Heffron Resigns as New South Wales Premier
Mr Heffron 73 resigns as leader of the NSW Labour Party and Premier after Cabinet and Caucus meetings. A new Premier and Deputy will be elected. Heffron will remain in Parliament for Maroubra and retire at the end of the session for personal reasons.
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Heffron
Pavany
Legislative Assembly
Maroukya
Labour Ducus
Lanjarnny
Heffron Ron Ie
Pawslative Assembly
Nsw
New Zealand
Technical College
San Francisco
Australia
J. J. Cahill
Maroubra
A.L.P
Witness reports Melbourne failed to turn during sinking
A witness at the Voyager Royal Commission testified that after the destroyer Melbourne's bow sank he heard a person in the water shouting that Melbourne failed to turn to 270 degrees. Michael James Patterson recalled hearing this claim and noted he had not previously commented on it. The testimony continues as Patterson was about 40 feet from the bow section.
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Sydney
Voyager Royal Commission
Melbourne
Voyager
Michael James Patterson
J. W. Smyth
Smyth
Patterson
Crown Solicitor’s Office
Garry William Evans
Justice Spicer
Substantial subsidence hits Commonwealth Avenue Bridge approach
A 45 ft stretch of road and footpath near the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge buckled after heavy rain in Canberra. Engineers say it is not a structural fault and will be repaired by the contractors, with costs around £2 million for the bridge project.
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Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
Canberra
National Capital Development Commission
Commission
Commonwealth Avenue
Downer to Lead U K Delegation from Australia
The Australian High Commissioner designate Mr. Downer will leave Adelaide for Canberra with his family and sail for London from Sydney on Saturday night. He formerly served as Minister for Immigration and has sold Arbury Park in the Adelaide Hills to the South Australian Government.
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Downer
Adelaide
Canberra
London
Sydney
Arbury Park
Adelaide Hills
Bridgewater
Cgiovernment
Mistralia to Send Malaysia Extra Anti Aircraft Battery
Australia to deploy the 111th Light Anti Aircraft Battery to Butterworth Malaya with 40 mm Bristol Bofors guns and about 200 men. The unit sails aboard H M A S Sydney in late May, though departure may be delayed to allow embarkation. Australia also commits naval air support and ammunition valued at about £3 million.
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Butterworth R.A.A.F
Malaya
H.M.A.S
Sydney
Australia
Malaysia
Borneo
Defence
Paltridge
Hashick
Butterworth
Denial of Barwick Elevation Rumours by Sir Robert
Prime Minister Sir Robert Denholm rejected reports that Sir Garfield Barwick would be elevated to the High Court. He said the story had no foundation and described it as a malicious invention. He cited discussions over a Manila trip and noted Barwick considered himself available for the High Court but was not pressured into any appointment.
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Robert
Perth
Garfield
Manila
High Court
Garfeld
Australia
Sir Garfield
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