In The Herald: 1963

Sydney Morning Herald

Wednesday October 22, 2008

Malcolm Brown

* A ROYAL Australian Navy whaler, a sailing ship used for training, was found dismasted and awash north-east of Hayman Island off the Queensland coast, with the bodies of two sailors on board and three sailors missing. Whalers were regarded as unsinkable but speculation had it that this one had been overturned in rough seas and the sailors had been caught in the rigging.

* Kenya's prime minister, Jomo Kenyatta, once imprisoned by the British colonisers for organising the Mau Mau terrorism network, spoke to a rapturous crowd in Nairobi after returning from successful talks in Britain aimed at amending the Kenyan constitution. "I have the British lion by the tail!" he proclaimed. "The hopes of the imperialists have been strangled. I promise to lower the British flag with my own hands on Independence Day."

* A Sydney council works committee decided to press for a flat sixpence fare for the entire Sydney central business district to get more people into the city and stimulate business. The Department of Government Transport said similar submissions had been rejected because the loss of revenue was not offset by increased passenger numbers.

* The Junior Chamber of Commerce rejected a suggestion by the Governor-General, Lord De L'Isle, that women be given full rather than auxiliary membership. The national president, Mr P. Perry, said women played an important role but he saw "hindrances" in their taking full membership. "For instance, they take responsibilities in the home and there are real limits to the amount of time that a family can spend on such activities," he said.

© 2008 Sydney Morning Herald

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