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13 Sep 1957
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1957
Page
1
Readable lines describe a Shield and tussle occurrence with scattered letters and garbled phrases. No clear persons teams dates places or outcomes are identifiable from the fragment.
The report details Cairo and Damascus organizing a combined military plan with key Syrian and Egyptian leaders meeting President Nasser. It notes involvement of General Abdel Haim Amer and Colonel Abdul Hamid Serraj, with speculation on Iraqi and Lebanese military transfers and regional tensions including reports of Israel and Turkey preparing attacks on Syria.
A Royal Australian Air Force Sabre jet crashed after takeoff from Williamtown Air Base during commemorations. Pilot First Grade Board 27 from Williamtown ejected safely, landing with minor injuries on his elbows. The crash prompted coast guard and shipping alerts as the aircraft fell three miles north of Nobby's Signal Station at 11 35.
A Supreme Court jury found Edward John Frewer at Newington Road, Stawell, guilty of manslaughter in the July incident involving Leslie Ernegy Oliver. The jury recommended mercy and the boy was remanded by Justice Smith for sentence.
A fire at a Bowning homestead near Yass cost the lives of Karen Reardon aged 5 Lindsay 3 and Christine 18 months. Father Victor Reardon 39 was badly burned while trying to rescue them and later collapsed with burns and shock. Mrs Reardon had been away to fetch a telephone message when the blaze broke out.
A Victorian school in Melbourne suffered extensive fire damage with the two story main building gutted. Damages likely reach hundreds of thousands of pounds. A nearby block with 12 rooms mostly workshops and art rooms was not damaged.
A three hour conference between the hospital Medical Superintendent and staff representatives led to assurances that any written complaints to the Labour Council would be investigated immediately. The chairman Mr. Brophy said staff may freely raise concerns and promised no intimidation. The Labor Council and ACT trades body plan further action including inviting the Federation secretary to Canberra to aid the inquiry into conditions at the hospital.
Australia faces an urgent parliamentary debate on the United Nations Hungary report. Sir Wilfred Kent Hughes frames the motion calling attention to the October to December upheavals and questions the Soviet response while pledging aid to Hungarian refugees. Evatt argues against political capital and seeks future action. The debate ends without a decisive vote.
A 15-year-old boy, Warren Jones of Dora Creek, was dragged and crawled through bushland for about half a mile with a broken leg after his horse stumbled and threw him near Cooranbong. He suffered two leg breaks and was found by rescuers.
A new procedure adopted last Tuesday replaces the sales based method with a licensing replacement for selected commodities to ease imports. Commodities from designated areas are affected and aim to let importers meet current needs fully within a value ceiling on their valid licenses. The Comptroller General of Customs, F Meere, says the scheme enables importers to obtain genuine requirements in full whenever within the ceiling.
Mrs Hodgson of Mt Pleasant Road Belmont Geelong was injured when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Constantine Papathanassion of the Liberty Cafe Manuka at the intersection of Arthur Circle and Empire Circuit Forrest around 5 30 pm yesterday. She sustained a badly lacerated fractured right arm and was admitted to Canberra Community Hospital. Her 13 year old daughter Robyn and seven year old son Garry received abrasions. Constantine was unhurt and his car had minor damage. The Hodgson family on holiday were to leave Canberra tomorrow for home.
A blaze in Young destroys Hammond and Hanton Ltd in Main Street causing £250,008 in damages to a subsidiary of Bunny Philp. Police attended as about 2,008 onlookers gathered along Boorowm Street to watch the fire.
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