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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 21, 1957
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment lists item identifiers and numbers indicating a sale notice for Lomar Flat products. No full names, dates, or clear location details are readable. the readable bits suggest a property or goods sale with catalog style references.
Vague readable fragments describe a local event with mentions of people, places, and actions. The text hints at attendance and possible payment, but lacks clear names or dates. The piece seems to report on a community gathering or tour with uncertain specifics.
A proposal favors overseas capital for public works via franchise models. It envisions foreign firms building and operating projects until debt paid, then transferring assets to Australia. Local and federal authorities would guide investment, with parliamentary leaders urging substantial Australian shareholding and higher local participation.
Government hostels in Canberra will implement a tariff increase next Monday. Minister Fairhall promised Labour MP J Fraser to examine relief for families with children paying more in extra tariff than the 10 shilling federal wage rise. He said he understands the issue for married men and will consider arrangements.
A £100,000 agricultural machinery factory is being built on the Canberra Cooma road on the outskirts of Cooma. The contractor R J Want of Grafton hopes to have the building completed by the end of August. The factory is being built.
News in brief reports U S permission sought for screening the Duke of Edinburgh’s television talk amid a poised state visit to Denmark. Also India uncovers large uranium deposits in Rajasthan and submarine activity off South Africa seen as possible Soviet presence. UK PM Macmillan sends New Zealand message on test fallout. A Chinese plot to attack Voroshilov is noted in a Hong Kong dispatch.
Sir Philip will travel to the United States with a team to seek compatible equipment for the RAAF and Australian Army. He aims to secure aircraft and support gear aligned with American standards, hoping for a comprehensive program and a potential American technical mission to Australia.
London reports a technical hitch during a commercial television broadcast misaligned sound and picture. Viewers in Yorkshire watched a standstill of 25 seconds featuring unsuitable prop visuals and quirky prompts including toothpaste, beer, hair, and car lubricants.
A terse report notes a confrontation involving 100 units or persons at a location described as French Kill 190 Om Drive against resels and algisns with unclear context and minimal readable details.
Police probe forgery of a Malvern drawn cheque altered from £1 12s 1d to £521 12s 1d and cashed at a Malvern bank in April. Drawn by O R Crittenden Pty Ltd of Glenferrin Road Malvern and made out to a Sydney man. Forger used a ball point pen to alter amount and remove not negotiable.
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Ainslie Hostel for three hours after it started in a pile of stumps nearby. Officials said long grass and pines threatened wider damage if not contained. The incident involved 800 gallons of water and a garden hose in attempts to extinguish further spread.
In a tense session the motion to increase pensions was urged by Labour MPs while government ministers defended gains since 1949. Robertson cited rises in total social services funding from 80 million to 227 million and age pensions from £2/2/8 to £4 weekly, with broader means testing eased. Cope condemned the government for pensioner hardship, while Thompson supported higher pensions funded by taxes. The motion failed 56 to 32.
Sydney wool prices held firm as better fleece descriptions were reported in Sydney on Monday. Newcastle closing rates influenced the market with strong competition from the Continent, Japan and Bradford. local mills backed suitable lines during trading.
Much of Ganverm and Queanbeyan suffered a blackout late yesterday when a high tension line between Canberra and Yass was broken, allegedly by a rifle bullet. The disruption cut power from the Duck Dam, leaving the Goulburn line unable to meet city demand until repairs finished in about three and a half hours.
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