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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1956
Page
6
A fragmentary notice details a local agricultural cloth trade, listing items, prices, and participants. Key names and places are unclear, but the record emphasizes market activity and exchange terms among rural sellers and buyers.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an operation and a person with unclear details. The text is garbled and provides few readable facts about names, places, or events.
Leaders of nearly all Protestant groups in Sydney criticize the government plan for building programmes of denominational schools. They warn the policy would split Australia into two education systems and divert public funds from secular aims. Religious bodies including the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist unions voice opposition, urging Parliament to reconsider.
A report from Griffith Hall in Street Griffin asks whether a 1952 Sydney to Canberra postal card indicates a delivery record. Reg Hall states his wife received the item in August 1952 and questions the card’s meaning in tracing delivery.
Major General Campbell announced at an Executive Council meeting he will retire as Commander of the Royal Military College at Duntroon and will leave Canberra soon. Three nominations were received for the upcoming RSL presidency with postal voting to proceed and results due Friday August 17.
A Israeli court sentenced a youth to death after a four month disappearance amid fighting between Israeli patrols and Iran commandos in the Negev. In Britain pilots fear leaving jobs as Suez Canal nationalisation looms. over 50 pilots feel trapped by the law and threat of imprisonment.
Report suggests a crew member from the cruiser Ordzonikidze could be alive and held in a Russian hospital after the ship’s departure from England. The claim is tied to a Danish report via a Russian Resistance Movement and mentions Commander Crabb’s wartime dive at Portsmouth.
Capital Motors Pty Ltd hosted a preview of the 1956 Ford Zephyr and Consul for star guests and families. The Zephyr offers 80 bhp, larger size, 11 gallon fuel capacity, revised interior lighting, and cost £1,348 delivered in Canberra. the Consul features a 35 ft turning circle and a price of £1,248 in Canberra.
A U.S. Air Force release shows the world’s first aircraft to fly with an operating nuclear reactor aboard. The bomber is designated the NB36H and marks a milestone in aviation and nuclear propulsion history.
The Premier Mr Cahill keeps an open mind on his stance for the Premiers Conference in Canberra next week. He will listen to Sir Arthur Fadden's proposals before deciding. He notes the conference may tackle wages prices interest and excess profits.
Mr J F M Barnes and his wife of Manuka have come home after three months abroad by air travel. They visited London and Switzerland for rental conferences, then New York Washington and San Francisco before returning.
Dr Ronald Menzel of Harvard Observatory predicted interplanetary travel by 1966 based on U S satellite programs now forming in research labs He said existing technology complemented by satellite experience will enable space travel with the P Putin? term unclear in text.
Canberra students showcase diverse acts in a cultural festival. Telopea Park High School pupils perform verse speaking and choir while vaulting displays impress with precision. A Jane Austen adaptation scene from Pride and Prejudice features at another school. Canberra High School presents French play Intermezzo and a choir bracket with American square dancing in colorful costume.
Official figures show Australia logged a favourable July balance of £200,000 with exports at £65 million and imports at £57.8 million. The previous year July had £1.4 million surplus as exports reached £63 million and imports £61.6 million.
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