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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 16, 1957

Page

7

Airlift Of Tents To Aid Persian Quake Victims

International relief effort moves 180 conical tents in three Turkish Air Force flights from Istanbul to Persia. Red Cross nations fund this aid while the Red Lion and Sun Society seeks 5 000 tents. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen Soraya tour quake zones amid new tremors and mass casualties.

Red Cross Australia Canada Britain Luxembourg Netherlands Norway United States Istanbul West Germany Persia Red Lion and Sun Society Red Cross Organisation of League Cravens Teheran Shah Mihammed Reza Pahievi Babul Sanghal Caspian Sea Amol Soraya

Building Workers Must Wear Safety Helmets

The Department of Labour and Industry orders coloured safety helmets for all workers on major building sites. Prosecutions will be launched for noncompliance to protect against injuries from falling objects. The rule applies in Newcastle and Wollongong with three other centres joining shortly.

Sloner Department of Laboour and Industry BWIU Polancy Newcastle Wollongong

Radioactive Tank Adrift Off Atlantic Ocean

A yellow painted steel tank filled with radioactive metallic sodium waste from nuclear submarine engine work drifted in the Atlantic. The Coast Guard warned it endangered navigation though an Atomic Energy Commission officer said the waste itself was not highly dangerous. The tank, dumped overboard by the tanker Octo Bayway with others, failed to sink and posed main risk as a floating object.

New York Atlantic Ocean U.S. Coastguard Service Octo Bayway The Atomic Energy Commission

Friendly Home Advisory Service Visit Report

A Friendly Home Advisory Service representative conducted a home visit to assess needs and provide guidance on available support options. The visit aimed to identify how services could aid the household with safety maintenance and accessible resources.

and Friendly Home Advisory Service

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