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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
2
Melbourne reports Trans-Australia Airlines plans a celebration as 300000 passengers are reached today. A half month seat sale is announced with refunds for those traveling on a guest flight. Branch managers coordinate centralised progress in Melbourne.
Commissioner Transport Mrs N Neale said total deaths from road accidents on site during April and the first four months of this year reached 168 killed and 2806 injured.
A Melbourne harbour trust payroll theft. A waterman found two cylinders and a hole cut in a strongroom wall just before dawn. The missing money was the weekly payroll of about £0,300. Police noted unknown intruders and watched for incoming planes as investigators examined the scene.
At a conference, Senator McKenna backed increasing the Commonwealth contribution under the hospital benefit scheme to 6s per day, with Tasmania’s White urging a 12s daily rate. NSW’s Kelly noted hospital boards faced resignations over unpaid trades, while a proposal for broader mental health funding and extending the Service Act was discussed.
The report lists a women’s hockey page from Acton on Saturday with player initials and partial scores including Queanbeyan versus another team. It mentions nurses high team and Brayne, Mauer, and others in a terse, partly unreadable summary.
Bidding ran brisk at a government storeyard disposal sale in Kingston with copper wire clearing at 1100 and discarded batteries reaching 72 pounds. Buyers from New South Wales joined locals, bidding on four lots including a steam roller and wooden framed stretchers, with prices sustained through the sale.
South Riverina Graziers' Association President urged deporting foreign members of the Communist Party at the Graziers' Federal Council convention. A resolution called for deportation and strict enforcement of industrial laws, citing global Communist activity as a threat to Australian democracy.
In a Royal Inquiry hearing at Lomight in Mictaly the Assembly heard grave charges against the Egg Board and Poultry Farmers Association. Lechte and Bleigh accused H H Knox and Hurst of a scheme to damage Carter Bros at Werri bee, with Fox alleged to be an accomplice. the Labour Minister Highland indicated a settlement may be reached soon.
Sydney reports calls from graziers to end petrol rationing as government figures show motor vehicle use up 82 percent since 1916 47 while petrol rationing rose 20 percent. Sir William states the Liquid Fuel Control Board is extending its role and questions remain about supplies and control.
The report notes construction abandonment and a nine year completion window if materials and funding align. It mentions eighteen of twenty seven joints cleared and upcoming maintenance needs.
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