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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
1
Goulburn City Council imposed strict water restrictions after damage to the main pumping station at Marsden Weir. All water for industrial use is cut off and the town’s standby pump is being repaired. Deputy Mayor Clark warned the entire supply could fail and full restoration may take days.
Canberra's weekend water use approached the 16 million gallon limit asked by Minister Nixon to avert a sprinkler ban. In 24 hours ended Saturday it reached 14.9 million, and 24 hours to Friday rose to 15.6 million. Meteorology forecasts showers in the ACT east with a high near 79, after a hot 84 on Monday.
A Vietnamese private is credited with saving four servicemen from certain death after a bridge collapse, with reports noting his actions prevented a greater disaster. The individual’s exact name and unit are not clearly provided in the fragmented OCR text.
Canberra Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals plans to press the Canberra Turf Club for an explanation after the death of Caravela, a skull fracture in the saddling enclosure, and the delayed shooting following a barrier trial. The incident, alongside another fatal break in a maiden handicap, sparked public distress and calls for accountability ahead of the society’s next meeting.
Mr Alex Rose steered the ketch Lively Lady through the rip into Bass Strait from Williamstown toward Portsmouth. The vessel, slower earlier, quickened after passing the rip at 8.19 pm in moderate seas and a south easterly breeze. Thousands watched as spectator craft lined Port Phillip Bay awaiting the return voyage with aims to reach Cape Horn by mid March.
Hill Leslie King a retired Royal Navy commander backed by Beaverbrook Newspapers builds Galway Blazer Two for a non stop global voyage. The vessel will feature two masted junk rig sails and Hasler self steering gear designed by Atlantic yachtsman Colonel Blondie Hasler who says the rig is easier to handle than conventional sails.
Prime Minister Senator Gorton stepped in after a three day postal strike. He ordered talks between the Public Service Board and the Amal gamated Postal Workers Union to end the stoppage. About 13 million letters and parcels were blocked in Melbourne and Sydney. Gorton met at Narra bundah with Sir Frederick Wheeler, chairman of the Public Service Board, and the APWU federal secretary urged immediate talks.
Senator Gorton and Sir Frederick prepare to confer with the union as soon as drivers resume work. ACTU APWU and Public Service Board plan talks in Canberra on pay demands for a five day week. Van drivers have worked to existing rules since December 18 after the board refused a six dollar weekly rise. The nationwide disruption has closed many offices with millions of undelivered items banked in Melbourne Sydney and Hobart. Drivers in Tasmania vote today on joining the strike.
Canberra delays grow as 20 PMG van drivers strike in sympathy with NSW workers. A Canberra postal manager appeals to residents to stop mailing while the strike lasts. Hardship mail for pensioners and Australian troops in Vietnam may still be delivered, with APWU officials set to meet to arrange deliveries.
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew told reporters in London that Singapore might hire mercenaries to defend itself if Britain withdraws troops too quickly from the Far East. He joked about retired British generals and said Britain plans to withdraw from Malaysia and Singapore by 1971 and Far Eastern naval forces by 1973. He offered to buy British Bloodhound missiles and noted interest in US Hawk missiles made in Japan, while preferring equipment over personnel from the United States. The Commonwealth Secretary returned to London with plans and the Cabinet awaited his report.
Two more fatalities were reported in New South Wales as floods worsened across the state. Emergency services worked to reach affected communities while authorities warned residents to stay clear of swollen rivers and floodways.
Two children drowned at Waicha in northern NSW while crossing a flooded creek. The death toll from floods rises to three, as reported on page 3. Australian and New Zealand troops clash near Saigon killing 11 Vietcong. no Australian casualties, two New Zealand soldiers reported. A North Vietnamese journalist raids China. Page 5. World newspapers critique Moscow intellectuals quotes. Page 4. OTHER PAGES.
Two French freelance photographers Claude D Arpin and Jean Yves Gautron were stopped near the Cambodian border by US soldiers and kept in a military stockade overnight. Their press accreditation has been suspended amid questions over border crossing rules.
A BOAC 707 carrying Mrs Holt returned to Sydney from London after the pilot could not retract the landing gear. The plane circled for an hour to jettison fuel, then landed and the passengers were moved to the overseas terminal lounge. Mrs Holt was escorted to the VIP lounge. The flight departed again at about 10.30 pm.
A 20 year old Cootamundra man and telecommunications technician William Roberts remembered little of his fall from the Spirit of Progress about 2:50 am Friday near his home Green Acres near Morrison's Hill Siding. He said he must have no prepare to get off the train and is feeling better though rash persists.
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