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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
3
A partial report from Inverell notes Nena’s fowls and prior experience. The week end figures show only about 1000 fowls counted, far from the expected 400. Details are fragmentary and unclear.
The State Cabinet today commuted the death penalty of Seranca Mervyn Garvie, a 39 year old labourer, for the murder of Cecil John Kelly at Bulli. Garvie will serve a term of penal servitude. The decision marks a shift from execution to imprisonment in the case.
United States ships of Admiral Byrd's expedition pierced heavy ice to reach the Ross Sea near Mount Saye yesterday. The crew reported the polar sea’s vast pack and treacherous conditions as they pushed forward, advancing what they termed a significant navigation milestone in the Antarctic venture.
The ACT Industrial Board is expected to sit in February to determine an application by the Canberra Trades and Labour Council seeking state wide terms for Parliamentary service employees. The board may also hear the ACT Police Association matter after it secures Attorney General Evatt’s authority.
Pravda reports Bevin renounced the 20 year Britain Russia friendship treaty. The article asserts Bevin lacks a steady policy toward the United States and Russia, stirring doubt and anxiety among ordinary Britons.
No eviction action against Mr. G. J. Butt of Campbell Street Allmtie was initiated as Sheriff Davidson left for annual holidays on the South Coast. Deputy sheriffs lack clear instruction and may act only in their official capacity, creating confusion over private property enforcement.
Manila reports three villagers killed by a violent eruption of Sete tomescy in Mayen votlcana. The lava and ash plume forced 6,000 residents on Southern Luzon to flee into danger zones while volcanic ash hampered aid efforts at Logaspl Leprosarium where twenty escape attempts have occurred.
Sydney dispatch reports Mr. F J Capill chair of the State Parliamentary Labour Party dismissed a paper report of a proposed caucus discipline against Mr. W of Yass as rubbish. Mr Cahill said disciplinary powers lie with the ALP executive between annual conferences and appealed punishment can go to the annual conference.
London University plans big expansion to meet rising demand for medical training from overseas doctors. A Royal Charter will formalise the Bridy Postgraduate Medical Federation with a main centre at Hammersmith Hospital. Nearly £150,000 is granted for the current year to fund expansion and specialist training across London and other centres. Doctors from India, Africa, the Americas, and Europe pursue placements at London hospitals as part of the federation’s growth.
A fragmented clipping mentions Jews arriving by plane in India and references a Dutch army unit fighting from Indo China. It notes a payment of 140 pounds each and includes garbled names and phrases indicating wartime or displacement context.
The Philippines government ordered Far East Air Transport to ground all aircraft and launch an investigation after a DC4 crash near Bhunghal that killed all aboard. Allegations claim pilots, mechanics, radio operators lacked valid licences and the crew failed to hold proper credentials.
Auckland reports a New Zealand Private named Lovie, wife and daughter in Auckland, thought prisoner in Yugoslavia. His mother resided there. in June 1545 he visited Italy and then his mother, with no word for 14 months.
Hobart report states Brian Bellera refused comment on claims he damaged the MCC cricket unit by public criticism. London Evening Standard writer Hylton Cleaver alleges publicity harmed team unity as the England tour opened. Sellers, captain of Oklahoma and selector, disputes the charges and says no public dispute is evident among travelers.
A failed robbery at a service station ends with Harry Hop Stone, once a Austrian lightweight boxing champion, knocking down one assailant and scattering the other. Stone’s quick response frustrates the bandits who flee the scene.
In Melbourne, Goldatrough Mort and Co. Ltd was fined £7,000 for trading Lucerne hay above fixed prices. Produce agent William Eric Hoocking sold hay above the price and received three months jail, with seven days of it to be served. The company faced £7,000 in fines on seven charges, and an eight day stay of proceedings was granted to allow appeals. The defence argued the prices order was invalid for not clearly defining whole release trading.
The death of the flight navigator yesterday increases the Kent crash toll to seven. The Dakota passenger plane went down near Kent on Saturday, with the death roll rising to seven as another victim succumbs in London.
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