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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1950
Page
3
A garbled entry mentions a gathering with sung pieces and ties to Horakian refugees in Germany. It references a 4 MRE unit and a composer Pensne S, but many names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
A fragmented report outlines a Department of the Interior discussion on Patriotic Funds Board recommendations. It notes a local body fee linked to maintaining support for specified projects and a review of provisional spending for the upcoming period.
In Sydney a holiday hotel is proposed as accommodation for sub normal children. Mr C. A. Penney of the Mub-Normal Children's Welfare Association says the plan aims to mediate a limited number of children within 12 months.
Ambiguous OCR text outlines allegations surrounding figures tied to the Japanese Cabinet and military signals unit. It mentions a former Vice Minister of War and a Captain Harve Wer tanabe as charged with involvement in a violent incident and related actions.
Fragmentary text discusses aims in secondary industry and a report to disclose cases affecting some industries and guide government actions. Names and specifics are unreadable due to damaged text.
A fragmented crime description details a boy who says his father killed a man to obtain money. The narrative recalls a struggle, gunfire, a retreat toward a kitchen, a corner near a street and a shout to stop. A boy dies from a wound to the back.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a tailless jet propelled aircraft design with swept back wings and triangular plan forms. Mentions a site named Wigs and terms like Neo BAPLAA and aeronautical construction notes.
Damaged notes recall a voyage from Gibraltar to New York passing through a cyclone. The fragment mentions a sum of 948 dollars and a move around the sixties era with vague reference to Allcard’s Brat.
Fragmentary text shows Mr. Lanshaw and Mr. Renshaw debating exemptions under a wool tax plan. Mentions forced loan and claims some owe money yet may be exempt from provisions, with Mr. Fadden’s reply referencing federal rates and broader cases.
A fragment notes a tense debate over merino fleece matters with unclear terms. It hints at anemia relevance and favor toward a certain faction, but details are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR recounts about RAAF aircraft and TBs engaging a vessel named Murtangs, with bombs and torpedo-like action near Port Adelaide and Melbourne. Scattered phrases reference a direct hit, tug operations, berthing, and naval authorities.
A fragmented report notes a serum flight to Nowra aiming to treat a patient identified as Mra. La mond. The doctor said she was paralysed on one side and unable to swallow but likely to recover after the serum.
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