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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1966
Page
10
Former Australian leader Calwell condemned the Commonwealth Conference as a useless exercise. He warned non participation could threaten Australia’s future role and questioned whether unanimity guarantees should drive agenda choices or doom the Commonwealth.
Local officials and MPs discuss a long awaited Batemans Bay hospital. The plan, backed by government and state representatives, faces delays and funding concerns while promises to build a new facility in 1966 67 linger amid reviews and extensions.
Sydney reports two senior RoyalSoldier League executives flown to South Vietnam. Bri gadier W. H. Hall president of the Victorian branch and R. Bunting Angela Ivanovici 16, of Narrabundah, head Papua New Guinea branch. A Ve e Jay sighting on Lake Burley Griffin provided a sunny respite.
Army doctors said reports of a new deadly malaria strain affecting Australians were unfounded. They noted falciparum remains the main risk, controlled by spraying breeding areas and preventive measures. They reported most cases respond to treatment with few relapses and stressed no cause for panic.
Sydney report says a five year old woman will appear in court charged with the murder of a nine month old baby girl in Sittingbourne Kent England. Detectives, acting on a proquest from British police, questioned the woman yesterday awaiting extradition proceedings.
Adelaide reports the chief officer of the freighter Sydney Star, Peter Brecknell, was hospitalized after suffering injuries while battling a blaze on the ship Saturday.
Four Sydney greyhounds died of heat ex haustion on arrival at Hobart airport ahead of Hobart Thousand. Trainer Lea Harper and handler Les Arett noted dogs Diame Prince Star Charlie Blac Rain and Black Fawn were valued at 7600 pounds. another top dog Game Prince was bought for 1500 pounds. Separate incident reports describe a freight fire off Cape Willoughby injuring two and delaying Melbourne bound cargo as crews fought flames in a smoke filled hold.
A boy riding in a Heron sailing craft was thrown into Lake Burley Griffin during a squall near Tarcoola Beach. The boy, his father, and another man fell overboard until the Mimosa ferry rescued the boy as skipper John Dunbar pulled him from the water.
London report states a 16 year old Australian boy has arrived in Britain to attend Gordonstoun School on exchange with Prince Charles era ties. The visit marks a youthful Australian exchange aimed at fostering educational and cultural links between nations.
A troubled report recounts a drowning during a groping rescue at Narooma as two men stayed to right a drifting swimmer. The victim, named Swann, was a student at Gordonstoun set to begin a term at Geelong. Prince Charles and staff prepare for a school term as the incident prompts safety reviews.
Two boys, Alan Marshall seven and Ray John Marshall eight, drowned in a stormwater drain at Ashgrove Brisbane yesterday while their younger sibling watched. The incident occurred as heavy rain battered the suburb. Local authorities and rescue services responded but could not save the children.
Sydney reports that starting tomorrow a special decimal currency inquiry bureau will answer public questions about the February 14 changeover. Sir Walter Scott says staff in capital cities will assist housewives and the elderly, with 29 operators across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart.
A Canberra company and Canberran executives argued over decimal currency adoption, with Mr J Edwards claiming employees and the elderly would be forced to learn a new system. A rescue launch on Lake Burley Griffin, ordered by the ACT Water Police, was halted after it failed to display the required flag.
ADELAIDE Sunday. Mr A V Thompson an ALP member of the House of Representatives for 17 years and of the SA House of Assembly for 16 years died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital late Thursday night at the age of 79.
A sailor who was aboard the Voyager when she sank has been posted to HMAS Melbourne despite his father’s protests. The move follows a naval transfer amid ongoing inquiries into the incident.
Five people, two adults and three children, were taken to Canberra Community Hospital after a triple collision on a Saturday afternoon near Westons Creek. Names and ages were not released. the incident involved a tractor and two cars on Voyager's road, Namara. The boy's father, Ray Meter, described psychological and physical effects from the crash.
television personality Bobby Limb will lead a new Australian troupe to Vietnam to entertain Australian troops. The group sails from Sydney tomorrow as the first monthly program the RSL hopes to arrange this year. With Limb are dancer Frank Ward accordionist Cue Merri dancer Pat Wordsworth and Brisbane singer Sammie Woods.
Sydney businessman petitions the United Nations accusing racial discrimination in New Guinea. Indian woman teacher Mins Pritam Prasad, 22, of Suva, was refused entry because of her colour in a move blamed on Australian citizenship requirements. Peck’s letter says she studied in Australia four years and sought a teaching post in New Guinea last August. The Education officialdom said she could not qualify for Australian citizenship, blocking the job. The Trusteeship Council circulated the lever on Friday. Prasad is unrelated to Nancy Prasad who was barred from Australia to Fiji last year.
A 14-year-old boy, Bruce Scarlett of Highers, lay unconscious after an explosion at Mornington racecourse. Doctors at Alfred Hospital warned the next 48 hours would be critical as he underwent surgery for badly mutilated legs and head injuries. A racehorse named Dalheine was destroyed, and others were hurt by flying shrapnel. Police suspect a fuse cap from a six inch shell caused the blast.
Manila Times columnist Maximo Soliven argues the White Australia policy is not dead in a reaction to Australia's refusal of a Filipina bank executive Aurelio Locsin and family entry after seven months. He likens Canberra policy to apartheid and notes government promotion of white immigration.
Sydney police questioned a 17 year old girl at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after she was found yesterday morning lying almost naked in St Peters Park among scattered clothes. Hospital spokesman said the girl was in a distressed state and suggested a bomb-like device was involved. A man with a dog found the girl around 6 am near the horse stalls and alerted authorities.
Right Rev Howell Witt, Bishop of North West Australia, will join 285 delegates at the 16th Australian Citizenship Convention in Canberra. Former Welsh rugby player, he previously led the Anglican mission at Elizabeth, South Australia, and now governs the world’s largest Anglican diocese from Geraldton. The event opens in Canberra Theatre Castres at 10.3 Torre with Governor-General Lord Casey presiding.
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