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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
2
The A C T Industrial Board yesterday rejected unions’ claim for annual leave during the close down period. Employers will grant the standard two weeks, plus the three public holidays occurring in that period, under the awards.
South Africa expressed anger at Australia abstaining in the General Assembly on a resolution urging Pretoria to improve Indian treatment in line with international obligations. The 82 to 18 vote fell short of the two-thirds majority, and Australia was the sole British country to abstain, prompting South African officials to label Australia’s stance as a public escalation of opposition.
The Narfuoupdan project features all steel frame homes with a single entrance. Each compact dwelling includes two or three bedrooms a dining room a kitchen and a laundry. Sixty to seventy five units are planned with a weekly construction pace expected after Christmas. Materials are ready though labour may lag until the holiday period ends. The outer walls use weather resistant ply wood similar to aeroplane construction.
Districts anticipate MCC tour matches at Manuka Oval on December 27 and 23 with an aim to draw about 10 000 spectators. Goulburn fears travel costs as transport plans include buses and a penny per passenger toll, raising expenses to roughly 30 shillings. Local efforts, including the Goulburn Tourist Bureau, seek tax relief to ease the bill.
Sydney reporting from the Central Criminal Court describes Mrs Elizabeth Dawes, mother of deceased Frederick Dawes, shouting at William Hollebane as he left the dock after being charged with murder. She identifies the revolver used and recounts the fatal wound, while police note an assault on her home by four men.
In Sydney a court heard the case of David Stewart Dawson 14 who pleaded not guilty to malicious wounding in a home incident linked to a national anthem disturbance. McKay a former naval officer testified of a punch and threats as shots were fired wounding a man described as Dawson’s associate. Hearing adjourned with details pending.
Sydney court records reveal John Henry Holden, 21, married of Birmingham, pled guilty to arson aboard the liner Asturian on November 22. He received a five year sentence after pleading to the offence described as a sudden impulse leading to the cabin fire.
Mary O Bhaughnessy testified at a Military Court about Ravensbruck where three British parachutists reportedly were shot and six or seven British women perished. A Scottish girl and two French sisters were also gassed while other French inmates refused to leave a comrade.
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