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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1955
Page
5
An ALP official said the discussion centered on a three-point programme to rehabilitate the coal industry with participation from Denmark State-Electoral Council and representatives of the Minera Federation and Labour parties.
American Davis Cup ace Ham Richardson defeated Lew Hoad in four sets in the Pacific South West championships. Hoad started strong but faded as Richardson surged, taking control late in the match. A tense afternoon saw both players display flashes of peak form amid Australian pressures.
Aviation experts from twenty nations warned yesterday that crossing air routes may face heavier traffic than on land. A United Nations body called for actions to avoid foolproof long-range navigation while avoiding new rules that would curb frontal collisions.
The suit centers on dissolution of marriage between Helen Taylor and her husband. The couple, wed in Canberra January 16 1966, share three children. The court addresses custody and access as part of the divorce proceedings with Mr Justice Bimpaon presiding.
Patrick Michael O Sullivan found not guilty of murder but convicted of manslaughter by a Mildura Supreme Court jury. Justice Martin described him as a man without honesty as sentencing looms for the death of Margaret Lottia Herbert, 24, at Trymple on July 22 in Perth.
The New York piece reports Leo Cherne of the Research Institute of America forecasting a four day work week in the United States within a decade with a 20 percent higher take home pay. It cites Cherne's broader predictions about future energy and food preservation technologies.
Women from Nelson in the north of South Island travel over 40 miles to blockade railway work as part of a series of strikes aimed at stopping government plans. Station staff halted operations after eight hours awaiting top level direction, with police not summoned and workers barred from removing the protesters.
The Tolpuddie Martyrs cottage, where the Tolpuddie Martyrs formed the Ira trade union, sold at auction for £1,070 to Mrs Mabel Loveless. The seller notes uncertainty of kinship to leader George Loveless. Dorsetshire labourers faced an informer, with six transported to Botany Bay in 1834 for union activity amid a nationwide agitation that led to pardons two years later.
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