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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1957
Page
1
A fragmented OCR note mentions rugby and a crowd at a gate with references to teams and places. The text is unclear but hints at a sports event with marginal names and a local setting. No clear date or outcome is extractable.
The Acting Prime Minister Sir Arthur Fadden held preliminary talks with Treasury and Commonwealth Bank officials on proposed changes to the Commonwealth Bank Act. Officials said no decisions were made, with Cabinet submissions to follow. The discussions touched on separating central and trading bank functions and adjusting deposit rules, with potential transfer of Commonwealth Savings Bank assets to the trading bank debated amid opposition from Labour and some government members.
Mass removal and burial of hurricane dead continued in Louisiana as 267 bodies were identified and moved to common graves. President Eisenhower’s rep said the death toll could reach 500, with Cameron and nearby villages uninhabitable for weeks. Red Cross cautioned workers against overnight stays amid health fears and lingering pestilence risks.
The Queen Mother departed London by air for Salisbury Southern Rhodesia at night. Prince Charles and Princess Anne hurried to bid farewell at the London airport as she boarded the Britannia in the new turbo prop. Princess Margaret joined the royal waves before departure.
A well dressed man described as an investigator entered a Bar rack Street lottery office cubicle by trick and stole 80 from a cashier. He waited 15 minutes, brushed aside Mrs. L. Dibble and exited after flashing a card claiming to be a CLB Investigation Officer. The theft occurred today. he escaped before staff could intervene.
West Indies defeat Derbyshire by 173 runs before lunch on the final day of a three day match. West Indies totals 115 and 315, Derbyshire 140 and 117 in a game reported from Chesterfield by AAP Reuters.
An airman reports surviving 54 days in a snowbound Sierra area after his aircraft exploded. He says he crawled and hobble 13 miles in 15 days with injuries to ankles, crossing rough terrain with routes above 11 000 feet. He sent a death certificate to his family, insisting they were told he would not have survived.
In a Cairo interview President Nasser says nationalism dominates the region, denies spread of communism, and notes Egypt’s arms deals include Soviet submarines. He declines recognition of Israel and urges joint world peace efforts while warning Western focus on canal transit overlooks broader Palestinian issues.
A two day flight plan outlines Comet aircraft operating from a British airfield with overnight stops in Singapore. The service will ferry about 1,000 RAF Antler task group personnel to Australia for spring atomic tests at Maralinga, while the planes resume rapid world leadership in long and fast schedules. The Comets will stay briefly at Edinburgh for servicing before continuing to Singapore and back to the U.K. within two days.
New York Tuesday report says Israel fortified the demilitarised border area and urged UN observers to monitor the armistice with Syria. The move follows a recommendation by Palestine law authorities and echoed calls for stricter enforcement.
Bruce Crampton faced elimination after a 75 in the first round but rebounded with a superb 70 in the second. His total 148 guarantees qualification, overturning morning fears he would need 72 to reach the cutoff.
The Minister for Immigration Mr Townley stated the Commonwealth Government aims to help migrants and restore morale by encouraging former nationals who fled to return home. He called on relatives and newspapers to report cases to the Commonwealth migration officer in the state.
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