Fragmented Local Notice About The Hilles Event
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a local event tied to the Hilles, with unclear names or dates. The readable words suggest a gathering or incident at a community location, but specifics are indistinct.
12 Jun 1957
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1957
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a local event tied to the Hilles, with unclear names or dates. The readable words suggest a gathering or incident at a community location, but specifics are indistinct.
The firm Wedgers and Calthorpe Limited confirms Thursday's public auction of Block 67, Gungahlin, despite protest from Rural Lessees’ Association. The company explains its 1937 lease, two thirds share in district saleyards, and plan to use proceeds to fund nearby amenity development. The Department of the Interior leased the land for public use, now slated for private lease sale.
The debate over supply for 101,000,000 pounds ran to end of October as Mr Walsh warned of adjustments if a government changes after an election. Mr Nicklin pressed for an early vote while Parliament rejected Mr Duggan’s bid to be recognised as Opposition Leader. The Gair, Liberal and Country Parties were poised to outvote the Official Labour Party.
Parliament heard a secret report alleging Mr. Bukowski, Queensland Army Poot Committee member and Mackay resident, was listed with a local Communist Party branch though no active involvement was proven. Bukowski challenged the charges, threatening criminal libel action if repeated outside Parliament, noting two witnesses named by accuser were dead.
The Post Office invites tenders for a co axial cable telecommunications link between Melbourne and Sydney via Canberra. The project aims to carry television radio relays as well as telephone and telegraph channels, as existing Sydney Melbourne facilities near full capacity with 477 trunk line amplifiers and 102 telegraph channels, compared with earlier years.
Six Hungarians including a Calvinist pastor and a theater producer were sentenced to death by a Gycer court in Western Hungary. Pastor Lojor Gulyas and producer Gabor Foeldes led a movement to overthrow the Peoples Democratic System during the Hungary rising last year. The other three were convicted of murder and participation in the rising.
In Chichester Harbour a headless frogman body was recovered. Pathologist Dr. D P King now says identification may be possible on several grounds though he cites none. The body lacks identifying marks in a suit with no insignia, while speculation links it to Commander Lionel Crabbe who vanished near Portsmouth Harbour last year amid Russian warship activity.
Sydney police report another hold up after a planned repeat robbery targeting the advertising department cashier. The bandits, described as two men, fled into Hunter Street after holding William Norrie at Morven Street Guildford, as investigators say the assault mirrors last Tuesday’s crime.
Thieves smashed the front window of Dwvyer's Photographic Store at The Lawns Mare Lika and took Vive cameras and two tripods valued at over £260. Police opened inquiries after the break at around 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The theft targeted the most valuable items displayed, suggesting a camera‑savvy thief or thieves.
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