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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1946
Page
3
London markets report opening wool sales in Wangan with mix of bids and offers. Traders note muted exports from joint organizations as prices rise over market norms and discuss impact on UK Wool Trade and Watford operations.
Doreen Slavin Blake, 32, of East Brunavich, alleges she was drugged and taken aboard a ship from Melbourne to Newcastle for a rigged marriage party with suitors. She faced a 14 day imprisonment sentence by Mr C G Carr Boyd in Newcastle Court while seeking to return to her husband and children.
Lottery No. 1484 was drawn with several prizes listed though some names appear garbled. The draw references winners such as "Mine Alone" Syndicate and "Buea Byndiente" with prizes including fourth prize numbers and assorted participant names.
Addressing the conformer of the Commonwealth Chamber of Fruit and Vegetables Industries, the president declared that some government control of industry was essential and that previous practice in the state for 20 years had contributed to stabilising undertakings. He stressed protecting trade and the public from unscrupulous merchants who lowered professional standards and urged collaboration to remove the risk.
A group of youths appeared at Children’s Court facing larceny, breaking and entering, and indecent behaviour charges. One was sentenced to four months with seven days, another to four months and a year’s good behaviour, with accomplices released on good behaviour. A fourth youth faced indecent behaviour charges near the Civic Theatre.
In Waterloo court today Mr Pike and others pleaded guilty to common gaming acts. Nineteen men paid fines of £2 each. several previously convicted defendants faced new charges tied to gambling. Court ordered forfeiture of gaming balls and allowed defendants to return Thursday for further action. Chinese defendants faced additional allegations related to gambling activities.
Numerous notices invite members to attend events and lectures at venues including Ainslie Cricket Ground and the V W C A. Secretary G A Findlay announces a National Council of Women gathering. Public lectures cover topics from vegetation of Japan to wartime readiness and medical subjects.
The Aborigines Welfare Board reports maximum prices for soft drinks sold to Aboriginal children in metropolitan and country areas. New orders require display of prices in shops and stations, with penalties for noncompliance. The bureau notes irregular schooling and interruptions as factors influencing consumption, and cites the Canberra Community Hospital as a separate item.
Classified blurbs advertise Malvern Star bicycle gear with fittings and a suit measurement list, plus a hospital notice announcing altered afternoon visiting hours for the obstetric ward from 8 AM to 3:20 PM. Unclaimed items at Civic Canberra police station include bags, money, and garments.
Mysterious death of taxi driver Kenneth Hosking aged 26 in a Western city street. Post-mortem indicates self-inflicted gunshot wound at the time of crime or distress. Police see no foul play and note Hosking was reportedly in debt to Cayman for taxi service and carried only a few pence.
Britain runs a training scheme for ex service personnel to learn farming. By July 1945 about 4,400 applicants had entered, with 7,000 accepted and rising. Trainees work under farmers, then receive theoretical instruction at technical institutes, with hostels or married quarters provided. Women from the Women's Land Army mainly need theory, while men and women await demobilisation have access to various agricultural schools abroad.
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