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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1967
Page
1
A brutal weekend across southern Australia brought a heatwave of record temperatures, gale winds, and bushfires. Sydney area flames destroyed homes in Belrose while towns near Melbourne faced ferocious blazes. Victoria recorded extreme heat with highs near 97 degrees and powerful northwesterly winds fanning fires. reports note fatalities and widespread property losses as fire crews battled spreading blazes across multiple counties.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a maritime incident and lifeboat context with references to a crew and waves. Names and places are garbled, leaving a partial scene of a rescue or recovery effort and unsettled reporting from a late news item.
Sydney report says 18 year old Aboriginal youth Denzil Stanley Mervyn Bell of Unanderra died after being knocked out in a boxing tent at Dapto showground. Bell had been cheering friends when he fought a professional foe for cash. He collapsed unconscious in the second round and died en route to medical aid.
Sydney bush walkers join police volunteers to resume search for missing Boy Scout Richard Cohen 15 of Vaucluse who disappeared after a Friday hike near Oberon. Four youths and Adnan Cooper began the trek. Cohen’s companions found no sign when returning to camp.
Ky and his wife wrapped up a five day Canberra Sydney Melbourne tour with pledges for housing forestry and medical aid to South Vietnam. Marshal Ky told crowds Australia’s peaceful way of life strengthens anti communist efforts and urged a free election and new constitution. The Melbourne march drew thousands while police kept order as Ky met Prime Minister Holt and Premier Bolte.
The New South Wales government led by Premier Askin signals readiness to assist South Vietnam with reconstruction. State ministers consider form and harbor cruise issues as part of the plan.
Turkish envoy Mr Askin said public servants will send five or six by tonight. Departments are to be in full swing within two months as the Minister for Conservation and others discuss operations. The Turkish government considers sending envoys to Sengram and Australia to address forests and related matters.
Sun day report from Hong Kong says peasants former soldiers and workers formed an anti Mao army in Kiangsi seizing control of large areas. The Nanchang Radio broadcast described roadblocks power and communications outages factory and mine closures and banks seized as police and regular army units reportedly refused orders. Rebels claimed August First battle units and veteran cadres, with some provincial officials backing them, overwhelmed Maoist forces in parts of Nanchang and surrounding counties, signaling broad civil unrest in south central China.
A triple crash at the junction of Pina and Torrens Meets Braddon on Saturday night left two men and a 15 year old girl injured. Joy Shepherd and her two passengers were treated at Canberra Community Hospital. Sandra Thompson suffered head and neck injuries and a broken Achilles tendon but her condition was listed as satisfactory. Kenneth Hogan and Eugene Petrushevski escaped injury.
An eight year old boy Roland Koenigs of Ouwr Wiss was severely burned on Saturday when he touched wires in an electrical device. He suffered burns to his left hand.
Parents sending children to Roman Catholic primary schools will face higher fees this year. The Archbishop of Goulburn, Dr Eris O'Brien, urges Commonwealth help. Other notes mention aerial raids over North Vietnam and various political shifts in South America and Australia.
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