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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1958
Page
6
Australian immigration chief Mr. Downer says easing limits on Southern Europeans would allow parents and close relatives to join settlers, clear a backlog of applications, and not raise overall intake. He notes declines since 1956, a gender balance shift, and urges humane policy aligned with British priority and Christian principles.
London reports Britain facing an epidemic of lung cancer blamed on heavy smoking. Dr Charles Toussaint of the British Chest Association warned preventive measures are delayed by stupidity and government inaction at the Commonwealth Chest Conference.
Four year old Chubby Pall remains on the danger list after a near fatal gunshot wound to the neck. His mother Elizabeth Pall, 22, died from a left temple wound and father Kajos Pall, 31, a railway porter, was found shot in the mouth beside a .22 rifle. Police believe Pall killed his wife and son and then shot himself at about seven this morning. Investigators seek Mrs Pall's parents in Western New South Wales.
More than 750 rebel soldiers surrendered in North Celebes, Antara Newsagency said. The group included Dutch colonial army veterans, Indonesian army deserters, and youths.
The Dairy Farmers Co. argues against a public milk authority in Canberra and against multiple milk treatment depots. It warns of contract penalties, supply guarantees, and higher costs, noting seasonal supply swings and high local standards. The firm emphasizes its Canberran plant, external suppliers Albury Tumut and Bemboka, and 4000 member producers, asserting a single depot suffices.
In Newcastle on Sunday a husband saved his wife from severe blood loss by following Gosford District Ambulance instructions to apply a tourniquet after she severed an artery in her right wrist. Mrs. Aliee Hutchison, 37, was treated at Gosford District Hospital and described in surgery as maintaining a satisfactory condition.
A mass meeting of mining unions at Broken Hill today decided to institute a nine-shift fortnight across the industry. The plan aims to limit shifts for all classifications of workers to create equal sacrifices.
Pat Rees Mal colm Muggeridge says the Chinese Communist regime will survive and prosper, reshaping Asia with a stable currency rising living standards and rapid industrial growth. He notes education progress, a genuine equality ethos, but calls it an austere dictatorship with enforced conformity and secretive governance under Mao Zedong.
A four year old schoolboy named John Barnes of Spring Street Melvern will face court on three charges for driving a car without insurance, without an absense and with an unregistered vehicle. Neighbours complained of the loud thundering car as it moved through the street while police were alerted after it was seen outside the home. His parents said he is car obsessed and bought the 1918 T-model Ford for 20 pounds, having rebuilt it including oil burner lights.
Norman Jackson, 32, of Augusta Street Enmore, died after a midget car crash at Parramatta hospital. Two stock car drivers Barry Hray and Mervyn Ward injured. Ezzy suffered fractured ribs and shock. Bert Spencer, 33, from Banks Hollow, injured in a separate bike collision with a fence. Another rider sustained a broken nose in pit area mishap.
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