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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1948
Page
3
Central Court heard arguments over a directive to halt tunnel construction by a steel company. The court debated legality, adjourned after a long discussion, and considered penalties tied to the adjournment.
An Italian migrant arriving today by ship from Italy carried a large packed box of food including chestnuts cheese figs oil olives apples and other unidentifiable goods.
Frantic crowds formed as physicists including Marcus Oliphant and Douglas Allen, key figures in British atomic research, attended an Adelaide event led by Sir Kerr Grant. The arrival caused an hour long pandemonium among observers.
A High Court bench saw Justice McTiernan walk off the bench after a disturbance involving Mr Junice Starke. The incident is under examination by the Acting Attorney General Senator McKenna with the Labour and National Service Minister Holloway replying to Perth MP Burke.
A fragmentary report quotes Bugg Lithgow with a sensational claim about a man named John Keddie of Maretta Queensland. The text is garbled but suggests a murder motive tied to a dislike of people. Further details are unreadable in the damaged clipping.
The Canberra YALCA annual report shows 107 senior members 38 associates and 1 junior. Weekly physical culture participation averages 118 with a £22 fund-raising result from drill hall activities. Behumack Memorial Library handed to the association. Spring ball profits £50. W Smith resigned for Sydney Training College. K H P Black appointed. The drill hall issue affected ball use but later defence rules. Ladies auxiliary praised for support. Future plans include a YMCA site and grants to aid newcomers while expanding community activities. Balance sheet shows £188/08 surplus.
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