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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Mar 01, 1957

Page

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Fragmentary OCR Item About Payment Notice

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.

Six Homes Burn As Man Dies In Bush Fires

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.

Bacchus Marth Diamond Ory Greensborough Melbourne George Lapras St. Helena Bacchus Marsh Dimond Creek - Greens- Torough Sitherland Greensborough Sutherland Star Mea Uarpet Tte Mildura Swan Hill Ouyen Orbost Bourne

Kittens Take Spotlight As Mother Seeks Brother Upstairs

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.

Pat

Birthday Gift Triggers Fainting Luck Win in Sydney

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.

Sydney Martickville Grocer John Clarke Clarke Anthony Hing

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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.

Reuter

New Company To Sell Petrol In Queensland

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.

Queensland Brisbane Formosa C. O. Josephson Total Petroleum Pro Josephson Gair R. Gaylor Dr. Evatt Labour Party Mr. Gair N.S.W Cahill Menzies

Wild Bus Ride Ends Narrowly After Brake Failure

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.

Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges Harry M. Carr

School Holiday Dates Named

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.

Sydney Heffron

Commonwealth and Victoria To Share Olympic Games Losses

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.

Melbourne Commonwealth Menzies Victoria Bolte

Professor Sir Keith Hancock Arrives in Perth aboard Orion

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.

Perth Hursday Keith Hancock Fremantle Orion Keith Institute of Commonwealth Studies London University School of Social Sciences National University Canberra

Israel Agrees To Withdraw From Gaza And Sinai

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.

Gaza Strip Sharm el Sheikh Gulf of Aqaba U.N Egypt-Israel Israel Egypt United Nations General Assembly Middle East

Religious Parties Block Sukarno Plan

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.

Sukarno Djakarta

Jedda Receives Tepid New York Critic Reaction

New York film critics gave Jedda a lukewarm reception at its first U S showing. They praised the photography but found the story lacking.

New York Jedda

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Radley Seaboard Oscar Louia Josephson Castlecrag Oronsay Mr. Josephson Ampol Co W. G. Walkley United Petroleum Co Formoss Australia Wilfred Kent Hughes Ralth Orian Mr. Bolte Neet Prof. Hancock Press United Nations American Associated John Foster Dulles M. Christian Pineau Golda Meir Abba Eban Ndonesia U.S
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