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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
10
The Brisbane wool sale was cancelled amid union opposition to non union labour in the pastoral sector. Wool buyers and shipowners expected disrupted shipments as wool from the October and November lots faced possible delays and a reasserted union stance aimed at preserving industry stability.
Sydney dispatch reports Australia shaped jungle warfare strategy during WWII. The Chief of the Staff attended the Chiefs annual conference in London and toured Malaya as part of developing jungle warfare techniques and tactics.
News in brief covers the Royal Britannia sailing from Portsmouth with Princess Margaret to join for a September 22 departure to East Africa before Australia for the Duke of Edinburgh. Also notes plans for a Farnborough air show visit by Soviet leaders and other global brief items.
Sydney report shows Premier Cahill blaming the Commonwealth for inflationary trends and inequities in tax grants. He argues NSW would gain more under prewar income tax rates and criticizes arbitrary supplementary grants funding state works. He warns of industrial unrest from current fiscal arrangements.
Polley argues the bill forces states to finance services through new taxes that hit all incomes equally. He claims the Commonwealth would owe over £34 million in interest on loans it lent for state works, while the Commonwealth would benefit from interest-free funding through its tax surplus.
A six year old boy Colin Davis of Busby Street O Connor escaped serious injury after falling from a motor car in Limestone Avenue Canberra. He suffered cuts abrasions and severe shock and was treated by an ambulance officer before being taken to Canberra Community Hospital for observation then allowed to go home.
Government hostels in Canberra raised tariffs prompting residents to receive higher electricity bills and accounts reflecting increased charges for accommodation and utilities.
Old boys of the Brae Church of remtar Schoo meet tomorrow night for a reunion dinner at the Hotel Canberra. Guest speaker will be Mr. C. S. Tiley headmaster during Mr. L. C. Robson's overseas absence. Afternoon golf at Royal Canberra likely prior to the dinner.
Misa Valda Knight becomes the fifth entrant in the Mies Australia quest at Canberra. The four other entrants are Helen Ross Shirley Johnston Thelma Moxey and Elva Lawrence with Thelma sponsored by Canberra Service Stations.
Legacy Appeal opens today in Canberra with a street drive by the Canberra Legacy Club and Canberra High School girls. The spokesman said the needs of Legacy have never been greater and urged support to help war orphans and grieving families receive the help fathers would have provided.
A Valetta aircraft landed at RAAF Fairbairn on the Far Mast run. It is described as a modern British plane and the first of its kind to arrive in Australia. It will depart at 10 in the morning for Laverton station near Melbourne.
Fragmentary text notes ongoing Cypriot calls for renewed negotiations. Mentions arrests and trials related to bomb threats and violence, with references to security actions and officials.
The Acting Commonwealth Statistician Mr Carver announced milk production for the year ended June 1955 reached 1,495 million gallons, the highest annual output on record, up 85.1 million gallons from 1954. Cheese production stood at 38,871 tons, down 10,473 tons from the prior record year.
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