18 Feb 1958
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1958
Page
1
A fragmented OCR line records a water time trial with a 1.2 minute hint and a 95.1 or 220 yard reference, plus cubs and a 2 minute mark, lacking clear names or context. The readable bits suggest a swimming event timing but details are incomplete.
The Queen Mother visited Canberra for the 14th biennial British Empire Service League conference. She laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance, greeted war widows and ex servicemen, toured Gallipoli and Aircraft galleries, and signed the visitors book with Elizabeth R February 17 1958. The day included a Commonwealth dinner and receptions at Hotel Canberra and Canberra House.
A Melbourne youth died after a motorcycle collided head-on with a car on Woolthorpe Road near Warrnambool. Police said the rider Paul Miner of Lydia Avenue, Couiltivad, succumbed to injuries at Warrnambool Base Hospital tonight.
The timetable shows Her Majesty leaving Government House for the R A A F Base Canberra via Cotter Road Kintore Circle Adelaide Avenue State Circle Commonwealth Avenue London Circuit Constitution Avenue Anzac Park Fairbairn Avenue Aerodrome Road. Arrival at the airport is 11 35 a m and she boards the plane for Brisbane at 11 40 a m.
Indonesia's Revolutionary Government declared financial war ordering foreign firms to halt shipments and royalty payments to Jakarta. Premier Sjafruddin Prawiranegara urged banks to break contracts and redirect dealings to the revolutionary government, aiming to squeeze the central regime by stopping royalties and fuel shipments. An army statement announced arrests of 10 ministers and four colonels, while Padang radio quoted the premier criticizing the central government. The air force reportedly attacked and seized a Padang airbase defended by about 50 air force troops.
Albert Hall scene as Queen Mother opens the conference of the League with Sir George Holland, Sir William Slim, Mr Menzies, and Sir Ernest Harston on stage. An address from Earl Mountbatten is read by Major-General Sir John Marriott. Flags of commonwealth nations flutter in the background.
France signals willingness to accept U S mediation on Franco Tunisian talks as John Foster Dulles aims to restore direct contacts before a United Nations Security Council debate on the Swe Youssef village bombing. A mixed Franco Tunisian Algerian border force is proposed to ensure frontier security amid stalled Tunisian troop deployment.
An 11-year-old schoolboy, Milton Hines, was mauled by six South American spider monkeys after climbing into an 8ft pit at Taronga Park Zoo. He received severe bites and scratches and was treated at Mena Private Hospital in Mosman. The incident occurred as bystanders heard his scream and helped pull him from the pit.
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