06 Oct 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1956
Page
1
A road incident on Sersete Crome Bridge left the driver Med Hi iblen clinging to a machine that began to fall into the river. He avoided a worse fate as the vehicle veered near the bridge’s end. The bridge remained closed for two hours during salvage operations.
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The article lists names of participants and matchups for a weekend F1 club championship with draws and times across Saturday and Sunday. Competitors include Elliott Hooper Mahoney Kaye Cummings Mir Lam Lambert and many others with various matchups and remarks on equality of players and entry lines.
Representatives of combined unions met to discuss the pastoral dispute as the council’s executive members reaffirmed full support for pastoral workers. The emergency order was rejected as harmful to the trade union movement, and the meeting urged use of the order to settle the dispute. Premier Gair faced criticism for contacting the IGA and Woolbrokers’ Association as unions’ views were urged. The AWU state executive weighs legal aspects while federal and interstate bodies consider next steps. Queensland Labour Council seeks a government conference on the dispute ahead of cabinet discussions.
Brisbane wool stores operated with 58 A.W.U. men and 100 white collar workers. Wool store officials said Grazcos Ltd and United Graziers Stores defied union work but had assurances from over 100 A.W.U. workers to resume Monday.
An observer reports a weather forced explosion at Maralinga during a planned ten day interval as easterly winds hindered results. The United Kingdom Grapple hydrogen bomb tests are planned for Christmas Island next year with a Vailant drop. Australian officials monitor conditions and report observations from Forrest in Canberra.
The Prime Minister Mr Menzies announced a special £2 million allocation to Western Australia this financial year to fund a works programme and sustain employment at higher levels. The add on follows correspondence after the Special Premiers Conference and sits atop the normal loan share of £17 million. WA Labor members have warned unemployment is rising in the state.
The Commonwealth Bridge over the Molonglo River will shut from 7 am Monday for three weeks. A Works Department spokesman said the closure finishes major repairs started weeks ago and the bridge would reopen if wet weather or flooding delays lower level bridges.
A 70 member Dutch expedition plans to depart for Dutch New Guinea in January 1958 to explore an area near the Australian part of the territory that has not yet been mapped. The voyage, about eight months, will be supported by zoologist Dr L D Bron-Gerama.
Sydney premier Cahill orders a full police inquiry into bribery allegations linking aldermen and MPs. Investigations focus on a City Council and parliamentary ties to Captain Bell, a Waratah Hotel rent dispute, and a bribery scheme involving payments and a bid for National Park franchise and rights.
At the annual conference 1 800 delegates forced Labour to back a motion calling for a policy statement on automation within six months. R H Crossman signaled a future policy offering workers half pay on retirement as a dynamic plan while critics warned Britain risked unemployment as Europe moved ahead.
Franz Kil bacher aged 35 was killed when a burst tyre caused a wheel rim to break apart. A piece of metal struck him as he rode past. The accident occurred on a Friday near Seinna, details incomplete.
More than 300 trucks and semi trailers are bogged on the Hume Highway near Tumblong ten miles south of Gundagai. Readers report teams struggled in heavy mud as weather worsened, with earlier weeks seeing similar incidents nearby.
Tito returned to Belgrade after a week of talks in Russia at Falta Crimea with the Soviet Communist Party secretary. The Yugoslav public was told only that ideological differences exist and that Yugoslavia sought clarification on those points.
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