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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1957
Page
6
The unreadable OCR fragment references a Athens tile project and a receipt dated 08 but lacks clear names dates or outcomes. It provides minimal readable items and no identifiable events or actions to summarize.
The Australian government will keep the current import intake rate at 800 million for the year with small adjustments. Minister McEwen said exports would likely fall short of last year's near record level of £960.9 million, making further major relaxations unlikely. The licensing period may extend from four to six months, but any change will wait for better conditions.
The Very Rev Dean A J McGilvray will celebrate the first Mass in the newly built convent of St Anne at Campbell the head house of the Union of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia. Archdiocese Archbishop FE M O'Brien will officiate next Sunday and Provincials from all States are expected to attend. Mother Mary Patricia and council have moved into the new residence after years in a temporary convent.
France’s young Prime Minister Felix Gaillard secures two confidence votes in the National Assembly. He supports home rule for North African territories and backs an allied law for Algeria as part of the government’s policy responses.
A large fire on the Causeway swept Peters store rooms and Voveris sawmills near the Horror Stretch. Fire engines arrived as the blaze spread to a timber mill, rubber works, and a nearby store. Explosions from within the rubber works sent debris into the air while spectators watched the dense smoke rise high. Fire crews and volunteers battled the flames with limited access until the inferno was declared under control shortly before 8 pm.
Mr. Harvey of the Canberra Technical Teachers Association calls for expanded apprenticeship training in Canberra to raise trade entry standards and enable professional courses. He cites British practice where technicians train during apprenticeships and urges a matriculation pathway and university access for skilled tradespeople.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will be held in Australia in 1960. The general council unanimously accepted the invitation from Australian Minister for Primary Industry W. Mahon to finalize the conference agenda. The meeting aimed to set the program for the event opening Monday with India Pakistan and Ceylon involved.
The YMCA appeal committee has begun distributing an illustrated brochure outlining the campaign’s purpose. Messages are included from Lord Carrington the Minister for the Interior Mr Fulmal Mr J R Fraser MP and Mr R G L Crace the appeal chairman. Canberra YMCA president Mr Arscott said about 120 men were already working on the drive with more invited to join in the next two weeks to aid community safety.
Police dug up another human skeleton on the Edward Gein farm in Waushara Wisconsin. A complete skull was found in a garbage trench near the farmhouse. Other remains were located inside the isolated house. Gein has admitted killing and mutilating women and is under psychiatric examination after murder charges.
Ten Japanese engineers were spotted in Sydney en route to inspect the snowy scheme. They bid for a share of construction work, with the contract reportedly valued at more than £5,000,000.
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