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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1956
Page
1
The High Commissioner for Canada W Arthur Irwin hosts visiting St. George's School rugby players at his residence after arrival. Team captain Peter Tynan and Peter Irvine join Major General J R Campbell and headmaster John Harker in the reception. They will play RMC second XV at Duntroon this afternoon.
Sydney Friday reports the Australian Labour Party expelled Clive Evatt amid a party dispute over a dismissal motion involving Mr. Kane and the party executive. The move raises questions about unity while Evatt contends he had no formal charge, and notes his potential Independent Labour status in state parliament.
Sydney reports Minister for Transport Enticknap criticizes intergovernmental taxation transfers and unveils a four point railway plan. He notes a proposed pay rise package for railway workers would strain the budget, detailing alleged costs of £2 a week, 10/ per week, and weekly pays versus fortnightly, urging investigation of alternatives.
Friday reports a high ranking Atal Liberation figure, Colonel Hafeez, commander of the newly formed unit, was killed in a motive accident on Wad. The incident details remain unclear as investigators reveal partial findings.
A man aged 82, George Neville Eastham of Crimea Street St Kilda, was stabbed to death during a late night fight as cricket test play continued. A second man was injured and taken to hospital for interview by homicide detectives.
Police in Tampa Florida detained seven children aged five to eleven linked to the nursery gang. The youths admitted stealing plants from a nursery for sale to residents at fifteen cents each, forming a small theft ring.
Early morning frost on Frost Road caused a four car collision on the Commonwealth Bridge at about 7 40 am while commuters headed to work. Cars driven by Madden Lalor Rob ert Kay Bernard Vass and Lawrence Sellimo sustained minor damage as icy roads slowed stopping. A second minor collision occurred on Sandwash Road at 7 45 am between Thomas Brown and Julian Borg both with minor damage.
Deniliquin faced rising floodwaters from the Murray and Edwards rivers, forcing about 1,000 residents to evacuate northern areas. Levee breaches were being prepared to relieve pressure, while nearby towns reported varying risk levels and rail lines were cut. The Commonwealth pledged funds and air support to bolster flood relief efforts.
The first secretary of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, B Ubani, faced an ugly scene during a Kensington lecture. Students snatched the rostrum, a fight broke out, and police intervened after several men attacked Ubani while others protected him. A window was broken amid the disturbance.
London Friday AAP Reuters reports Frederick Woot 74 was jailed for theft at Uxbridge yesterday after spending 57 years in prison. The long-serving inmate, once believed released, faced an additional 12 months before final discharge.
Melbourne reports that hopes for a nation-wide settlement of the wharf dispute fade as waterside workers in several ports threaten stoppages. About two thousand men and over fifty ships have been involved since new efficiency provisions were added to the stevedoring award twelve days ago. The Water side Workers' Federation and shipowners are urged to avoid inflammatory action while awaiting a board of reference.
Radio Peking reported that major rail lines enabling rapid troop and supply movement to the coast facing Formosa were now more than half finished, signaling a strategic buildup by Communist China along the China coast.
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