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01 Mar 1957
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1957
Page
1
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a payment near in a dated context. It references names or initials and a location marker but the details are unreadable.
A 50 year old man perished when his car stalled in a grass fire near Greensborough about 13 miles from Melbourne. The blaze scorched seven miles of grain and timber, destroyed a church at St Helena and damaged a coal mine at Bacchus Marsh. Firefighters battled outbreaks as 400 men fought to control flames, with top temperatures around 101 degrees.
Five fluffy Siamese kittens pose in the photo under bright eyes while their mother keeps watch. The scene hints their little brother ran upstairs and caused a missed moment as Mrs. P. Aspen of Howe Crescent, Ainslia, is named in the caption.
Sydney grocer John Clarke aged 87 fainted while unloading groceries after his wife gave him a 40 birthday present a ticket in a northern consolation race won first prize. Clarke collapsed on a truck at W Maroubra Masonic Hall hearing of his lottery victory and had earlier hoped the win would aid his son Anthony who lost an eye last year.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions penalties and a vow in a sports or legal context, but readable details are limited. Entities and concrete facts are sparse, leaving the main action unspecified.
Brisbane announces formation of a public company to handle standard petrol imports from Formosa for the Queensland Government. C O Josephson disclosed the plan after a four hour talk with Premier Gair and oil broker R Gaylor, with a tanker due in Brisbane before month end carrying 1.5 million gallons.
ADELAIDE Thursday thirty five passengers endured a two mile uncontrolled run after a bus axled broken and brakes failed. The vehicle sped to 75 mph down a hill in the Mount Lofty Ranges eight miles from Adelaide with one woman aged 61 sustaining only a slight leg cut. Driver Harry M. Carr narrowly avoided a major crash.
Sydney ministers announce 1967 school holiday dates. Autumn holidays run May 10 to 20. Summer holidays from December 13 to January 27, 1958 for eastern division schools and to February 3, 1958 for western division schools.
The Commonwealth will partner with Victoria to cover Games losses. a joint committee will supervise winding up of accounts. Prime Minister Menzies informed Victoria's Premier Bolte by telegram. Final loss is expected to exceed £200,000 with Commonwealth contributing about £100,900, above a £200,000 bank overdraft guarantee.
Distinguished Australian historian Sir Keith Hancock lands in Fremantle on the Orion. He resigns as director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University to lead the School of Social Sciences at the National University, Canberra. He is completing a 30 volume World War II civil history for the British Government. He will depart Perth by air tomorrow for Canberra.
The United States, France, and Israel reached a secret agreement to pull Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and Sharm El Sheikh with a UN Emergency Force replacing them. The plan aims to prevent Gaza from returning to Egypt and to quiet the Egypt Israel dispute while the UN reviews terms.
Reported in Jakarta as religious and left wing groups oppose Sukarno's master plan for a new style democracy. Communists and sympathizers stage protests near the Presidential Palace and clash with security forces. Rallies are planned to influence leaders against the plan.
New York film critics gave Jedda a lukewarm reception at its first U S showing. They praised the photography but found the story lacking.
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