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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1957
Page
6
New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney Holland announced retirement in late September or early October as Parliament ends its term. He said Deputy Prime Minister Holyoake would be nominated to succeed him, enabling Holyoake to lead into elections. Holland cited health warnings but indicated health was not the sole reason.
Fragmentary OCR items describe an event in EINDOVEN Holland and an AAP Rater Méndey involved in a train injury case. The text references an injury count around 60 and mentions initial reports, but details are severely damaged.
Plans outline a modern two storey club building at Clifford Street Goulburn with an all steel concrete frame and aluminium glass curtain wall. The design includes a two level shopping arcade on the ground floor and a main lounge on the first floor with liquor and snack bars. Baby areas and varied floor levels create openness. The project features cantilever stairs and facilities such as billiard tables table tennis and a library.
Wellington dispatch reports coastal subsidence along the east coast between Napier and Gisborne. A railway line and a row of telephone poles sank into the sea as hillside ground moved, affecting about 30 square miles where slipping is occurring or imminent.
Public transit plan proposes banning private cars from parking in five streets. Buses will run on specified routes with timed loading zones for food deliveries. Parking limits of certain minutes will apply in special loading areas to support bus movement.
The Minister for External Affairs Mr. Casey plans a trip to Malaya with plaques for the Federation's Legislative Council library and an Australian landscape by Harald Wike to present to Chief Minister Raham.
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