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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 06, 1957

Page

6

Nicklin to Take Charge Next Monday in New Cabinet Shuffle

Reports state Mr Nicklin will assume leadership next Monday after meetings of Country and Liberal parties set a coalition cabinet. Ministers to be elected Thursday by joint party meeting. portfolios and ministry composition expected to be announced then. Election updates show tight contests in several seats with Liberal and ALP figures trailing or leading as votes continue.

Brisbane Coantry-Liberal Party Mada Jom Cal Als Yremor Cale Liberal Country Party Liberal Party Cab Nickita Morris Nicklin P.M Flinders Peat A.L.P F. M. Forde Army G Few W. Lonergan Baloune W. Beardmore ALP J. Taylor Rose Gravatt J Duggan Toowoomba Alderman Anderson Lnhead Duggan

Rainfall Averages Stay Low in Canberra Most Months

Canberra rainfall figures show seven months with below average totals and only last month above average. The Meteorological Station reports yearly rainfall at about 24.97 inches with months such as July exceeding the average while most periods run short.

Canberra Fairbairn Offletala

Purge of Writers in Hungary Reported

Hungary plans a fresh cultural purge aimed at removing counter revolutionary elements, as stated by Culture Minister Gyula Kallai in Nepazabadsug. Extracts broadcast by Radio Budapest signal tighter control of artists and writers nationwide.

Hungary Vienna Mondo A.a.p.reuter Hungaran Gyula Kallal Nepazabadsug Radio Budapest

Australians Defend Queen Against Lord Altrincham Criticism

Sydney figures including Rev Gordon Powell and Prof A H Mitchell rebut Lord Altrincham’s remarks about the Queen and Royal family. Anglican Bishop W G Hilliard called the criticism grossly impertinent, urging respect for the Queen and Princess Margaret while noting some modernizing tensions in palace life.

Gordon Powell F Bt. Stephen's Macquarie Lord Altrincham Powell Sydney University A. H. Mitchell Lord Altrinchamy Iam Social Services W J. Hobbin Sydney W. G. Hilliard National English Review Eee Pra Hilliard Lord Marineliam Gaid Margaret Xtill Tilliard Lord Strincham Altrincham Bishop Hilliard Australia Ina Earl of Strathmore London The News- Chronicle Times

Fire season in ACT to be unpredictable warns council leader

ACT Bush Fire Council chairman C R Cole warned that spring grass in the Canberra district could dry to a high fire hazard in a dry summer. Winter fires were common, autumn rains failed, and rapid spring growth with dry grass increasing danger. Brigades plan meetings next month to discuss arrangements.

Canberra Nestrummer ACT Bush Fire Council C. R. Cole

Altrincham heir harassed amid queen mural threat and abuse

Lord Altrincham, 36, a former Guards officer, reports threats by horsewhipping and shooting after someone painted God Save Our Queen on the wall near his mother's Gloucestershire home. In remarks to the Daily Mail he says supporters flood him with friendly messages while critics call him treasonous. Conservative official Clyde Jowrett calls for punishment.

London Altrincham God Save Our Queen Lady Altrincham Tord

Education contro versy looms over ACT high schools

Canberra debate rages over selective versus area high schools as officials and MPs press for timely decisions. A Canberra Times correspondent notes rising secondary enrollments and calls for clarity on school type and construction plans, with a push for public disclosure of Interior Department positions.

Jim Fraser Canberra A.U.7 Versits N.S.W Inetter Canberra Times Act Department of the Interior

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