Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

We have pages in Australian Capital Territory

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 14, 1957

Page

5

Hangar Collapse at Mancot Hits Qantas Site

A portion of a new Qantas hangar near Mancot, valued over £500,000, collapsed during a thunderstorm last night. Officials say about 600 tons of steel and material fell to the ground, but no people or aircraft were inside at the time. The hangar stood about 100 yards long and wide, drawing fears of a plane crash among Mascot officials and onlookers.

Bydwet Punaay Qantas Mancot Mascot

Woman Bashed With Bottles in Adelaide Attack

Mrs Jean Lenald Cook of Ferryden Park is reported in a critical condition at the Royal Adelaide Hospital after a violent assault in which she was struck with bottles. Police are investigating the incident and seeking witnesses.

Royal Adelaide Jean Lenald Cook Ferryden Park

Australians For T B Conference At New Delhi

Australian delegates attended the Colombo Plan TB conference in New Delhi marking its first Asia venue. Leaders highlighted Australia's aid to Asia, including nursing teams for TB clinics in Ceylon and Malaysia, and planned surveys for Singapore Brunei Sarawak and North Borneo.

Mdat Colombo Piancoun Australia Western Australian Department of Public Health National Tuberculosis N.A.P.T.A. Signs Asia Casey Ceylon Lady Tampler Hospital Kuala Lumpur Sogan Singapore Brunei Sarawak North Borneo

Tennis Victory For Nepean Defeats Murrrumbucca For Title

Nepean No 2 men's team won the country week teams championship B division at White City courts in Sydney. They defeated Murrrumbucca Cooma 5 sets 46 games to 3 sets 38 games after a tough path to the final, beating Forbes in the quarter finals and Gilgandra in a morning semi before a replay that Nepean won 4 sets 38 games to 4 won 36 games. The four teammates are related.

Sydney Nepean White City Murrumbucca Cooma Forbes Gilgandra Morni

Also Mentioned on This Page

Manuba Se Continistal Canberra R. R. Jordan, Jeweller Giles Street Kingston Avdiphony Viditeg Coloedar EAR Tse Nicode Mosley Western Bectric Bera Audiphone Vilumi i Newcatle Cobees Brisbane Grenill Abelaide Barker ST New Griffith Shopping Volkswagen Orgenhetion Aaa New Delhi Gibb & Beeman Captain's Flat Volcanint Caaing Erst At Asta Mort Str Braddon A.C.T Melbourne Len Griffiths Act Mediam
Search Courier

Search the Canberra Times Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Canberra Times?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication