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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1956
Page
6
The A C T Advisory Council chair F D Quinane rebukes member P D Day after Day proposes meetings every fortnight to speed council work. Debate centers on meeting frequency with several members urging fewer sessions and focus on essential business. Meeting adjourns with next session planned for July 30.
Report from London indicates about 000 people mainly youths were arrested since the Poznan riots last Thursday. Curfew lifted Sunday. Warsaw says Poznan, where 48 deaths were reported, is now quiet. Also noted are leadership shifts and an inquiry into miscounted votes in a state election.
Vice President Richard Nixon plans a July 7 visit to Formosa to meet Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, following an invitation urged by President Eisenhower. Reporters in Gettysburg were told by the President's press secretary.
The Commonwealth Public Service Board chair, Mr 1 0 Brown, investigates whether the ACT Advisory Council members’ allowances are adequate. The council referred the issue to the Interior Minister, who asked the board to probe, with chairmen and Mr Brown reviewing background ahead of interviews.
Sydney reports the end of hire purchase restrictions with a reduced minimum deposit for new cars from 33 1/3 percent to 25 percent and a repayment period extended to three years. Second hand cars and farm equipment follow the same terms. maximum repayment for used vehicles rises to 36 months.
Mr P D Day suggested delaying the closing of King's Avenue weir by flooding in the Molonglo catchment area. He proposed a central flood gate that could be opened to drain the weir as rain fell, allowing faster water clearance and postponing road closure.
U S government moved to intervene in the steel strike that halted about 450000 United Steelworkers idled thousands of railroad workers and coal hauling railroads posted leave notices as the two day old walkout began to bite into steel dependent industries.
A year old workman Richard Malone of Capital Hill Hostel suffered a broken leg after falling from a tractor while repairing greens at the Royal Canberra Golf Course yesterday morning. Canberra Ambulance transported him to Canberra Community Hospital where he was admitted.
A 40 ton capacity public weighbridge has been installed on Wentworth Avenue Kingston near the Canberra Technical College. Senior Inspector Harold Hayes oversaw weighing tests, with W and T Avery supervisor Alf Bird directing installation. The bridge is the largest single deck weighbridge in Australia and expected to be in use soon.
The COMIFA GL meeting last night approved completion of the North Canberra RSL Club 2.3.0 by Hudson and Marx. The contract requires rebuilding within three months from Monday. Chairman N. E. Gryll said the contract figure slightly exceeded the previous balance and that the earlier firm had demolished the unsafe portion and laid foundations. He expected membership to rise rapidly as work nears completion.
The ACT plans outer octagon roads around City Hill to ease flooding traffic. Proposals include Allarg Street Lawson Crescent and Farrell Street with decking on Commonwealth Bridge. Priority given to Adelaide Avenue improvements amid criticism of sub standard, poorly lit conditions and the need to widen Jardine Street.
Canberra council heard concerns over a £300000 contract given to a firm with only £3000 capital and another to a man with £600 borrowed capital. Mr Day urged tighter pre tender checks by the Department of Works, while Mr James said details of the 1956 57 works programme were not available. He noted ordinary checks cover contractor standing before major contracts.
The ill-fated Jovita is set for sale at the Suva saleyards on July 12. Buyers must pay 40 percent duty on the government valuation of £3150 in Fijian currency.
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Moscow for a three day visit to hold talks with Soviet leaders.
The Canberra Legacy Club introduces a Certificate of Adoption scheme. Yass RSL Sub Branch becomes the first group to qualify by agreeing to raise at least 25 pounds annually to support Legacy work. Harry Brady will present the certificate to Dr. David Graham at a Yass social event. Eleven groups have qualified so far. A dinner in early September will mark a climax for the drive during NSW Legacy Week.
London report notes Hast Molesey Cricket Club presented Dame Pattie Menzies with a silver crocodile shaped rattle dating to 1734. The Scottish made piece with a bone handle is among very few remaining silver artifacts.
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