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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1962
Page
1
Five persons feared missing as the worst bushfires in two decades threaten Healesville and Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne. Police report no confirmed missing persons while nearly 1,000 firefighters battled the blaze from Hurstbridge to Healesville.
Fires rage across Healesville Dandenong Ranges and surrounding districts destroying homes lands and animal sanctuaries. Emergency crews from Morwell Ballarat Mildura and others battle blazes with evacuations earlier reported and authorities warning of the worst in 20 years since Black Friday 1999.
Sydney reports ten fatalities on state roads during the weekend. Four youths died in Maitland where a single accident claimed four lives. The toll included a four year old girl and three elderly men struck by cars. the overall fortnight toll reached 37, averaging nearly three deaths per day.
The German ambassador to Australia Dr Hans Muhlenfeld and his wife arrived at Canberra airport after a four months holiday in Germany. A group of Australian friends greeted them yesterday with officials and German supporters present.
Emergency measures rush to curb smallpox as four deaths occur since December across Britain. Dozens isolated in hospitals and thousands vaccinated by clinics and doctors. Authorities suspect Pakistani migrants introduced the disease during a regional outbreak.
A 14 year old medical student, Hiscocks, sustained a severe foot bite when a shark leaped from the water and struck him while he rode a surfboard about 3000 yards offshore near Lismore. He paddled to shore and walked home before 40 stitches were applied at hospital.
Dr Muntenfeld arrived in Canberra after four months in Germany as talks focused on Germany boosting exports to Australia and importing Australian wool and wheat. He noted Australian wheat is softer and less finely graded than Canadian, urging farmers to improve grain quality and Wheat Board grading. He said Germany is labor short and migration talks were not discussed, while many foreign workers have entered Germany to fill jobs. He and Prau Muhlenfeld were greeted at the airport by friends and the Belgian Ambassador Willy Stevens.
The United States aims to place a man in orbit in a Mercury capsule around January 24. This historical plan outlines the milestone in early spaceflight development and sets dates for the orbital attempt.
In New South Wales over the weekend three people drowned in separate incidents. Robert Skeene, 35, died at Lake Macquarie while attempting to retrieve a lost car, his wife and nine year old daughter nearby. Jenelle Gault, five, drowned at Lake Burrell while holidaying with her parents. Lindsay Parker, seven, slipped into a creek near Denman while playing with his twin brother Terrence.
The six Foreign and Agricultural Ministers announced agreement on a common agricultural policy, clearing the last obstacle to a new four year stage. The transition allows some decisions by majority vote, with tariff cuts continuing beyond the 40 percent already made, as Ottawa warns of Canada’s likely response and Kennedy officials anticipate Europe becoming a major market for American goods.
Michelmass Sammons of Buchanan Street Narrabundah was struck on the leg by a brick thrown from a passing car between Dalrytaple Street and Caley Crescent. He received stitches at Community Hospital and provided no description of the occupants. Police ask for information on the incident.
A 43 foot yacht claimed scientifically equipped to withstand mechanical fallout is on sale at the National Water Hour show in New York. The exhibit is among about 4500 displays drawing more than 20000 visitors, with two craft showcasing water jet propulsion and a 45,000 dollar example of a twin screw yacht mentioned among the offerings.
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