19 Nov 1958
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1958
Page
1
Veteran Labour campaigners forecast a photo finish as polls show a swing to Labour. They assess risk from D L P and Q L P, migrant voters, and shifting electorates. Even a majority may yield a hung Senate.
Two American Army lorries and a jeep crossed from West Germany into East Germany and passed the Helmstedt border checkpoint yesterday without incident. They were the first U.S. vehicles to move east of Berlin since last Friday when Soviet guards halted convoy movement. Officials see no immediate link between Friday’s tightening of checks and Soviet demands about four power control.
About 7100 men in an axle making plant in Imingham since Thursday agreed last night to return to work pending negations on their pay claim. The strike had threatened to shut down nearly 40 000 car workers out of jobs.
Western observers dismissed a Soviet proposal to ban bombers armed with nuclear weapons from foreign air space as a political move. The 10 nation East West talks again failed to agree on an agenda, amid deadlock over disarmament issues. A second Geneva conference on nuclear test ban also failed to set an agenda in its eighth attempt.
A spokesman for Australian Petroleum Company said 10 sample drums of Puri oil from the Puri well in Papua are being prepared for shipment from Port Moresby to major oil company shareholders. The 10 drum lot is a small part of oil won to date.
President Soekarno told thousands at Padjadjaran University that Indonesia must remain neutral and embrace useful ideas from all nations. He said he is open minded, not Communist, and praised Guided Democracy as Indonesian democracy. The Indonesian Communist Party urged seizing Dutch shares in foreign firms.
James Colrain sues Hobart Waterside Workers Federation of Australia branch plus 33 defendants alleging assault conspiracy breach of contract statutory duty intimidation and defamation. Claims cover concerted actions from February 6 to April 17 1958 to bar Colrain from waterside work. Writ issued by R C Wright. Colrain testified in Hursey cases before the Supreme Court.
A 24 hour stoppage called by the Airline Pilots Association to protest wage moves halted by a conciliation hearing in Melbourne. Portus ordered a compulsory conference but no settlement emerged as the dispute heads to the Industrial Court with airlines AN A Qantas and TAA pressing for arbitration.
Canberra flights are cancelled for 24 hours as Australian airline pilots stage a nationwide stoppage. Twenty two Canberra departures and arrivals are affected with no services in or out. Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett report normal to heavy bookings for tomorrow and may run special services to Sydney and Melbourne to maintain some operations.
An Air Force report confirms seven crew members died when an RB-66 C reconnaissance aircraft crashed in Korea last Saturday. The victims are unnamed in the report.
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces says guards removed from politicians across Khartoum except at banks embassies post offices and telegraphs. Officials deny foreign links while Omdurman Radio cites aims to restore Sudan Egypt ties and ease Nile water talks with Nasser amid Khalil government instability.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.