Executive of RSL Meeting Sets Stage for Anniversary
Members of the Returned Servicemen's League national executive held sub committee meetings in Canberra yesterday before today's full executive session. Sub committees will present recommendations as the body meets for the third time this year and hears reports from delegations to Indonesia and New Zealand. The group will also discuss plans to mark Gallipoli's 50th anniversary.
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Rescue pilot to receive medal for Sierra Nevada action
Captain Frederick M. Donohue of Fairbairn base Canberra receives a heroism medal for rescuing a man from a 1200 foot cliff in the Sierra Nevada California on September 3, 1962. The award, presented by Group Captain K Bolitho in a ceremony at 7 45 a m, cites meritorious achievement during aerial flight.
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Opening of Malacca youth centre by Australian soldiers
A Malacca crowd of 5 000 witnessed the opening of a modern youth centre built by soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. Governor of Malacca opened the ceremony after a three hour programme of sport and culture organized by the Army and local youth leaders.
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Bus and lorry crash injures twenty five near Malaga
Twenty five people were injured in a collision between a bus and a lorry near Malaga in Southern Spain on Saturday. Five are reported seriously hurt.
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Malaga
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