Complex sentence: In 1947 an advertisement was placed in numerous newspapers in the British Commonwealth it was dated 30 May 1947 and was asking for people to apply for the position of Rector at Canterbury University College in New Zealand.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1947 an advertisement was placed in numerous newspapers in the British Commonwealth. It was dated 30 May 1947 and was asking for people to apply for the position of Rector at Canterbury University College in New Zealand.