Canberra Dump Salvage Plan Faces Opposition
Dr. W J Wienholt of the Department of Health opposed a proposal by the Department of the Interior to allow salvaging on a new rubbish dump south of Canberra. He warned public scavenging could endanger children after reports of poisoning and a death. Barrenger outlined a planned dump near Canberra Grammar School with limited salvaging allowed at personal risk.
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Department of the Interior
Canberra
W. J. Wienholt
Department of Health
Wienholt
AGT
Preas
H A. Barrenger
Department of Interior
Canberra Grammar School
Monaro Crescent
Barrenger
Cottey
de Kadelide
Headdon
Dum
Wienholy
Migrants greet Mr Menzies at sea aboard Strathaird
More than 1200 British migrants aboard the liner Strathaird saw Prime Minister Menzies in mid ocean days from Cape Town. The meeting occurred as the Strathaird and Arcadia passed each other with flags dipped and greetings exchanged.
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Parth
Strathaird
Menzies
Capetown
Arcadia
Britain
Menriva
Menzies Reanest
14 Die In Pacific Western Airlines Crash
A Pacific Western Airlines twin engine plane with fifteen passengers and three crew crashed on takeoff from Port Hardy and burned. Fourteen people died including stewardess Pat Wilson, 23, of Vancouver, with injuries listed as nonfatal for survivors. The crash occurred as the plane nose-dived and burned shortly after departure.
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Vancouver
Pourtees
Port Hardy
Vancouver Is
Snoring Triggered Stabbing, Police Say in Sydney Case
In Central Court a 61 year old Maltese pensioner Josep Galea of Palmer Street Woodloomeatloo faced murder charges for stabbing Henry Charles Budd after a dispute over snoring. Prosecutor Sgt Hamilton said the two men shared a room with a partition and Budd complained of the noise. Galea allegedly stabbed Budd in the street, causing two fatal knife wounds. Bail was denied and Galea was remanded to July 2 for coroner hearing.
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Sydney
Central Court
Josep Galea
Palmer Street
Woodloomeatloo
Henry Charles Budd
Mar SM
Gates
Folica
Sgt Hamilton
Fed
Budd
Queanbeyan bus driver freed on traffic count
The Court of Petty Sessions dismissed a charge of failing to give way against Arthur Robinson, a Queanbeyan bus driver with 42 years of licensing and no prior traffic convictions. Police evidence related a right turn into Scott's Crossing causing a rear- end collision with a small car driven by Alpha Pinhero of Miller Street O'Connor.
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Queanbeyan
J. ¢Ry Keane
Arthur MM
Robineson
Mays
Det
Scott's
Robinson
Scott’s Crossing
Scott's Crossing
Alphanay Pinhero
Miller Street
O'Connor
Test of Atomic Device Postponed by Wind Conditions
Winds forced a postponement of the fifth scheduled atomic test in the current series. The device, to be detonated from a balloon, would have yielded more than 26 kilotons of explosive power.
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Dept. MC
G.P.O
A.C.T
Heydey Sports
Wwe
Mr. Menzies
Mid-Ocean
Canada
U.S
A. Arthur
Government Printing Office
Messrs
A. Flaming
J. Thompson
J. Wignall
Canberra Times
Lonsdale Street
Braddon, A.C.T
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