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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1946
Page
3
A fireman received a severe cut after a razor blade hidden in a wall caused a serious injury. The incident led to urgent medical treatment at a hospital. Another man sustained arm cuts from broken glass during a separate windows incident. Both events occurred in Canberra and were treated at local facilities.
Discontent with low pay and a new seniority based promotion system prompts several Sydney detectives to consider resignations. Five officers have already left for other careers, forfeiting about £1500 in superannuation. Others plan to work in land, hotels, private investigation, or similar roles. Premier McKell ordered a full report on the resignations.
Sydney report details the death of Frank Arthur Cox 33 in a Ward at the 118 AGH Concord after tumbling from a hotel window. He had been recovering from an appendectomy performed Friday and showed improving condition until Sunday night. At 9 20 p.m. he left bed and fell from the window.
A group of Australian volunteers who joined Indian Army service report feeling vic timized and misrepresented. They allege that promises of rapid officer promotion were not kept, as only five passed the election board and the rest were posted to the North Western Frontier. They have written to Lord Wavell and General Auchinleck and to commissioners in London and New Delhi.
War brides traveling from England to New Zealand aboard the Tyndarux endured terrible conditions. Nine wives with husbands were taken to Sydney for water, crowded cabins and crowded conditions, with many lacking sleep since the voyage began. The ship resumed its voyage later today.
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