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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1966
Page
1
Melbourne reports Austrian farmers warn that polluted river systems in eastern Australia threaten irrigation and drought resilience. They urge Commonwealth action to curb industrial waste and detergents polluting waterways, fearing long term damage to Lake Burley Griffin and bathing water quality.
Firemen battled to extinguish a fierce blaze aboard an oil freighter of about 9,000 tons in the engine room at Newstead Wharf. The ship, Sydney Breeve, was reported to be a liner returning from a foiled voyage, with details of the incident still incomplete as flames raged late tonight.
Union and Government officials pressed talks in Melbourne to resolve a postal workers dispute that had by nightfall halted 186 million letters and parcels nationwide. Fire and engineering complications added to delays as delegates from the union and the Commonwealth Public Service negotiators sought a settlement.
A veteran ambusher expert, Major Garman Singh of the 18th Indian Cavalry Regiment, arrived in Sydney en route to Canberra for a 34th siege commemoration yet was waylaid by a group. He was intended to fly to Canberra for a memorial match and ceremonies, with Canberra prepared to honor fallen colleagues. The event lineup includes a formal reunion at Canberra Theatre and an Anzac Parade service, weathered by heavy remembrance activities.
Civilians are evacuated and most Marines pulled from Da Nang amid mutinous local troops and tense security near the city. Premier Ky signals possible political resolution while Buddhist protests escalate with a newspaper office sacked in Saigon. Australian forces link with U S troops report clashes and a Vietcong prisoner is captured as operations continue in Vietnam.
Fragmentary report describes people rounded up by ricks and jeeps at an old imperial palace area, with planes flying over. Mentions Janet, Cari, Hue and northern regions, anti government sentiment, and American movements past a city during marches and banners.
Reported in the press is a clash in a rubber plantation near an airfield 24 miles from Saige involving Captain Bevan Smith of Booval Queensland and commanders Liewten and Colonel Alex Preece. The incident began March 30 and was confirmed by US military authorities six days later.
Reports state Ariain proposes UN mandate for a naval blockade on Mozambique while African states seek a General Assembly special committee meeting for mandatory sanctions against Rhodesia. Portugal weighs policy shifts and allied nations consider actions. Britain recalls UN envoy amid emergency talks.
Two ACT Department of the Interior inspectors will oversee parking enforcement in Canberra. The plan outlines their duties, uniform presence, and ticketing authority while noting shifts and the need for orderly operation.
The Canberra Times will publish the Easter edition and deliver the paper on Easter days. News agencies will operate in the mornings during the period with adjusted hours over the holidays.
In a page four notice from Acsinsaia aa 819 the heading notes heavy bookings for the Esato holiday period. The item references safety defect notices affecting certain vehicles and the need for compliance, though details are incomplete in the fragment.
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