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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1957
Page
1
A representative Canberra district Methodist group left by road yesterday to attend the Mission to the Nation Youth Convention in Adelaide starting tomorrow. Affixing signs to their bus are Miss J. Sackett Miss N. Jones Rev Merrick Webb in charge and Ian Harrison.
A large bushfire roared west of Darling, likely sparked by lightning. The blaze raced through high grass, burning forest and scrubland, driving stock toward the Paroo River and threatening towns including Hungerford, Narrabri, and Wedderburn near Sydney. Police and volunteers battled flare ups as areas usually semi arid faced unprecedented danger after floods.
Canberra shops report heavy souvenir sales from the pre Christmas week through the New Year with dustcards books and Canberra views sets in demand. Managers note a shift toward pricier items like mulga wood and silver pieces while sales ease post holiday. About equal male and female buyers are seen and turnover remains steady as the period ends.
A record number of 54012 trunk line calls were made in Canberra during 1956, as a PMG spokesman said. The rise follows more telephones in homes. Queanbeyan to Canberra calls will be registered on the local meter instead of dockets, with local Queanbeyan calls at 1d per minute and Canberra to Canberra calls at 1d 3f per minute.
Britain will re establish and operate an airfield on Gan in the Maldive Islands as a link between the Far East and Australia. The move reactivates a wartime site, tying into naval and air operations in the Indian Ocean region amid postwar prosperity plans.
A Reuters report notes wartime naval installations in Addu Atoll and Trincomalee could be rebuilt as Britain expands bases. Officials say long range aircraft like the Britannia would enable a direct, shorter flight path from Britain to Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East across the Indian Ocean.
Vienna dispatch notes four 25 year old Budapest transport worker Geza Szivos was sentenced to death by the Budapest Military Court for illegal possession of arms and for taking part in attacks on the Budapest Communist Party Headquarters. The sentence was carried out immediately after the court ruling.
Brisbane reports Queensland finances slumped by 1,260,431 pounds in the first half of the current financial year, when compared with the same period last year. Treasurer Walsh released figures showing a consolidated revenue fund deficit for six months ending December 31, 1956, larger than the 1955 half year. The Railways Department loss was the major factor in the deterioration.
Seven year old Graham Smith received head lacerations after diving into a children's pool and hitting the tiled bottom. He was taken to Canberra Community Hospital outpatient ward for treatment. Later Julie Moore of Ainslie was treated by an ambulance for similar cuts.
Canberra police ask to identify the driver of a truck involved in a collision with a small boy in the Civic Centre parking area yesterday afternoon. Police urge witnesses to come forward and provide any information leading to the driver’s identity.
Federated Ironworkers Association seeks cumulative sick leave for ten years. They’ve approached major Sydney firms as awards and agreements currently offer only one week per year for up to three years. Assistant national secretary H Burrells argues for extended benefits for long illnesses.
Senators and party leaders pressed President Eisenhower to disclose the costs and dangers of the Middle East plan. Adlai Stevenson urged a full public airing and a U.N. role with a potential Marine division and air wing if needed. Britons debated the doctrine's chances and the Israel-Arab settlement dilemma.
A professional fisherman and a visiting school teacher had narrow escapes when their boat burst into flames after an engine explosion in the Sandon River 30 miles from Graf ton. They floated on life buoys for more than four hours before rescue by Sandon boats and were taken to Maclean Hospital with immersion injuries. Harry Marin, 58, of Sandon, and Ernest Plummer, a single school teacher at Maclean, were aboard the £2,500 vessel.
The Indonesian Consulate General in Singapore denied reports of a North Sumatra revolt. It said the First Regiments remained under Army Chief of Staff in Jakarta and that the Third Regiment south of Medan obeyed orders in December. Colonel Maladin Simbolin faces possible punishment if he does not obey commands within seven days, with President Sukarno to decide.
Police yesterday revealed the name of the man found dead in his Mt Russell hut on Thursday. The deceased was Mr Leo Signa Day, aged 60, from Port Kembla. Relatives were notified before the name was made public. He is believed to have died about three weeks earlier.
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