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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 28, 1952
Page
2
The Labour picnic plan prompts discussion on location costs and access. Delegates note families bring young children who tire by early afternoon and urge arrangements to keep the event family friendly and affordable, with potential shift to Manuks to reduce expenditure.
A German printed union pamphlet seized at Tottenham railway hotel in Melbourne urges all workers to vote together. It bears the Australian Railway Union secretary J J Brown name and accuses the right wing of plotting to undermine the union in the upcoming election. The document appears linked to the Victorian branch executive efforts to influence the union's result.
A fragmented Melbourne report describes a vessel berthed at Ninth Wharf with damage observed on deck. The text mentions rough seas near Wilson's Promontory and Cape Schenk, a heavy petrol incident, and unidentified patterns visible on a small vessel.
A 20th century corporate note discusses PROVINOMAL TAX eco and affiliate leadership cracking down on wool price effects. Clive MaPharen highlights that tax changes since 1944, shipping costs and demand shifts reduced profits and capital needs. Australian wholesale data shows rising sales and factory output as the firm reports 118 million to 128 million in revenue.
Professor Jeffrey Haydon, senior lecturer in modern languages at FLMC Duntroon, to retire at the end of the current academic year. He has served 18 years at the university and has been on sick leave for two months amid ill health.
In the hours of Representatives yesterday Speaker Cameron and Attorney General Anthony denied knowledge of telephone tapping at Parliament House. Edmonds pressed for disclosure and investigation while Cameron and Anthony offered no proof of involvement, prompting discussion of security breaches and calls for action.
Johannesburg and Capetown report the second arrest of garment workers unionist Bolly Sadie within three days under the suppression acts. Police seized him as he prepared to address a crowd on the Town Mall steps amid a general strike by union members protesting government action. The incident follows parliamentary moves on constitutional reforms and the high court bill.
Strasbourg report notes M Francois de Menthon, French deputy for ALRP, Popular Republican Party, elected President of the Council of Europe after third round of a secret ballot. He was a wartime target, with Germans offering ransom for his capture. The vote wrapped up during the ongoing Colonel-led Europe era.
Melbourne authorities signal pushback as Victorian Transport Board faces a national review. Premier and Transport Minister Hyland say other states must grant interstate licences or Victoria will be restricted. Railways loom as preferred carriers if licences fail to pass, affecting Melbourne haulers crossing borders.
NSW police report shows crime totals rising with 243,190 offences recorded, led by robbery and property crimes, while clearance rates improved. 1951 saw 68 murders and 18,318 offences cleared, with alcohol and drug impairment noted in 3 per cent of cases. driving under influence cases totaled 3,290.
Eight men are believed lost after a tanker barge collision in the Delaware River near Philadelphia. The burning wreckage and heavy explosions hindered rescue efforts as the barge A C sank and the tanker Michmel (10 441 tons) beached. Ship crews are missing, with only some identified as alive. The disaster follows other recent incidents in the port area.
The London announces Admiral of the Fleet appointment for Philip Vian, famed for freeing prisoners from Altguark in Norway. He would have retired but is promoted as vacancies open in October 1908, effective November 1, alongside Gen John Harding becoming Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
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