28 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1957
Page
1
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Hillary and Dr Fuchs pursue a pole dash on opposite sides of Antarctica with backing from New Zealand officials. Sir Edmund Hillary and the Fuchs party coordinate, aiming for the pole from their respective continental sides. A Soviet air squad reportedly reached the magnetic South Pole on December 22, aiding scientific teams.
Sydney to Hobart race riders faced a calm Bass Strait with light airs slowing all but Kurrewa IV which led Solo by about 15 miles. Kurrewa IV lay five miles southeast of Gabo Island as Janzoon and Ang Astra vied for handicap positions with Winston Churchill in close tow and distant Connexus behind.
Ceylon seeks urgent aid from India including helicopters planes and medicines after floods raise death toll to 50 and displace about 150000. Parakrama Samudra reservoir breached and 100000 homes destroyed while landslides kill and trap villagers. Bandaranaike appeals amid food shortages and ration cuts.
The ACT Employers' Association and Retail Traders' Association state no national significance to the Sydney ruling on overtime. They will not appeal the decision and consider it non-precedential for future trading hours.
Kingston reports say a Christmas morning petrol tragedy at Runaway Hay, North Coast, left 11 dead and 61 injured when 1500 gallons of high octane petrol exploded after a road tanker crash. Onlookers collected petrol in buckets and children in pots before a sheet of flame engulfed the crowd, three parked vehicles, and nearby property.
In Johannesburg the Springboks, facing Australia, recovered from a perilous start to end day two at 176 for five, Endean and Waite rebuilding after lunch. Australia led 191 in their first innings, with bowling by Davidson and Tayfield key as South Africa trailed by 102.
A motorist Kenneth John O Connor from Progress Street prevented a possible tragedy when seven boys aged 6 to 15 found aerial and mortar bombs in the mud of a river near King’s Avenue. Army found mortars harmless but aerial bombs dangerous. police warned children to report explosives immediately.
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