22 Nov 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
1
Local clubs Rovers and Baal face off in a tense match at Abrrra with stakes high for league standings amid tense crowd. Both sides field seasoned players and seek critical points in the season’s late stretch.
Melbourne prepares for the opening ceremony at the MCG with the Duke of Edinburgh arriving by car, the Olympic oath, and a torch relay. A crowd of 70 000 seats and 32 000 standing places will be directed by 400 sailors as thousands of pigeons are released and the Olympic flame is lit.
The Australian Government moves to reunite families by allowing mothers abroad, including a Morwell couple's relative, to join their migrant children in Australia. Officials note 716 relatives named and discuss travel logistics via Soviet routes amid the Olympic Games context and international goodwill efforts.
Melbourne reports a luncheon marking Victoria's centenary when MP Emanuel Shinwell praised the UK government’s handling of Middle East difficulties. He cited hostile action driven by hatred and greed and noted Australia and New Zealand’s backing, joking about potential confinement in the Lords.
Wool buyers drove prices to new highs at Goulburn with superfine AAA ewes selling to top bids. Record earnings emerged as buyers from the Continent United Kingdom Japan and Australia competed on high grade lots. Bales and figures varied, but the market remained exceptionally firm with sellers gaining.
The Newcastle wool market shows a hardening tendency with keen inquiries for fine and superfine Merino. Merino wools reach season highs as comeback and crossbred wools remain favorable to sellers.
United Nations troops about 220 Norwegian soldiers crossed into the British Zone around Port Said as debates over withdrawal and cease-fire compliance continued. Cairo Radio cited plans for an evacuation phase while Hammarskjold pressed Britain France and Israel for reasons behind delaying troop pullouts amid Egyptian Soviet talks.
Budapest reports say local revolutionary councils are being revived in several provinces defying the pro Moscow regime. Communists retain control in Radio Budapest while attacks by freedom fighters continue near the Slovakian border. Burgenland authorities warn of new arrivals and a waterborne illness outbreak spreads via the Einser Canal.
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