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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
2
Barometer readings and temperatures from Canberra denounce an odd weather fragment with wind and rainfall notes. Funeral notices list Charles Ernest Butt and M. H. O Rourke among others with service details in Queanbeyan and Ainslie.
A Commonwealth style notice lists VE Examinations for eye tests and new spectacles in Canberra at Davies Pharmacy on Sept 27 28 and 20 with contact numbers. It mentions a life saving week lecture and distribution of notices, plus job ads for operator housekeeper and gardener, with contact and wage details. Local entries include clerical unions and registrar notices from The Australian National University.
Sydney police remand a 14 year old boy accused of murdering 12 year old British migrant Peter Cabramatta. The boy faced a Special Children’s Court at Albion Street and was remanded until the next hearing. The case involves a juvenile charged with murder and the proceedings reflect ongoing police action.
Vague remnants describe a private home in Cabramatta and a person named Mr Key, with phrasing about stepping ashore and England. The text is garbled OCR style, lacking clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations. No verifiable facts to confirm a full news item.
A YMCA drive to raise funds for a recreation centre sold petrol on Saturday. Akeaman reported strong support and said the project could add a fee to each gallon. About £3000 was raised toward the £10,000 goal for the building.
The city outlines a bi weekly garbage clearance plan listing areas by day. Roads and districts such as Ainslie Reid Duntroon Belconnen Acton Griffith Red Hill Deykin Kingston Ban ton Weatlake Yarratumis Ona Etats Mt tronic Griffith Forrest are assigned to specific Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday pickups with adjustments for partial areas and precincts.
The Prime Minister stated in a written reply to Labour questions that total costs to date for a spy inquiry run to about £135,000. He itemized salaries, travel, and staff expenses at £432,787 plus £4,472 for fares, £2,571 for telephone charges, and witnesses’ expenses as nil, with further £6,000 for counsel and related charges.
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