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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1956
Page
2
A man suffered serious injuries after a cow took fright and dragged him across rocky ground near Lithgow. The incident occurred Monday as Neville Borris attended to the animal, with medical workers responding to him at the scene. Authorities report no further details available.
Motorist F. C. Keans faced fines after a July night incident on Commonwealth Avenue near Commonwealth Bridge. Police observed erratic driving, the car veered across lanes, and the driver, Andrews, showed signs of intoxication. He admitted drinking seven middies of beer at the Hotel Canberra and had held a licence since 1938 with no prior offenses.
The Minister for Interior Mr Allen Fairhall rejected the ACT Advisory Council request to publish monthly details of housing list registrations and allotments. He argued that registration and preference details are personal and that publication could undermine privacy, despite support from ACT member J R Fraser who had investigated complaints of unfair treatment.
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