A fireman directs a jet of water into the cab of a truck after fire broke out in its load of rubbish in Morshead Drive yesterday. The truck, valued at $3,500, is owned by the Australian National University. Police said the fire was believed to have been started by a cigarette butt. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 283 wordsThe Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, Mr. Fife, announced yesterday prohibitions on the sale and import of children's hazardous nightwear. From today imported children's nightwear must ...
Article : 70 wordsThe NSW Special lottery whose results were published yesterday was No 2957, not 2959, as ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Fri 13 Jan 1978, Page 3
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