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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1954
Page
4
Mr Fraser argues the Braddon Flats development should progress with foresight, warning against overreacting to today’s pressures. He praises the plan’s long term outlook for open spaces and recreation, urges careful government water supply for Tharwa and the forestry hub, and notes slow progress on electricity extensions to Naas and Tidbinha.
Dr Geico Van Kleffens of the Netherlands was named President of the ninth General Assembly session after voting 45 to 12 with 12 abstentions. He warned of a grave threat and urged delegates to the utmost restraint and unity amid a tense postwar era.
The screen star Gene Tierney will not appear in an upcoming television network drama next month due to a severe illness, not romance, her personal representative said. Prince Aly Khan is not connected to the illness.
A director of the Masonic Club moved for an ex parte injunction in the NSW Supreme Court alleging corporate misconduct. He named president Harry Edgreaves and vice president C Roy Nilsson as acting directors despite alleged breaches of the Companies Act tied to subcontracts for a club bar. The judge granted leave for short notice motion to be heard Friday. Archibald cited subcontracting and voting concerns, urging an extraordinary meeting to address alleged secrecy and outvoting by directors.
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