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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
5
Malayan brides of Australian servicemen in Malaya will not be barred from entry to Australia but may join their husbands only after personal approval by Australian authorities. A system similar to that used for Japanese war brides is likely to be adopted.
The Minister for Commerce Mr McEwen announced that preliminary trials of a cane harvester design by Mr P Treacy of Mackay Queensland have yielded encouraging results. The machine cuts cane at ground level stacks in bundles then elevates and dumps them for transport to mills. Department support and industry funding backed the project with hopes for future development and eventual production. A Cypriot Greek youth, Domilikia Eleftherious, received a seven year sentence for concealing a homemade bomb, noted in November.
Australian buyers face reduced spending at New Zealand yearling sales beginning next month. A federal official cited a 10 percent cut from last year’s yearling purchases and noted New Zealand representatives have asked Cantor authorities to relax restrictions. NZ owners regret not capitalizing on rising performers like Rising Fast and Red Ribbon.
In Sydney on Wednesday the police recovered the body of seven year old Peter News who drowned near his home in the Woro Nora River yesterday. A police frogman found the body in a deep hole in a sandbank where the boy disappeared. Communities gathered as the body was fully recovered today.
The Sydney wool market opened firm with strong hold on Merino and line bred descriptions. Competition ran from the Continent United Kingdom Japan and solid support from local mills and the United States boosted selling activity.
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