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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 10, 1957

Page

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Hare Tweed Serves Saturna In Mixed Match

A fragmented notice reports Hare Tweed delivering a saturna performance in a mixed match. It notes unclear figures and unclear venue with limited readable details.

Budget tensions rise as Chancellor opens 1956-57 plans

Budget day prompts a full house as Sir Winston Churchill and Peter Thorneycroft outline estimated tax expenditure of over £4.5 billion including £1.49 billion defence and £0.2858 billion Civil Government. Labour urges tax concessions, reliefs for middle income taxpayers, industry support, entertainment tax cuts, and petrol duty reductions to halt popularity drift.

Defence Winston Churchill Peter Thorneycroft Britain Middle East

Israel urged to fence off Gaza border

U N Commander Major General Edison Burns urged Israel to erect a double apron of barbed wire with a mined strip along the Gaza boundary. Brigadier Meir Amit backed the plan as a possible response to infiltration, with no final decisions yet and a follow up meeting planned.

Israel Gaza Tel Aviv IAAP Reuter U.N Edison Burns Feravi Gaza Strip Feader Meir Amit Burns Burne Lins Amit Mediterranean Afta Wyeu

No Radioactive Fish Dangers in Australian Waters

Mr Beale minister for supply said there was no danger of radioactive fish swimming into Australian waters. He noted reports of skin diseases from Ashwera and answered in Parliament about the risk of contaminated fish from Pacific Island nuclear testing areas reaching Australia.

Beale Australian Fox Lib Henry House of Representatives Pacific Island Australia

Not Guilty for Dr Adams in Morrell Murder Trial

Dr Adams was acquitted of murdering Mrs Edith Morrell in Eastbourne in November 1950. The jury of 12 returned in 44 minutes. The case raised questions about drug handling with nurses who were cited as dishonest by the judge.

Wururr Adams Edith Alice Morrell Eastbourne Dr. Adams Morrell Reginald Hanningham Buller Adania Gertrude Brutlett Justice Devlin Adams Lawrence Rose Apeak Patrick Devlin Sir Patrick Adama Tion

Liberals Join Labor to Defeat Foreign Doctors Bill

In Sydney on Tuesday the Labour and Liberal parties combined to outvote the Country Party on the Foreign Doctors Bill. Country Party speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would lower medical standards in New South Wales by registering foreign doctors of doubtful qualifications and exempting them from exams for country practice, seen as an imposition on rural communities.

Sydney Labour Liberal Legislative Assembly Country Party N.8.w Country Press

Suez Canal Reopens After Aboukir Tows Obstacle

The Egyptian frigate Aboukir was towed to the Bus ter Lakes dumping area clearing the canal for ships of 33 ft draught and about 20 000 tons. The first passenger vessel Oceania is set to pass Port Said today bound for Australia with 808 passengers. UN sources put the operation cost at 5.36 to 28.7 million pounds. A British Foreign Office spokesman hinted Britain may join Geneva talks on the canal but tied entry to the venue. Dutch shipowners joined government advice to avoid using the canal for now.

Aboukir Buster Lakes Port Said Oceania United Nations Torday Britain Geneva Egypt Suez Canal Netherlands Shipowners' Association

U S Starfighters To Be Built Here In Australia

A Australian government technical mission will visit the United States to finalise production details for a planned supersonic fighter. Beale announced the decision to build locally the aircraft equivalent to the Lockheed F104 Starfighter, with initial components made domestically and later full assembly in Australian factories.

Australia Defence Production Beale RAAF Ita America Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Fishermen’s Bend Melbourne Austin Ma Ti Ia

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Hare Tweed Sir Eric Harrison Earl of Home Suez Lawrence N.S.W Liberals C.P Philip McBride Departments of Defence Production and Air Northbourne Avenue
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