13 Apr 1953
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1953
Page
1
A major fire gutted the university college and offices at Civic Centre. Fire crews battled the blaze as electrical meters and vestibule areas were damaged. Investigators noted the outbreak time could not be determined. several surrounding structures suffered severe damage and ongoing assessments followed.
Alarm sounded by census office watchman at five am as fire roars through a university wing. Volunteers and firemen battle flames, rescue and evacuate, beams collapse and equipment moved from the old buildings amid smoke and danger. Fire spread to walls and offices, with casualties and dramatic rescues reported.
A fire at a dwelling in Alexandria damaged the living room and adjoining areas with investigators tracing the origin to a flare up near the doorway. The local registrar noted official records but stated the incident would require formal inspection and possible rebuilding.
A damaged damaged building fire scene at a college complex left several valuable records, photographs, and specimens destroyed. Chief inspectors and university officials reported the main archive and rare items were lost while some office records remained intact. investigators probed the cause as smoke rose from the Western ranges area.
A council statement details severe destruction from heat and water at Canberra University College and associated sites. Lecture rooms in Melbourne Buildings, destroyed books and manuscripts, and loss of equipment forced relocation for classes and lectures despite emergency aid from national and local institutions.
Report from Melbourne Buildings faulting lack of watchmen in Government office block. Secretary J Kemp of the Avatra in Workers' Enlon says no guard employed, despite near total damage from a fire. Two shifts of night watchmen exist but unlocked access allowed unauthorised entry during hours. Fire protection measures and duties of cleaners and inspectors cited as insufficient.
In Gouger Street an assault at a city cafe left two women dead and another woman and a six year old boy seriously injured. Police report a man struck victims with a hurled weapon and fled as bystanders aided the injured. One suspect named Falatan, 3, was later found unconscious. police seek action at the memorial court tomorrow.
War dispatches describe prisoner exchange talks and potential repatriation timelines. References to a large prisoner group and calls for neutral enforcement surface amid broader Allied and Axis maneuvering on multiple fronts.
Provisional quotas under a new international wheat plan are outlined for exporting and importing nations including the United States Canada Australia France and Britain. The pact opens for signature for 14 days with varying purchase rights by member countries while the old agreement expires and a price set at about two dollars per bushel is noted.
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