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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 07, 1957

Page

6

Inland Australia Churches Face Inland Mission Challenges

Mr Johnson, secretary of the Methodist Home Mission Department in Victoria, described new working ties in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. In Darwin a United Church children's hostel hosts 20 youths aiding attendance at Darwin High School, with plans for a new church. In Alice Springs a former recreation centre became a hostel for 50 rural children, aiding schooling and outreach. A Victoria voluntary team repaired roofs and built a brick boys' hostel, aiding inland patrol ministries as transport eased hardships.

Churches Ateraay Johnson Methodiat Home Mission Department Vitoria Canberra Tien Inend Elizeion Mission Ie Northern Territory Western Australia Moe Western Queens Methodist Darwin United Church Consideraby Alice Springs Griffiths House Victoria

Light Rain Eases Fire Hazard Across Regions

Light rainfall reduces fire risk in several districts though danger remains high in parts of the upper tablelands. Weather changes bring cooler conditions and dampen active fires as authorities monitor hot spots and update advisories.

Price Rise for London Papers Sunday

London papers face a penny price hike next Sunday. Opui a papers will cost 44 and the quality titles The Sunday Times and The Observer remain unchanged.

London A.A.P Reuter Opuia T Fmes The Observer

ANA Chairman Laments Private Airline Struggle

Sydney report on P W Haddy resigning as Ans National Airways chairman. He criticizes government opposition to private enterprise, explains ANA was sold to Ansett Transport, and argues a Labour victory would reverse mail contracts and airline concessions. He cites the 1952 Airways Agreement and potential savings from rationalisation and a holding company plan.

A.N.A Sydney P. W. Haddy Ans! National Airways Pty. Ltd ANA Ansett Transport Industries Haddy Australia Canberra Bot H An.a Acc

Rain-making Solution Soon Says Minister

In Washington Andrew Casey, Australia’s Minister for External Affairs, claimed Australia leads the world in artificial rain making. He said the country is close to a workable, economical method using silver iodide burned in aircraft burners to seed rain clouds.

Washington Suriny Australia Externa Affairs Casey United States Jwan

West Queanbeyan Church School Opens Amid Growth

In a ceremony led by clergy including Archbishop O'Brien and Very Rev Father D Greene, the West Queanbeyan parish inaugurated its new school wing. Alderman Arthur Lambert and dignitaries lauded Catholic community effort to educate children as Canberra grows. remarks highlighted the project as a symbol of local religious and civic progress.

Queanbeyan Canberra Goulburn E. M. O’brien Father D. Greene A. J. McGilvray E. C. Wields St. Edmund's Cole Ganderra Becks Mini- Oter Allan Fraser MHLR Arthur Lambert Queankeyan Lambert Jim Fraser MHS Renshaw Canberra-Cooma Canberra Coast Fraser O'Brien

Parker Seeks Divorce From Australian Husband

London reports that Mrs. Eileen Parker filed a petition for divorce from Lieut-Commander Michael Parker, former private secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh. The couple have two children, Michael aged 12 and Julie.

London Eileen Parker Michael Parker Duke of Edinburgh Parker Thompson Erica Summer Mra. Thompson Parkere Michael Julie

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