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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1956
Page
7
Canberra rugby teams and players will be presented at the annual Rugby Union Ball in the Carlton Lounge. The Wallaroo Club is noted as the first in Australia and the Canberra coat of arms features in the event. The shield will be awarded yearly by the ACT with winners tallied for 1 May.
A rainfall excess last month raises fungus disease risk in Berra orchards and vegetable areas. Remove dense weed growth, rubbish, dead leaves, and prunings near vines. Apply Bordeaux mixture 6 4 40 now and when shoots reach 6 10 inches, again in late October and January. Use flowers of sulfur to treat undersides of leaves before blossoming and powdery mildew control in stone fruits. Preventive sprays and insect pest control guidance are available at the Agriculture and Stock Region of the Department of Interior.
In Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic a publisher says a violent incident was accidental. Robert Harrison, editor of Confidential, was reportedly wounded in the Jarabacoa Mountain argument sparked by a magazine piece about Pilar Palette, now wife of John Wayne. Wayne condemned the shooting via a Hollywood statement.
The Australian destroyer HMA S Warra munga was damaged in a mid Tasman storm near Wellington. It was en route from Sydney and faced gale force winds. arrival is delayed and the ship will not be open to public visits this week per the New Zealand Navy Office.
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