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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
1
A brief softball scorecard item records Edmunds 23 Queantenn 7 in a county league game. The fragment lists team names and a final score with unclear context or additional details.
Reports describe violent clashes outside Midlands factories as unions protest mass layoff figures. Police used force to separate strikers and nonstrikers with hundreds attempting to reach works in Birmingham Coventry Oxford and surrounding areas amid disputed worker turnout numbers.
Premier Cahill announces the resignation of Railway Commissioner Winsor who planned to retire on his 65th birthday. The cabinet votes to extend service terms with two years pay and a lump sum, while N McCusker is expected to succeed him.
Olympic Games Organising Committee chairman W. B. Kent-Hughes appointed New York television executive Paul Talbot as exclusive agent to coordinate television theatrical and newsreel coverage of the Melbourne Games. The move aims for widest possible ton of visual coverage.
Australia and England prepare for the fourth Test at Old Trafford with a 14 man squad possible but final selection likely from Colin McDonald Jim Burke Neil Harvey Keith Miller Ken Mackay Peter Burge Jan Craig Ron Archer Richie Benaud Ray Lindwall and others. Keith Miller may bowl with Lindwall and Langley to play if finger injury heals. Groundsman Betty Pack called the pitch a real Australian wicket with early fast bowler help and cracks noted.
Rain hampers levee strengthening on the Lower Murray River with 34 inches falling at Mildura. Officials warn banks around Wentworth risk collapse and urge evacuation of heavy and valuable furniture as river levels hover near danger thresholds. Station residents brace for siege conditions lasting possibly until Christmas as evacuation by boat or light aircraft is planned.
The Commonwealth may back a national road programme with coordinated funding. Prime Minister and ministers discussed road schemes, with no formal plan yet submitted, while state requests and potential taxation measures remain under review.
The text notes a claim by a Member of Parliament about milk secrets and a day ending with a debate in the House. It references a parliamentary discussion and implied issues surrounding milk. Further readable context is needed for specifics.
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd argued Israel holds the military edge in the region as Labour challenged arms embargo plans. He linked Israel’s position to Western interests and Egypt relations, while Dag Hammarskjold urged cautious UN diplomacy and a possible return to the area in October.
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