Fragmentary record of Australian Monday news item
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Australia and a Monday event in a terse, unclear line. It lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes to form a coherent summary.
07 Nov 1956
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 07, 1956
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Australia and a Monday event in a terse, unclear line. It lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes to form a coherent summary.
The Middle East crisis deepens as the Soviet Union warns of intervention if cease fire terms fail. Egypt and Israel pledge to support UN peace moves while Britain and France halt bombing, and emergency UN sessions stall over a proposed American Russian troop deployment.
Sydney report says Dr Lloyd Ross, N.S.W. secretary of the Australian Railways Union, was expelled from the Australian Labour Party by the Hunter Hill branch for distaste tactics and for alleged detrimental statements about the Federal ALP Executive. Premier Cahill urged unity as 18 of 39 members walked out.
Egyptian Air Force units attacked Gamal air field at Port Said in force today. The field was captured by Allies yesterday. British pilots in Nicosia say this marks the first large scale Egyp tian Air Force activity since the Allied invasion began, seen as signaling renewed Egyptian resolve amid Russian threats. Cairo Radio said Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Australia, and Saudi Arabia severed relations with Britain and France and halted oil shipments to British and French tankers. The British Foreign Office said the UK favors rapid Israeli withdrawal from Egypt pending a peace settlement.
Prime Minister Menzies called a special ministry meeting to review Australia’s possible contribution to an international police force amid the Suez crisis. New Zealand has signaled willingness to supply forces while Australia surveys UN plans for a regional force and awaits parliamentary developments.
About 3,000 of Darwin's 9,000 residents clashed with police as the Olympic Flame arrived at the new Darwin airport. A four mile relay into Darwin town ship lit a replica torch at the Legislative Council building. Billy Larrak, Darwin’s star footballer, was the first runner to receive the flame from G W Porter. Nina Nicholas, Greek-born, carried the flame at the end of the relay. The next leg heads to Canberra by RAF jet on Thursday arriving 1 41 p m. Actress Rosemary Seighart, injured in a 1954 car crash, is in London awaiting the flame’s departure to Melbourne.
Navy announces a new ed structure for the Royal Australian Navy, detailing the abolition of the engineering electrical supply and secretariat branches in a broad reorganization led by Mr. Davidson.
Nearly seventy women and children escaped a wartime evacuation disaster in the U K. A fourth child died in hospital hours after the crash, raising the death toll to seven. The four engine chartered airliner, carrying six crew and 74 passengers, undershot the runway, struck trees, and burned. The dead children were aged five, three, two and 12 months. three other children remained in hospital eight hours after the crash.
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