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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1947
Page
3
Fragmentary text reports a municipal union involving Blackheath Blue Mountains and Kalopimba City merging into the City of Mountains pending governor approval. The note mentions dates for the decision and ongoing regional restructuring with limited readable detail.
An ad for a modern laundry machine that dries and rinses washing without effort. Mentions a poultry line Australorps and White Leghorns and lists pricing details for pullets and stock. Includes address 2 Scotts Ave Mortdale NW and notes prices on application.
Lottery No. 1851 drawn today reports First Prize 33402 Come Quick Syndicate FB Munro Port ation acetate sale Ayn Rand via Albury. Third Prize 11809 Our Lucky 44 Friar Mrs FE Finnerty BA Buckingham Street Sydney. Fourth Prize 44707 Our Luck Byndicots J England 49 Tweed Road Lithgow Earth Prize Ridt4 Home Bud Bet Syndicate 8 E Parry Gontord ry No J Rpselal will ean on Monday.
The Canberra Rug players faced a tough season with a representative squad showing limited rotation. Leo O'Brien, a former captain, remains a standout though approaching 30, having played through the pre-war era and now returning to form late in the season.
Readable passages indicate a grand final today between Eastlake and Ainslie, with Eastlake aiming to avenge a prior defeat and Ainslie holding popularity advantages. Division B final also noted and team lineups listed for Norman Taylor's Eastlake squad and junior/intermediate selections.
Sydney dispatch reports the Food for Britain Fund advised by the Marketer for Agriculture that no levy will be imposed on fate consignments bound for Britain under the bulk food distribution scheme.
In Sydney on Friday the jury granted Albert Victor Dintth claim of £20,000 against the Toynton Brith estate, asserting profited damages and seeking additional compounds. In London the Archbishop of Brisbane Dudley arrived with an 18 day view to study higher education methods of England and Ireland.
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