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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1976
Page
1
Thieves overnight at the Oriental Hotel in Mackay stole about 200000 in cash and cheques. Licensee John Hannay said the takings were from his Mackay and Rockhampton businesses. Cheques totaling 100000 have been stopped.
Two men aged 41 and 46 appeared in Goulburn Petty Sessions charged with possession of Indian hemp after a police raid on a secluded 0.8 hectare marijuana plantation near Towrang, 13 kilometres northeast of Goulburn. About 9 000 plants at various maturity stages and some cured for market were found with an estimated street value of $500 000. The plantation lay in a valley and was visible only from the air. police did not reveal what led to the raid. The men were remanded in custody to appear again on Monday.
Batemans Bay police said six Canberra youths were arrested late Thursday for smoking Indian hemp. Two faced drug charges and possession of smoking instruments. All were released on bail and to appear at Batemans Bay penny sessions on January 27.
In Honiara crowds smashed shop windows during a morning protest against self-government. Police used teargas to break the march toward the Governor's office as about 200 people gathered for talks on workers’ claims. Eighteen shops were damaged and union leader Bartholemew Kata was jailed for two months on unlawful assembly charges.
In Melbourne and Perth dispatches details emerge of a December 29 armed holdup at the Randwick Bank of New South Wales. A man appeared before Mr Berman on related charges and was remanded to January 9 with bail denied. A 36-year-old Richmond clerk faces Sydney City Court for complicity. A thief in Perth returned a $14,500 haul to police after sending anonymous notes to the West Australian Rail and River Transport and the Jurien Bay Hotel.
In London a plan to grant lasting driver licences to older residents is outlined. Rather than annual fees, seniors may pay around 1.60 pounds for a 50 year licence valid until their 70th birthday, after which medical checks become required every three years.
Police found marijuana plants valued at more than 11 million dollars at Salisbury Downs near Adelaide, with about 20 large bags of dried cannabis ready for sale in a shed. Six glasshouses on a market garden property contained the plants, and a man was arrested while a young woman faced court on unrelated charges. Inspector Beath warned the seizure represented a substantial illegal drug find.
England and Australia face problems as the Wallaby rugby tourists reach the third international match of the tour tonight. Australia loses captain John Hipwell, Garrick Fay, and Ray Price in a crippling week, while England fields its fifth halfback in a year amid memories of previous drubbings.
West Indies, 1 2 down in the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy, named 13 men including pace bowlers from which the 11 for today’s fourth Test in Sydney will be chosen. Jeff Thomon will take a fitness test before play and is expected to pass it. The Sydney Cricket Ground pitch is described as conguificent by former Australian fast bowler Alan Devideos.
Fretilin forces report stout defense of the island despite a large Indonesian push. Interior Minister Alarico Fernandes says Indonesian attempts to advance beyond Ailey have stalled for four days and that Arlew remains a Fretilin base despite recent capture by Jakarta forces.
Heavy arms used as Indonesian attempts to move beyond Ailen stall in four days of fierce fighting. Timorese forces and locals surround and contest advances in hills near Dili and Aileu. Indonesian strikes at Suai fail to seize the town despite bombardment. Jakarta reportedly faces UN envoy visit while Timor’s defence minister plans to meet in Pyongyang as Canberra seeks clarifications.
Defending champion Fyonne Goolagong dominated Helen Gourley 6 3 6 3 at Kooyong to advance to the final where she will face Renate Tomanova of Czechoslovakia. Tomanova, seeded fifth, defeated Elizabeth Ekblom 6 3 2 in straight sets. Misa Ekblom had earlier upset second seed Kerry Melville. The men’s title holder John Ne Serenade Ree Caw from ecnemen ie.
In Oporto Portugal three demonstrators were killed and about a dozen wounded when Republican Guards fired outside a military prison during a protest over detention of more than 100 leftists and civilians after the November 25 coup attempt. Affected victims include a three year old girl in critical condition and a West German man.
An early morning blaze at the home of Professor Donal Michalski, 47, resulted in the deaths of four members of his family and at least 36 other victims across the United States. Investigators are assessing cause as authorities report widespread casualties from fires.
In a feature from The Saturday Page a story titled The Only Child by Rodney Hall recounts a woman’s grim choice to die in the room where she was born as a house burns. The page also promotes 160 more pieces and other humor and travel items in the issue.
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