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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1957
Page
9
Review of Caberra Orchestral Rock 1 concert notes improved playing by the orchestra and praised William Hunt in two bass arias from Don Giovanni. It criticizes rough entries in Schubert Rosamunde and notes the Serenade in E minor and Thieving Megple Overture as enjoyable highlights showing the need for unity among sections.
A Papua and New Guinea election candidate argues for Australian administration of New Guinea rather than United Nations trusteeship. He asserts annexation would have avoided current problems, praises Australian native welfare policy, and warns that external critics seek to seize the territory.
Aviation scientists discuss the progress from sound barriers to heat limits at Mach speeds. The article explains how jets face temperatures beyond 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, requiring new alloys and designs. It notes the Convair B58 Hustler as the first large supersonic bomber and explores why passenger versions are not yet feasible.
About 400 people attended a European style richtfest at Kingston to celebrate the final roof lifting on 26 two storey houses begun 13 weeks earlier. Attendees included the project director, J James, and Trades and Labour Council president. The ceremony featured wreaths inscribed molds, music, drinks, and refreshments as keys for the first two houses were to be handed over soon.
Their excellencies the Governor General and Lady Slimyeaters paid an official visit to Townaville. They attended events at the Town Mall and were received across the city, reaffirming ties with local authorities and residents.
The planned visit of a British university speaker to Canberra this weekend was cancelled as Father Fisher suffers influenza. He telegrammed organisers to express regret at not being able to attend St John s Church of England and the Canberra Student Society welfare and student work meeting.
A letters column discusses the New South Wales teaching federation defending itself amid criticism and calls out apathy toward teachers. The piece touches on broader education issues, public opinion, and the profession’s standing, then shifts to a Geophysical Year note about satellite launches, outlining launch-path challenges and orbital inclination limits near various coastlines and sites.
Reviews adapted from The Brittah Film Institute rate audience suitability from A to D. This compendium comments on several titles including 7 Four Queens AB a tawdry Western, Butterfly ABC a humorous misfire, Angela AB a conventional thriller with Roman ambiance, and Swamp AB noted for repetitive animal observations. The Baby and the Battieship ABC delivers a predictable script leveraging situational humor.
A fragmented interview excerpt shows ongoing questions about a department inquiry with no clear evidence to justify immediate consideration. It mentions Jaine and repeated concerns but lacks concrete details or outcomes.
London reports Princess Arthur, aged 66, the daughter of King Edward VII, is seriously ill with pneumonia at her pension home. Doctors say she has developed a disturbance of the heart rhythm as her condition deteriorated last night.
Melbourne address by Professor Marcus Oliphant warned that experiments in Canada suggest space travel could be halted by radioactive dust. He said mice sent to high altitude died after return, implying atmospheric radiation bullets could make walled vessels useless and end human spaceflight. He urged action on atomic war risks to protect civilization and advance science and commerce.
The acting Commonwealth Statistician Mr. Carver released figures showing last year the number of divorces or separations granted fell to the lowest level in nine years at 0 492. Peak divorces occurred in 1863 with 6 041 couples. More wives than husbands sought release, accounting for 54 percent of petitions, while desertion was the leading cause.
SYDNEY Friday report nominates four Country Party candidates for the Richmond by election on September 1. The seat’s late holder was Postmaster General H L Anthony. Nominees include John Douglas Anthony of Murwillumbah, Raymond Garden auctioneer and ex mayor, Oswald Jones Jackson storekeeper, and Raymond Lindsay Owell agent and ex mayor of Balliol.
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