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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1948
Page
2
American manufacturers will not export jet aircraft for regular airline work for the next eight years. Lockheed Corporation export sales manager Mr F Conatal states this in Sydney on Friday.
In Leeton a Tiger Moth plane sprayed thirty acres of Manced crop on the Jones Brothers farm at Tabbit. The aircraft released 300 pounds of five percent DDT dust at a rate of 1.5 pounds per acre to dust caterpillars.
Fragmentary text indicates Fotel in Aur area plans to open a hotel and install a manager under a committee. Details are incomplete but show intent to run the hotel under committee oversight.
In a campus incident, Mr BM fined the Tour students £2 for caricaturing a sea lion capture. He protested the action, calling the community’s response unnecessary and labeling the students as buffoons.
Lottery No. 1749 drawn today with first prize No. 15364 to B Wood of Murmount Lakemba. Second prize No. IMS awarded to M. J. Sian and Totalinators Ltd. Motte No. 36 details unclear. special prize 26 noted.
A fragment reports grants for The Uner Crontes before a Tilbury departure on September 38 and notes a forthcoming report by Commander Captain NA Whinfield.
Disjointed report notes football groups backing an army recruitment drive. A Canberra area fundraiser linked to a broadcast is mentioned, with officials calling for continuous support and a third battalion donation.
Joseph Hood of Canberra Grammar School fractured wrist after a fall while playing in the sand at Pine Island yesterday. He received treatment at hospital and was part of a school outing when the accident occurred.
Roberts, 27, Mullens Street Balmain, released on 500 bond for five years after claiming to steal rings from a city bookmaker. Detectives cited a prior record of thefts and two accomplices. She surrendered 12 rings and sought help to recover the rest. A judge suggested possible kleptomaniac behavior amid ongoing questions.
Wilfred Ernest Rand a 28 year old motor driver from Gymea Bay was remanded at the Central Police Court after an inquest into a manslaughter charge. Bail of £60 was allowed and the case was adjourned to Helensburgh Court on November 28 for further proceedings including a count-back from Mrs Stephenson.
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