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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 17, 1963

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2

Africans Gather Seeking Cure From Witchfinder Chikanga

About 5 000 Africans from Nyasa land Tanganyika Northern and Southern Rhodesia travel to see Chikanga a 30 year old reputed witchfinder. They believe his potions expel evil spirits and cure illnesses, while authorities fear witchcraft practices and warn against impostors amid rising self rule in the protectorate.

Nyasaland Tanganyika Rhodesia Chikanga Africa Munov Wesestanis Teal Athel

Plan To Swim Cook Strait Plan To Swim Cook Strait

Californian swimmer Mary Viergarey Revell plans to swim Cook Strait next month between North and South Islands New Zealand. Training four hours daily in a private London pool, she is a two year professional and polio survivor with seven endurance records.

London Mary Viergarey Revell Cook Strait New Zealand North South Islands Evening News Straits of Gibraltar Bosphorous Dardanelles Black Sea Marmora Sea Mackinac Straits Michigan Great Lakes

Man Dead at 1345 Years Old in Reitz South Africa

A man in Reitz South Africa reportedly died in hospital, thought to be 1345 years old. He was said to have been a boy of nine during the first Kaffir War and worked for Mrs Diederich until age 15, while her hired caretaker Mrs J Diede richs noted his long life claim and pension application.

Reitz South Africa P.reuter J. Diederichs Khabo Mualokeng Diederich

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