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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
1
Government plans further import restrictions from July 1 to reduce expenditure as Australia seeks to balance its external account. The move targets luxury items and motor vehicles, following September cuts and a deficit noted at £447.7 million through May.
Anti polio serum from Melbourne was flown to Canberra then sent to Sydney as low clouds closed Fairbairn airfield. The 1500 doses will be used in Canberra schools bringing total doses to about 30000. Serum was kept in an unheated aircraft section and refrigerated on arrival. Health officials will store it in Canberra refrigerators to prevent rapid deterioration.
Authorities foresee a near end to the wool dispute with a likely settlement to be reached at the rescue meeting before the Federal Conciliation Commissioner Donovan. If settled, wool sales may resume in Sydney and Newcastle in July and buyers are expected to agree to arrest delays.
Perth reports the death of Dr Cecil Eddy a renowned Australian scientist and member of the Safety Committee for atomic tests aged sixty five. He suffered a heart attack in a Perth hotel after returning from the Monte Bellos where the committee checked radioactive fallout from recent atomic bomb tests. Eddy directed the Commonwealth X ray and Radium Laboratory in Melbourne for twenty years. Acting Prime Minister Sir Arthur Fadden voiced shock at Canberra news of his death.
Hong Kong leaders press for imperial preference as Commonwealth Prime Ministers meet in London to discuss economic policy and potential changes to preferential treatment. Senior officials emphasize the need to protect Hongkong’s trade interests amid debates on preferential schemes.
In Nicosia on Wednesday authorities returned the keys of the Paphos Bishopric to Greek Church authorities after it was shuttered under emergency regulations on May 20 following the discovery of pistols, two allegedly used in shootings, and a deputy editor of the Cyprus newspaper Mleftheria complained of a rough arrest.
Weather warnings trigger evacuations in North Wagga and other Murrumbidgee towns as levee walls fail and floods advance. Aborigines housed in emergency camps, planes drop relief to isolated districts, and towns including Forbes and Coonamble brace for rising river levels with radio links and mobile shelters planned.
Premiers from South Australia Victoria and other states rejected a Commonwealth loan cap of 190 million arguing to raise 210 million for government works next year. Premier Playford and Premier Rylah urged repeal of prior limits, while Acting Prime Minister Arthur Fadden underscored a 190 million ceiling for state funding. The move risks an across the board underwriting by the Commonwealth and could impact unemployment amid a nationwide financial plan.
Minister for Immigration Mr Holt revealed that over 700 names have been submitted by New Australians seeking to bring relatives from Communist countries to Australia. Four sponsors agreed to their names being sent to Moscow, with about 40 more relatives under inquiry in Russia.
Melbourne court upholds a £20,000 damages award to Beverly Smith a 20 year old apprentice injured by a lathe at 230 revolutions per minute. The external injuries left the victim with lasting disability and threatened future prospects.
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