17 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
1
A royal inquiry seeks to clarify governance and oversight measures. Officials pledge transparency, stating departments will submit reports by a designated deadline and consult with stakeholders to address public concerns regarding governance efficiency and accountability.
Canill's plea against pension reduction was rejected by a Labor majority at the conference. The decision upheld the policy to keep pensions for governors, despite calls to limit benefits for officeholders already earning high salaries. The delegate body, about 1700, split among left, center, and right wings, with official tickets leaning to right-wing leadership.
A garbled report claims three Soviet submarines were seen in the English Channel and later in the Mediterranean, with Malta and Cyprus as referenced points. The British Admiralty reportedly linked two modern submarine types to a potential move toward the Faravian navy, though details are unclear.
Trevor Oli Bcott, 81, of Leich hind, slipped from rocks at Manty while pulling in a large fish. His brother, Stewart Guy Scott, attempted a rescue but the line broke and the man was swept away, presumed drowned.
The migrant ship Captain Hobson with 590 passengers bound for New Zealand from England is being towed by the Me Weighter Park after a breakdown 570 miles east of New Zealand. HM NZ mine sweeper Stowe's escort reports rising seas and a 15 knot east wind as recovery continues toward Wednesday morning.
President Eisenhower said Japan and Britain must gain freer trade to sustain themselves without US aid. He spoke informally at the White House to a trade policy group seeking to expand global commerce, noting the danger of a world unable to earn a living through trade. Some attendees linked his remarks to Britain's easing of its China embargo, though he did not mention it.
A string of accidents in New South Wales last night left six people dead and many injured. Moore Park couple Mrs Sarchfield and a man were hospitalized after a collision near Goulburn, while Walter Meary of Merrylands died when his semi trailer rolled on the Hume Highway. In Sydney, a panel van carrying the Christian and Jeffs families collided with a utility truck at Ashfield injuring several, including two adults and six children. A man will face Sowburn Court on charges of stealing from the car involved.
Woman dies from head injuries after a collision between a car and a semi trailer on the Cooma Canberra Road near Bredbo. Two other occupants, Joseph Gordon and Trevor Griffith, admitted to Cooma District Hospital after a utility and a semi trailer collision on the Berridale Road.
U S and Soviet officials discuss a two to three year ban on atomic tests with international inspection. Washington framed it as a first step toward easing the atomic threat while demanding peaceful missile material diversion and any deal faces cautious scrutiny by State Department and Defense leaders.
Mrs Arriott Bevan, Labour leader, urged Britain to accept the Soviet proposal to ban hydrogen bomb tests for two to three years. She spoke at a Doncaster miners meeting after Pris day UN disarmament talks in London. At Margate, 200 delegates urged government to lead UN stop H bomb tests as a step toward abolition. One delegate urged unions to withdraw labour from A bomb plants.
At the NSW annual general conference critics pressed for a new mechanism to overhaul the health scheme and address hospitalisation concerns. The debate highlighted dissatisfaction with the current system and called for substantial reforms.
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