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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1964
Page
1
A lengthy dispatch describes an official leave approach and ensuing investigations. References to Canberra detectives and federal authorities appear amid reports of timeline details from early evenings. The piece mentions various figures and locations including Sydney, Roslyn, and a government arena, detailing inquiries and scheduling through weeks.
The National Capital Development Commission plans a water supply booster near Mount Sinnamon to increase Canberra’s water capacity. A telephonic pump installation is being readied as part of a broader water system improvement led by local authorities and the Development Commission.
Negotiations between builders and unions falter as officials push for wage agreements while labor leaders report fragile progress. Uproar surrounds pay scales, with factions within the unions alleging tactics and market pressures influence the talks.
Sydney report says Warren Walmsley was refused an exam at Lismore for being inadequately dressed. Parliament heard remarks from Mr J C McIntosh alleging police or officials questioned his attire while noting Walmsley, a student of four years, faced hardship and sought examination without proper dress.
Indonesian communal youth front members attacked a library in Jakarta injuring none and damaging about a quarter of 6,000 books as protests mounted against American interventions in the Congo and Malay support. The incident echoed a prior raid by Malaysian aligned youths in Sarawak, with officials noting tensions and retaliatory rhetoric from the Malay side while investigators traced the leadership to Indonesian trained forces.
Calder, 27, a rigger, was killed when a cage in a construction site on Kinby Avenue collapsed after a plug and speed faults. Gordon Wade, 38, a carpenter, reported the incident as an electric hazard surfaced during maintenance. An ambulance took Calder to Canberra Hospital where he died on arrival.
A Queanbeyan man was electrocuted while working on a metal cage on the 12th floor of the AMP building in Civic yesterday. The Canberra Times reports the enrolment may set a teaching record as the Anglo American to swim campaign expands with more adult learners. Officials note the campaign aims to reduce the reference burden and expand a learn to swim program, with prizes and certificates planned for participants.
Severe thunderstorms disrupted Canberra with closed airport and suspended charter flights. Communications fell partly due to outages affecting telephone radio lines. Power supplies were impacted and forecast calls for continued unsettled weather today.
Report covers land auctions and finance trends with emphasis on price movements and speculative activity. Mentions US markets, new Russia court land deals, and rising land prices affecting ordinary classifieds and mail delivery sections.
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