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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1957
Page
10
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The Macmillans led by the Prime Minister and Lady Macmillan will travel to Australia early next year. They plan to visit New Zealand India Pakistan and Ceylon as part of Commonwealth affairs. They are set to depart January 28 and return February 11, with the Queen Mother Elizabeth visiting Australia in February.
The front page discusses the Labour governments in Victoria and New South Wales shaping taxation with Commonwealth grants and transfers benefiting less populous states. It notes potential claims for 100 million in NSW revenue under Commonwealth control and Dorothy Macmillan's London visit as part of broader Commonwealth talks.
A paddleboat named Coonawarra sank in shallow river water near Mildura after hitting a snag. The vessel settled against the New South Wales bank, three feet of water flooded the engine room dining room and galley, and 10 Victorians escaped without injury after 19 minutes. Captain Binks rammed the boat to shore as passengers climbed a gangplank.
Dr. Franklin Clark Fry of New York was elected president of the World Federation at the third assembly in Minneapolis. The 86 year old churchman also leads the United Lutheran Church of America, succeeding Bishop Hanns Lilje of Germany.
Across Australia reactions split over the High Court decision on taxation. Dr Evatt and Labor propose intergovernmental talks and potential budget reviews, while Premier Bolte and others expect State responses at forthcoming meetings. The Commonwealth resists immediate changes, with states weighing options to curb central power while preserving uniform taxation.
The Hague introduced a slot machine television hire system yesterday with coin operated sets. Each unit includes a coin machine and about two hours of viewing per bay. Minimum rental is six months with a monthly rate around £2.
The fourth was traditional Scottish night at the Albert Hall but the pipe band was absent as Sve pipers had influenza. Two pipers and two drummers provided music along with Scottish floor shows. Miss Pam Hunt named belle of the ball. 340 attended with St Columba's Church Guild catering.
Wellington and Wanganui report multiple Asian flu deaths amid a rapid spread that has closed schools and strained transport and hospital services. Doctors warn the epidemic rivals 1918 in severity as nurses and beds are in short supply across New Zealand.
Two Canberra trainees from the Third Infantry Battalion Commonwealth Military Forces will bivouac at the Royal Military College firing range today and tomorrow. They will drill with mortars and machine guns, plus demolitions and tropical warfare basics focusing on defence. Similar bivouacs are planned for Goulburn and Moss Vale this weekend.
The recent revaluation of the French franc was a deliberate attempt to evade Australia’s safeguarding tariffs, said Mr R W C Anderson of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia. He urged early counter action by the Australian Trade Department and warned it would harm both overseas markets and domestic sales. He called the move the most severe challenge sterling has faced since the Suez crisis and urged reconsideration of flour export subsidies.
Melbourne reports six RAAF Canberras plan a Malayan Independence Day fly past in Kuala Lumpur on August 31 with RAF and RNZAF aircraft. They will depart Amberley Base Queensland Sunday, route via Darwin to Tengah Singapore, returning September 2. Wing Commander R A Hosking leads No 2 (Bomber) Squadron.
The Superintendent of Agriculture and Stock, Mr. T. P. Taylor, says recent rain ends a two day dry spell and frosts, promising better growth for pastures and crops. The soaking rain should remedy drought and improve fields.
The Canberra Council for Cooperation in Canberra aims to launch united services in 1933 across the Presbyterian Methodist and Congregational churches in Canberra. A national rose garden plan is announced by Canberra Horticultural Society president F A Piggin on a five acre site near Parliament House. Five mining rights and two prospecting authorities are issued near Reedy Creek in the Gungahlin district.
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