10 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1962
Page
1
Rioters described as Communist-led mobs attacked the city after last night’s killings linked to the Secret Army Organisation. The clashes left three women dead and about 300 injured as workers halted in protest and police opened investigations.
Riot police seal off streets near Place de la Bastille after authorities ban a Communist and student led demonstration. In three and a half hours, protests injure up to 1,000, with clashes between police and rioters, traffic jams, and barricades of iron gratings. Police report 100 plus officers injured as violence includes batons and stones. Authorities blame right wing OAS for plastic bomb incidents.
Eleven temporary trestles supporting a concrete carriage way collapsed in a storm at Avenue Bridge. Two carpenters were unharmed after seeking shelter. Officials said most trestles remained intact and work would continue with repairs planned for the frame.
Japanese officials condemned Dutch plans to airlift troops to West New Guinea and refused landing rights for a DC-8 jet carrying Dutch servicemen. Moscow radio cited UN aims as Netherlands faces Indonesian decolonization pressure. The dispute ties to broader Indonesia independence and regional security concerns.
An obscured report hints at a court handling a child murder case with an offer linked to an eye gesture. The fragment mentions a public gathering near Jaurr House and uncertain charges amid unclear names and dates, leaving the exact events unsettled.
Britain announced underground testing of a nuclear device in Nevada and offered its Christmas Island site to the United States for potential atmospheric tests. Prime Minister Macmillan said the underground test would yield substantial technical and military benefits, prompting opposition clashes in Parliament and prompting discussions of a potential summit and disarmament negotiations led by Kennedy and Krushchev.
Detectives recovered the walkie talkie sets from the Roystal Military College storeroom ceiling last weekend. The seven sets, valued at £1000, were seized with involvement by Der See M. Baltom and Der RL Prete dean as noted in the report.
A Canberra bound driver Peter McKay a Harman Naval Station officer escaped major injury after his small car ran off Queanbeyan road near Harman. The vehicle skidded 60 feet overturned over an embankment landed on its wheels and became severely damaged. McKay was found about 20 feet from the wreckage in wet grass after treatment at Community Hospital.
Readable fragments indicate a care centre planned in the capital with rooms for mothers and nurses. Officials note delays and a schedule for completion by June. The project involves a royal connection and a public facility possibly linked to Canberra.
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