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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1954
Page
3
Damaged OCR yields partial text mentioning rewards and several names including Purde and Fas with unclear context. The fragment references a time window and locations described vaguely as a dormitory area with contact cues.
A lengthy advertisement announces a competitive examination for entry to the Commonwealth Bank. It lists eligibility by age and education, with deadlines and locations for exam centres, and directs entries to the Blair Inspector Commonwealth Bank Australia Box 2718 GPO Sydney, to reach by October 6, 1964. It also promotes Inoxa products at Capitol Pharmacy Manuka and related hand care items, furniture vans, and job postings in Sydney suburbs.
A public meeting schedules and event notices appear amid fragmented text. The Albert Hall meeting is postponed on September 28 due to a Working Bee. A quarterly association meeting is announced in Canberra. Several notices invite admission, classes, and social events with scattered times and locations.
Fragmentary OCR outlines critique of coercive schemes by merchants and officials. It references manipulation, slander, forced sales, and control by new leaders, noting Lombard’s opposition and police concern across nations.
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