with additional programs like Tarzan and Gunsmoke. Local programming notes include 31.00 Close and references to 2CA Canberra Times News.
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