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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1957
Page
3
Canberra faces water restrictions as pumping capacity falls short of demand. Government and public urged to conserve after 1986 rainfall exceeded average by 10 inches, with only November and December below average. rainfall totals and station readings show a mixed year.
Sydney Monday wholesale beer prices will rise across the metropolitan area starting tomorrow. Spokesmen for Tooths and Tooheys breweries announced increases to draught and bottle beer. a 24 gallon bearer price is expected to add to the current public bar price of 1/1d for a middy. Bottled beer and stout rise by 6d a dozen, though the public may not see the increase.
Fire danger remains high today with hot dry and windy conditions expected and a dangerous outlook tomorrow. ACT Bush Fire Council spokesman says the open fire ban in the ACT district has been extended to 6 pm Thursday. Temperatures will rise again after a sea breeze cooled conditions yesterday afternoon.
Sydney reports 12 road deaths in the first week of the year and a 100 percent rise from the prior year with speeding as a major factor. Also from Sydney doctors say three Byrne children poisoned are out of danger. In Cairo seven of 13 trapped ships moved nine miles toward port as salvage work continues. London notes plans for British Overseas Airways to expand freight space as Viscount 800 enters service. Berlin reports East German security ministry measures against counterfeiting and unrest.
Fragmented report describes an explosion aboard an atomic submarine during refueling and subsequent confusion. Names, dates, and precise details are unclear due to OCR corruption.
Racial disturbances on Penang Island left three dead as police imposed a city wide curfew in George Town. European residents were stranded, schools delayed, and ferry services suspended amid disrupted communications and ongoing patrols by the Royal Air Force helicopter and police.
The Federal Executive to supervise regulation of a postal strike across states. Sydney GPO held four days of disruption with millions of letters awaiting sorting. The plan aims for a weekly rise of £2. Postal Workers Union seeks £1 to £2/10 for postal transport drivers.
The Canberra Dairy Farmers Co operative Milk Co manager Mr. F. C. Harding said he knew of no police finding yet after he reported watering down 100 gallons of milk at the depot. Police are investigating dilution to 50 per cent in a vat delivered to Wells Gardens area by Griffith. investigations into adulteration remain incomplete.
Canberra Fire Brigade reels from a repeating false alarm crank who dials late at night. The culprit, described as a young voice, has sparked seven calls and possibly set fires in the area, prompting police to investigate with firemen moved from the station to the scene.
A dairy farmer was gored by a bull after crawling under a fence. He suffered injuries but the report notes his condition and location. Emergency responders arrived and transported him for care as authorities investigated the incident.
Marine freight costs climb provoking alarm among graziers who say they cannot resist concessions or subsidies. They warn rates in other counties may force taxpayer funded relief.
About 1,000 children enrolled at holiday play centres in Yarralumla and Narrabundah to keep youngsters active during vacations around Canberra. Today the children will visit the Olympic venue as part of the program.
A bullet struck 7 Max Young, of.
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