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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 04, 1955

Page

5

Conspiracy Case Involving Doctors and Chemists

In the Central Criminal Court Mr A la or detailed a case in which two doctors Dr Magnus Seifert and Dr Helen Skinner and two chemists Rowley and Me Ke allegedly claimed large sums from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Fund for drugs never delivered. The Crown alleges most claims were based on prescriptions by the doctors and the matter was adjourned until tomorrow.

Bydney Teele Commonwealth Eele A. la Or Central Criminal Court Law Justice Brereton Pr. Mognus Belfert North Ronci Hellen George Skinner Kiltara Wheliar Rowley Enmore Skinner Seifert Taylor

Bees Attack at Salisbury Dog Show Routs Spectators

A stampede erupted as bees swarmed a Salisbury dog show crowd yesterday in Rhodesia. The Salisbury correspondent reports women screaming and dogs howling while hundreds fled in panic, with some spectators hospitalized for treatment.

London Salisbury Rhodesia Sementum

Timber Inquiry Near End Hears One Address

The timber inquiry continues with only one address remaining. The Attorney General acts for the Commission, with M L C Bachem QC as commissioner Mr Justice Richards to hear the last address before the inquiry is expected to end.

Bydney M. L. C. Bachem Justice Richards

Causus Spill Move May Be Deferred

The Australian Labor Party caucus considers deferring a leadership spill after pressure from figures including Dr Evatt and Mr Whitlam. A motion to delay would place the choice of date and officer selections with the Parliamentary Executive, aiming to avoid disrupting unity ahead of upcoming Victorian and regional elections.

Apill A. Calwell EK. J. Ward Senate J. Armatrong Benator Ashley Brewars Alan House of Representatives F. M. Daly ALP Canberra Mr. Whitlam Evatt Svill Whitlam N.e&w Cauens Feder Nsw

Verdict for Injuries Awarded by Jury in Australia

A Sydney Supreme Court jury awarded £36,485 damages to Giuseppe Zanella, 27, Italian, crippled after a 1954 fall from a transmission tower at Toongabbie. Zanella, employed by Electric Power and Transmission Ltd, faced negligence defence. he was taken by stretcher and attended by a nurse. The case notes a historic higher verdict of £40,000 in a Wollongong car accident settlement.

Sydney Tucainy Supreme Court Toongabbie Guiseppi Zanella Ttalian Electric Power and Transission A Ltd

Retrenchment Of Female Cleaners To Be Probed

The Prime Minister Menzies pledged to inquire into the retrenchment of three Canberra based female cleaners employed by the Public Service Board. The query, raised in Parliament by J Fraser, noted the 1951 policy and urged sympathetic consideration to retain skilled workers, two of whom were widows.

Menzies Canberra Public Service Board House of Representatives J. Fraser A.C.T Fraser Mr. Menzles

Nine Injured in Sydney Tram Smashups

Nine people were injured in two tram collisions in Sydney today. In Roseways Road a tram was pushed 25 yards by impact, and an elderly woman was thrown to the road. Nearly 50 schoolgirls escaped injury. In City Road Darlington another collision sent an elderly woman to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in shock.

Mountain Top Hut to Commemorate Lost Climbers

A memorial hut to three mountaineers who perished on Mount Cook New Zealand will be erected next summer. Funded by Melbourne University Mountaineering Club and Victorian Climbing Club, the metal hut will be parachuted to Mueller Glacier head and fixed to rock and ice.

Cipher Mt. Cook New Zealand Canberra Joh Hammon England Commonwealth Public Service Melbourne University Mountaineering Club Crow Nat Canterbury Mountaineering Clan Mueller Glacier

Clubs Warned To Safeguard Money At Night

Canberra clubs face thefts with forced entry through windows. Inspector FE Richards urged clubs to avoid leaving large sums overnight and consider a joint night watchman to patrol multiple venues. He noted isolation makes surveillance hard and pledged police checks amid many duties.

FE. Richards Yeaterday Canberra Inspector Richards Richards

Building Of Braddon Hotel To Start Soon

A Rex hotel project in Braddon will begin soon after key managers return from America. Materials are ordered and Northbourne Avenue site will be priority. The firm aims to have the structure ready just before the Olympic Games next year, adopting American building methods to shorten time.

Rex Braddon America Intest Australia Northbourne Avenue It Ia

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