Winter brings heavy Snowies snow and Canberra cold snap
Autumn gives way to winter with four inches of snow in the Snowies and Thredbo reporting four and a half inches. Canberra records 44 degrees with gusts, rain in catchments, and water storage levels below spillways despite weekend rainfall.
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Canberra
Thredbo
Kiandra
Charlotte Pras
Canbirra
Fairbairn
Colter Dam
Bendora Dam
Corin Dam
Bendora
Bendora-Cotter
Water brings rain to Wimmera and Melbourne catchments
Rain fell over the Wimmera and western district lifting stores for the first time in months. Melbourne needs another five inches of rain to end the drought, with 71 points recorded in the catchment area. Water restrictions remain amid forecasts of very cold weather and showers state wide threatening stock losses.
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Melbourne
Wimmera and
Western
Melbourne Board of Works
A. H. Croxford
Weather Bureau
Escapee Walter Sealey recaptured near Willoughby
Escapee Walter Robert Sealey, 26, previously jailed for armed robbery, was recaptured in the Sydney suburb of Willoughby in the evening. He escaped last Monday morning by climbing over a prison wall.
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Cooma
Walter Robert Sealey
Sydney
Willoughby
Sealey
No Ye Po Patterns Reported By Daily Mail Proxy
The Daily Mail reported a late news item about a potential shift in international trade links. The piece referenced a correspondent noting Canada would sever traditional ties while initiating a new arrangement with a northern ally.
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Mundsy Vitaielee
Jodeul
Republic
Daily Mail
Republicwty Camada
US to cut forces as South Vietnamese gains cited
US Defence Secretary Clifford said increased South Vietnamese effectiveness will allow leveling off and gradual US troop reductions in Vietnam. Saigon raised alert amid Vietcong threats. other reports note fresh attacks near Saigon and a North Vietnamese plan to strike Tan Son Nhut airbase, with cautious US officers assessing intelligence.
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New York
LIS
Clifford
Vietnam
Saigon
Aap-Reuter
Defence
Johnson
Associated Press
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Americana
United States
Pat
United Press International
Sun- FS
Binh Duong
North Vietnam Army
9Th
Tan Son Nhut
Treatment of Addicts to Be Ordered
Victorian courts will soon order treatment for alcohol and drug addicts convicted of offences. A new bill to establish an assessment centre at Preston and a treatment centre at Durrhingile Training Centre near Tatura would require courts to send offenders for care based on centre reports. Voluntary treatment at Preston would also be possible. Support came from the Australian Medical Association Alcoholism Foundation and Social Workers Association.
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Melbourne
Dickie
Mental Health Department
Preston
Tatura
The
Australian Medical Association
Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria
Australian Association of Social Workers
U Thant Warns Racial Conflict Could Turn Destructive Monster
U Thant warned at a Tehran conference that racial conflict could become a destructive monster dwarfing past disputes. He urged eradicating apartheid and colonialism in our generation and criticized media violence while advocating birth control information as a fundamental right.
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Teheran
United Nations
U Thant
House of Assembly
Council protest over Nixon letter
The ACT Advisory Council plans a strong protest to Minister for the Interior Mr Nixon arguing he rejected the council’s move for broader powers. It warns it may reconsider its future role if no positive signal is given. The meeting ran briefly with minimal debate and no future date set.
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ACT Advisory Council
Nixon
Showdown over Canberra council as minister’s letter rejected motions
The meeting centered on a seven page reply to Mr Nixon’s letter after five motions were rejected. Mr Walsh and other Liberal members withdrew motions while criticising the minister’s replies as condescending. Ministerial figures Lansdown and Wigley condemned parts of the council reply as the session stretched to half the meeting.
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J. H. Pead
Gordon Walsh
Walsh
Nixon
J. Leedman
A. Harper
Pead
R. B. Lansdown
NCDC
E. Wigley
Department of the Interior
Lansdown
Council replies urge Nixon to reconsider resolutions on self government
The council rebuts Nixon by portraying his stance as stand-out and state and labels his criticisms as mere red herrings. It defends its five resolutions as tentative steps toward more autonomy, argues they do not threaten ministerial veto power, and cites administrative machinery in the Northern Territory as proof workable. It condemns the minister’s refusal to alter concepts from the ACT plan of 1930 and insists the council seeks greater control and responsibility.
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Council
Nixon
Northern Territory
Australia deplores Olympic move
A global reaction is noted as Australia voices strong disapproval of an Olympic shift. The report cites diplomatic strains and calls for reconsideration by policymakers amid international sports leadership changes.
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Australia
Interior policy clash over Canberra self government
The council accuses the Minister of blocking freedoms for 110000 citizens while planning to proceed with commitments on a joint parliamentary inquiry into a future Canberra produce market and a visit with NSW Country Transport Committee. Interior officials insist self government remains a priority and pursue investigations.
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ACT
Canberra
NSW Country Charges
Department of the Interior
E. Wigley
Department
Wigley
E. Ferrari
M. Ryan
R. B. Lansdown
Council
Nixon
Lansdown
NZ Lamb Prices Cut In Canberra Shop Sale
New Zealand lamb will be sold in a Queanbeyan butcher shop at up to 13 cents a pound below retail fees for Australian meat in Canberra. Shipments to the ACT could begin regularly to offset rising Australian lamb prices ahead of Christmas. It marks the first import of New Zealand lamb into the ACT though it has been sold in Sydney for about six weeks. A spokesman for the New Zealand High Commission commented on the sale.
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New Zealand
Queanbeyan
Canberra
Act
Sydney
High Commission
New Zealand Lamb Trade Moves Amid Price Shifts
A report notes rising light retail prices for meat and potatoes, clothing, drapery, and cups while December quarter food groups rise. Meat and potato price swings strongly affect the consumer price index, with noted percentage changes and broader consumer inflation signals. An Auckland kill and air freight to Sydney followed under special quarantine wrapping as Australian wholesalers seek top grade New Zealand lamb.
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Renee
Auckland
Sydney
Adv
New Zealand
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