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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1956
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text mentions heavy bills paid by Mitona, transport abandonment, a storm, trolley use, and unrest. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable to confirm a complete news item.
A fragment mentions Rachel Lat describing a home visit and sales, with unclear context about films and an abortion implication. The readable lines hint at personal matters connected to a visit and sales activity.
Queensland cabinet endorses Premier Gair on the wool industry dispute. The Trades and Labour Council votes to refuse federal troop intervention while 32 unions push to keep government hands off the matter. Stores and brokers prepare for possible transport shifts as the storemen union prepares a pivotal meeting.
Women fans in London mob Liberace as he arrives for his first British appearance at the Palladium. The American pianist, who flew in from Paris, spent hours rehearsing for a later television variety show.
More than 12 000 marchers from over 40 unions joined a Labour Day procession led by Premier Cahill from Sydney Town Hall to Reiffern Oval. A Labour Day Mass at St Marys Cathedral was celebrated by Cardinal Gilroy earlier in the day. Banners called for shorter hours to counter automation and opposed sackings. Left wing slogans included Hands off Suez.
Mrs. Centonia Mowrey, 52, injured in five separate motor car accidents in Westderly Rhode Island, left hospital saying she never wanted to ride in a car again. She travels now in a cart drawn by a Shetland pony.
In Peking a crowd near half a million joined a parade featuring mechanised units to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the Chinese People's Republic. Mao Tse Tung appeared to thunderous cheers on the Tiananmen rostrum.
Princess Margaret bought exclusive rights to a tropical isle in the Indian Ocean for an afternoon near Mombassa during a five day voyage. The cost included tobacco and cigarettes paid to local workers, who left the island so the royals could swim and sunbathe in privacy.
The wedding of Batty Cope and Robert Anderson was held yesterday at St Andrews Church with a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev H Hartson. The bride, only child of Mr and Mrs C R Cope, wore a white organza gown. the groom is the elder son of Mrs KH Anderson. Honeymoon planned for Manly and Newcastle with later residence in Henty.
Reis Leming of Toppenish Washington captain and chairman of Mayflower II launches the replica Mayflower to retrace the Pilgrim Fathers journey. The wooden ship built in Devon will cross the Atlantic next April with radio navigation and a crew of the Window 20, carrying a direct descendant of Edward Winslow.
At the Canberra conference Mr. G C Whitmont of the Federated Clothing Industries Council urged manufacturers to boost product quality to compete with imports. CSIRO chief Dr. F W O White urged joint industry research on wool processing to reduce shrinkage and improve fabrics. Mr. M Flanders predicted shifts in men’s leisure wear toward lighter woollen synthetics and noted women’s influence on men’s shirt styles.
Five of the six members of the 105th Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery were named as minor injuries after a 25 pounder shell exploded prematurely in Malaya last Friday. The injured five were Gunner J E Suthers of St Albans Road Medlows Bath N8W Gunner J B Lancaster of Kent Kent Town SA Gunner A Bawyer of Walera Ave East Bright on Victoria Gunner D N Cubillo of Stewart Park Darwin NT Lance Bombardier L K Moloney of Lumaden Road Hastings New Zealand. They were admitted to Kamunting Hospital Malaya and relatives have had limited contact.
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