Liberal and Country Parties win Queensland election
Brisbane reports Liberal and Country Parties defeat both Labour factions ending 25 years of ALP rule. George Francis Nicklin to become Premier with Kenneth Morris as deputy. Absentee votes and five seats remain doubtful as results solidify a Liberal-Country majority and a fragmented ALP presence.```
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Brisbane
Liberal
Country
Labour
Queensland
L.C.P
George Francis Nicklin
Country Party
Toowoomba
A.L.P
Duggan
Balonne
J.B. Taylor
Tablelands
5. Tullipan
C.P
Mount Gravatt
G. L. Hart
Dr. FC
Dittmer
ALP
Flinders
F. M. Forde
Murwillumbah
Nicklin
State House
Kenneth James Morris
Liberal Party
Morris
Arthur Fadden
Treasury
Old House
Q.L.P
A.L.P. Aplit
Gair
Q.lp
South Brisbane
J. E. Duggan
F. Dittmer
Gravatt
Defence
Forde
Flindera
Liberals
M. J. Anderson
Dr. Byatt
John Duggan
Gair U
Lc.p
Liberala
Africa Aims To Be Republic Says South Africa Minister
Lisbon reports External Affairs Minister Louw told a press conference the Union's policy is to become a republic with a decision later on Commonwealth membership. He cited the Venda speaking population as a source of loyalty conflict and said the Republican Party harbors no hostility to Britain.
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Lisbon
AAP
Reuter
South Africa
Union
Louw
British Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
Lom
Republican
Tibotson Wins Slow Three Mile in London Meet
Derek Tibotson, who recently set the world mile record, won the three mile event in a slow 13 minutes 50.2 seconds at the Great Britain France two day athletics contest in London.
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Ibbotson
London
P.reuter
Derek Tibotson
Senday
Cattle Vaccination Rush Against Severe Anthrax Outbreak
A 12 man veterinary team vaccinated cattle by the thousands in Oklahoma as authorities label the outbreak the worst in 25 years. Guards manned road blocks to stop cattle milk and animals from leaving the quarantined Craig County and 60 square miles of Ottawa County as shipments are halted.
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Vinua
Oklahoma
A.a.p.reuter
United States
Craig County
Ottawa County
Western powers united on disarmament talks in London
In London the Western powers show full agreement on disarmament, with Selwyn Lloyd declaring seriousness. He praised aerial inspection and warned the Arctic boundary could deter surprise attacks, contrasting Western goals with Soviet aims and stressing global war as the main threat. Dulles echoed the need for international inspection as essential to progress. Moscow Radio criticised inspection without broader disarmament.
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London
Reuter
Selwyn Lloyd
Warrington
Lancashire
Soviet Union
U.S
Canada
Arctic
Russia
North America
Mr. Lloyd
West
United Kingdom
Arma
Moscow Radio
A. Alexandranov
Bank Intruder Escapes After Police Fire Three Shots
Police tracked a bank intruder after a break in at the Australian and New Zealand Bank at Sydney Road Brunswick. A wounded man was believed to have escaped after being shot at near a damaged vault and fleeing through a back door into darkness. Detectives led by Detective Inspector D Toner investigated as six patrol cars canvassed streets and hospitals were alerted.
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Melbourne
Brunswick Bank
New Zealand
Sydney Road
Blyth Street
Brunswick
Sergeant Found Guilty In Malaya
An Australian Army sergeant, Raymond Morris Nevin, was found guilty in Kuala Lumpur of breaking into the Malaya Minister for Agriculture Indie Aziz Bin Ishak's home and using criminal force against a servant. He received three months in prison and a 200 Malayan dollar fine or two months more.
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Kuala Lumpur
A.a.p.reuter
Malaya
Indie Aziz bin Ishak
Raymond Morris Nevin
Tweed Heads
N.S.W
Nevin
105Th Field Battery
R.A.A
Ahmad bin Ismail
The
Sessions Court
G. C. Byrnes
Skeleton Found In House In West Melbourne
Homicide detectives probe the discovery of a skeleton in a West Melbourne house found last night. Police believe the remains may have lain there since a fire burned out the dwelling in August of the previous year. The gender of the deceased is not yet established.
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Melbourne
Collision at Barton injures two drivers in Canberra
A Sydney director James Bernard Thompson of Neutral Bay turned his car late into a one way street and blinded by the sun collided with John Robert Crawford of Turner at Brisbane and Macquarie Streets Barton. Both drivers avoided firing and sustained major vehicle damage. A second crash involved Heinz Karl Firley of Cooma and William George Keeley of Griffith at Manuka Circle and Canberra Avenue with similar damage.
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Sydney
Canberra
James Bernard Thompson
Kurraba Road
Neutral Bay
John Robert Crawford
Macleay Street
Turner
Brisbane Avenue
Macquarie Street
Barton
Heinz Karl Firley
Wala Street
Cooma
William George Keeley
Roe Street
Griffith
Manuka Circle
Canberra Avenue
Repertory Wins Zone Final of Drama Contest
Repertory Society wins the southern zone of the 1957 NSW Arts Council drama competition announced by Miss Dorothy Helmrich. Canberra's The Father wins the zone. judge Miss Corin Fitton notes high standard with several performers fit for professional work.
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Sydney
Canberra Repertory Society
N.S.W. Arts Council
N.S.W
Arts Council
Dorothy Helmrich
Canberra
Strinberg
the Father
Wolongong
Camden
Bowral
Nowra
Harden
Goulburn
Yass
Hay
Leeton
Corin Fitton
The
Independent Theatre
Fitton
Horizons Unlimited Educational Radio Documentary Broadcast
Twenty pupils from Queanbeyan High School spent Sunday afternoon at 2CA studios rehearsing and recording their Education Week broadcast Horizons Unlimited. Directed by Mr Ken Canham the program features modern primary education through dramatic sketches and sound effects. It will be aired on 2CA tonight at 9 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queanbeyan High School
Staton 2Ca
Ken Canham
2CA
Canberra Man Killed In New Guinea Car Smash
A former Canberra man, John Noakes of the Posts and Telegraphs Department, was killed yesterday in a motor crash at Ten Mile, Port Moresby. He was 45 and a passenger in one of three cars involved. the incident also left Samos Hag Pan asakes, 26, as another victim, eldest son of Mr and Mrs L Noakes of Griffith ACT.
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Port Moresby
Sunsday
A.p.reuter
Canberra
John Noakes
Posts and Telegraphs Department
Noakes
Ten Mile
Portoe
Queen Bestows Highness Title on Aga Khan
The Queen conferred the British title of Highness on Prince Karim Aga Khan the 19 year old successor to the Imamate and spiritual head of the Ismaili community. The Colonial Office notes the dignity reflects his position among Ismaili followers in Britain and overseas territories.
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London
A.ap
Reuter
Jon
Aga Khan
Prince Karim
Colonial Office
Ver Maissty
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Liberal and Country Parties
Uth
Africa
Republic
Advisory Council
Hospital Board
Tr Hell
J. Gilmour
L. F. Smith
Electoral Council
L. F. Crisp
Ing
Mr. Dulles
Dulles
Ments
D. Toner
Russell Street
Batu Road
New Guinea
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