28 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1956
Page
1
The readable text shows partial names and scattered words but no coherent event or report. It mentions Canterbury and Guineay and a Boy in a story sequence, but lacks a clear action, date, or outcome to summarize into a factual item.
Cairo officials and the five nation Suez committee led by Mr Menzies weigh proposals to keep Egyptian sovereignty intact while allowing an advisory international board to manage canal traffic. London's committee meets amid signals Egypt may invite talks. Moscow diplomats doubt war over Suez will erupt.
Wool prices firmed to around 74 percent at Sydney’s opening of the new season with strong demand from multiple buyers. Prices for best fleece and skirtings rose about 5 to 7 percent, reflecting confidence in the immediate market and broad district participation across Newcastle and western New South Wales.
Flood conditions delayed rail traffic as water levels rose between key lines. Officials warned lines remained doubtful to reopen, with engineers assessing damage and water clearance efforts ongoing.
Mr Leslie told a Public Accounts Committee meeting that Australia House in London is overstaffed with about 730 staff including two plumbers and two French policemen. He noted half the staff may spend time bumping into each other with little to do. The committee heard overtime payments in 1965 56 totaled £21 000, £10 000 of which went to immigration officials due to increased workloads.
A new well at Qum, 76 miles south of Teheran, spurted 200 feet into the air and flooded the desert. The National Iranian Oil Company well discovered on Batu Saturday may not become a large field. a cap is expected to take about 10 days.
The N S W Liberal Party will split the state into 10 or 11 areas to decentralise control. President Lyle Moore announced at the State Council convention that regional councils would take on work typically done by the State Council to involve more people.
British colonial officials released captured documents showing Grivas led Eoka operations with Archbishop Makarios’s involvement. They cited a diary detailing funding and planning, plus a March 25 1955 date for active action.
Reports describe covert meetings with Indonesian officials including the Minister Abdulgani. On August 13 three hours before his departure for the Suez Penal Annforana the Attorney General Supratopna and a senior army officer joined discussions. The Prime Minister intervened to stop the detention effort.
Two men were overcome by poisonous fumes while attempting to rescue a nine year old who had fallen nearly 100 feet down an old shaft in Grenfell. A doctor and a council worker also collapsed while trying to reach the boy. The boy was admitted for observation as rescuers recovered.
Two Australian riders were hurt and a West German rider killed at Brno in the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix. Eric Hinton likely fractured his spine and was taken for X rays, while Prachard Brown suffered a second crash but later started in a later race.
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