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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
2
A garbled note references a pensions review involving ministerial figures Townley and Ms Coats, noting invalids and buses. The fragment mentions old age concerns and possible policy changes affecting pension provisions and transport aid.
Melbourne reports the Commonwealth Public Service lured Victorian officials and staff to Canberra amid wage offers, with Acting Premier Mr. Dogahan criticizing the system of uniform taxation. The piece notes tension between states and Canberra and mentions ongoing cases linked to the Lavers murder inquiry and potential clemency or new evidence in the Davis Derimote matter.
In the Workers Compensation Court Judge Fearnbow granted a record sum of 3524 pounds to Robert James Lynch a 41 year old totally blind farm hand of Pim Avenue Harbord for employer liability. Lynch lost sight in his left eye after a 1940 wood chopping accident and later became totally blind. The prior highest award in redemption of employer liability was 8500 pounds last April.
The High Court was told the Victorian Soldier Settlement Act faces challenge. Justice Dixon fixed the hearing for July 16 in Sydney. Trustees of the late Francis Hay estate test the state's power to acquire land for settlement.
Toowoomba witnesses describe 18 year old nurse Kay McKay as hysterical during a May 13 shooting at Toowoomba Mental Hospital. John Doran testified he and two others were drinking in the morning quarters when the gun fired and Kay claimed she did not intend harm. Cyeon de Now testified McKay had dared Kay to shoot. McKay, 19, was remanded until May 20 as the case continues.
About 3,000 servicemen marched and departed Canberra after a parade at Parliament House. Two thousand left in two trains, another 600 to clear the camp, with 500 air and road departures and 390 more to depart. Fighter aircraft were grounded, reservists swapped uniforms, and the community praised the disciplined conduct of the troops.
The Canberra Community Hospital reported that Maxwell Rumnell Dynes of Cox Street Alaslin was admitted with head injuries after a collision between a bicycle and a car on Limestone Avenue near Danidan Street. The driver Bry Sortmwell of Tom's Crescent was unnamed in the notice.
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