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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1946
Page
3
Police chase through North Sydney leads to the arrest of a driver on theft charges after a dramatic pursuit. Sixth account mentions a clothing theft valued at 100 pounds and a kerbing incident, with limited readable names and places.
A dated Australian style notice lists tenders for an Automatic Refrigeration Plant and related works, inviting envelopes marked with tender names to be sent to the Director of Works and Housing Canberra. It also mentions monumental mason supplies, moulds, and stone work, plus several small ads for bicycles and goods with prices, all set in a late 1940s Canberra context.
Applicants are invited for appointments as Superintendent and Assistant Superintendents in the Territory of Papua New Guinea. Positions cover Rabaul Madang Port Moresby with salaries up to 11,000 per annum, one year term with possible renewal. Apply with full details to the Secretary, Department of External Territories, Canberra by 28 October 1946.
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