MIDSUMMER HEAT, unrelieved by rain, has brought the bush fire danger, to its highest point in the Australian Capital Territory, as elsewhere. Through the holidays, the fire risk has been rising with the drying up of forest and pasture, and ...
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Family Notices : 273 wordsLow levels in Queanbeyan reservoirs forced Queanbeyan Bremen to pump water from the river when fighting a blaze in ...
Article : 196 wordsDr. William Somerville, who had been associated with the University of Western Australia for more than 40 years, died at his ...
Article : 222 wordsThe new tax on interstate road transport is expected to yield little more than half the revenue raised by the former tax which was declared invalid by the Privy Council. ...
Article : 271 wordsThe public was requested not to light any fires in the open, Chief Fire Control Officer, Mr. D. Margules, said ...
Article : 84 wordsAs a result of the satisfactory leadership position, the annual boys' summer camp organised by the Canberra Y.M.C.A. still has ...
Article : 225 wordsCanberra sweltered again yesterday when the temperature reached 96,8 degrees about 2.30 p.m. ...
Article : 235 wordsAn addition to the Riverside community is the Red Cross, whose hut, No. 1 Riverside, will be opened in mid-January. Male ...
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Article : 237 wordsMore than 1,200 children are expected to attend the six 1955 vacation play centres when they open at 9 a.m. to-day. ...
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Advertising : 23 wordsForeign Ministers of S.E.A. T.O. signatory Governments will meet in Bangkok (Thailand) on February 23. ...
Article : 194 wordsSt. John's Church, where the bride was christened, was chosen by Lesley Brinkman for her marriage to Reed Clarke on ...
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Article : 199 wordsRecords for Canberra water consumption were set during the five days ended yesterday, with a daily pumping of 12 million ...
Article : 167 wordsThe traditional home of British Premiers, No. 10 Downing Street, is in danger of collapsing, according to The Daily Mail. ...
Article : 147 wordsSt. John Ambulance officers treated nine cases at the Cotter River yesterday, bringing the total number of patients treated ...
Article : 93 wordsWool exporting nations will be at a disadvantage in 1955 because of a big increase in production. This prediction was made to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 213 wordsTHIS NEW British textile machine, seen in use in a Darlington factory, was developed in a spare bedroom at a Yorkshireman's home, and is claimed to be the first major advance in tne textile industry for 100 years. The machine, known as the Autoleveller, is a revolutionary development in worsted drawing. It lowers labour costs by reducing the number of operations ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 129 wordsMarcelle Nino, accused by Egypt of belonging to a Zionist spy ring, tried to commit suicide because "she was tortured, ...
Article : 92 wordsStanley Witkowski, 36, of Fergus Road, Queanbeyan, died in Queanbeyan District Hospital yesterday from head injuries ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tue 4 Jan 1955, Page 2
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