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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
15
Catalina Rojas Estrada, 80, lived in a block of flats for 20 years without stepping outside. Her husband, Carlos, died at 95, allowing police and attendants to help her leave the home for the first time in decades. She plans to enter a care home. She has no relatives and is unaware of world events.
A Britannia airliner from Montreal Canada suffered a wheel loss at London Airport prompting a full emergency. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries reported.
A rare freak 4 inch plant growth resembling a furry magenta animal was noted by Kings Park Director Dr J B Beard. Each flower grew singly but abnormal malformation caused about a dozen blooms to join via a process called ciseration observed in similar varieties.
Thomas Suteliffe Mort a leading Australian industrialist and entrepreneur shaped industry from wool export to rail and shipbuilding He helped form the Humper River Navigation Company later part of United Steam Navigation and promoted Australia's first Parramatta Sydney railway line He founded Mort s Dock oversaw mining ventures and dairy industry influence and backed shipyards and locomotive works across several states
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