Doctor warned at penicillin inquest
The Coroner Mr Pearson said any ordinary person would fault a doctor who, told a patient was allergic to penicillin, gave a penicillin injection. The inquest into Jean Mavis Minter’s death at Canberra Hospital on January 10, 1969 resumes with further submissions planned. Dr Alwyn faced warnings about possible self incrimination as the hearing reviews evidence on allergy history and medication given after abdominal operations.
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Pearson
Jean Mavis Minter
Harris Place
Hackett
Minter
Canberra
John Edward Stacey Alwyn
Rivelt Street
de Alwyn
Australia
Alwyn
Peter Norman
Norman
Arthur Hill
Melbourne
Bernard Blomfield
Tureing
Offshore rig fire drives evacuation near Darwin
A $10 million offshore rig in the Bona parte Gulf about 240 miles southwest of Darwin caught fire. All crew were evacuated as gas surged from the No 1 site and fire raged, aided by special equipment that failed to stop the blaze. The rig was moved 1,200 feet from the gas flow and a costly reestablishment is expected. an inquiry will probe the blaze.
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Darwin
Tig
Bonaparte Gulf
Atlantic Aickfield Company
South Eastern Drilling Corporation
Dallas
Texas
No 1
Tate
Arco Ltd
E. F. Dean
Sydney
Dean
Red Adair
NSW considers compulsory secret ballots before strikes
Sydney officials report the NSW Government weighing a plan to legislate compulsory secret ballots before strikes. Non voters could face fines under the proposal, which would be reviewed with other amendments to the State Industrial Arbitration Act as stated by the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr Willis.
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Sydney
Nsw
Labour and Industry
Willis
Inquest Planned Over Senator Kennedy Chappaquiddick Incident
District Attorney said an inquest would be held into Senator Edward Kennedy’s car crash on Chappaquiddick in July. All potential witnesses were urged to come forward, per Associated Press. Wallabies Defeated by Wellington in Boland 12 to 5.
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Attor
Idinund Dinis
Edwl Kennedy
Canberra Nurses March for More Pay
More than 200 Canberra nurses marched through Civic chanting for higher wages, then returned home for tea after half an hour. The protest precedes a wage claim to Commissioner J B Helmes, seeking a national test case for nursing pay. Nurse advocate Raymond O’Dea urged an interim raise, saying the Public Service Board would consider offers next week.
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ACT
J. B. Helmes
Arbitration Commission
Astic
Raymond O'Dea
O'Dea
Hospital Board
Public Service Board
Q’dea
Nurses in ACT seek pay rises to match Victoria
A united Canberra nurses meeting condemned delays in interim pay increases by the Canberra Community Hospital Board, the Health Department and the Commonwealth Public Service Board. They plan to table a log of claims to the Full Bench for equal pay, with proposed rises from 39 to 9 percent above current ACT salaries and a starting rate as high as $3,324 for nursing aides and up to $6,150 for senior sisters.
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Act
Canberra
Tog of Claims
Pilot escapes from crash near Coonamble after power line strike
In Coonamble a light aircraft struck power lines while attempting to land after crop spraying. Pilot Raymond Staley of Coonabarabran escaped as the plane exploded and burned, and he was admitted to hospital with facial and hand burns.
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Coonamble
Raymond Staley
Coonabarabran
Gorton backs force against Bougainville natives
Prime Minister Gorton and External Territories Minister Barnes defend actions in Bougainville as riot police used teargas and batons to remove natives from land at Rorowana. Barnes said the administration would continue the force, while the House of Assembly approved the Bougainville scheme and Australia would not intervene.
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Gorton
Mr Barnes
Bougainville
Epeleton
Barnes
Rorowana
Eggleton
Garton
House of Assembly
Brisbane
Papua New Guinea
Rorovana
Australian National University
ACT
Commonwealth
Derwent House
University Avenue
Department of External Territories
Canberra Trades and Labour Council
Sydney
Territories
Turnbull
Australia Party
Bouganville
Bougainville land dispute draws regional protests
Expatriate interests in Bougainville claim rule of law is applied while land seizures for a copper project trigger clashes. Police used teargas. demonstrations at Rorovana and Kieta raise fears of violence as 30 ANU students protest in Canberra. Protests also flare in Melbourne Sydney and Adelaide with calls for ministerial dismissal.
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Rorovana
Towns resigns as Wollongong magistrate after 12 years
Sydney Wollongong Wednesday Mr Towns a 59 year old magistrate resigns amid criticism over traffic case rulings and bench remarks He submitted his resignation to the Department of Justice after talks with under secretary L K Downs His retirement would be in mid 1970 with nearly full pension and follows opposition criticisms from MPs Pat Hills and W G Peterson plus support from Hough for his road safety work.
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Sydney
Wollongong
T. J. Towns
Department of Justice
Department
L. K. Downs
Towns
Pat Hills
W. G
Peterson
Kembla
Hills
Wollongong Court
Hough
Wallongong
Justice — Ministry
Australia consults on Vietnam troop cuts with US
US officials say Australia is being consulted over moves to replace US troops in South Vietnam. There are no immediate plans for allied cutbacks in step with US withdrawals.
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Australia
South Vietnam
Objects of derision and evolving defence links
A clipping notes Peter Schuless continuing his series on homo sexuality and the law, citing a survey claiming over 2,000 homosexuals in Canberra. Malaysia may seek defence ties with other Southeast powers, per the Moalhysian High Commissioner. The US Secretary of State’s Canberra visit is expected to probe policy shifts in the Pacific and Asia, with Nixon remarks hinting at broader aims.
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Peter Schuless
Canberra
Sir William Rogers
Pacific
Asia
Nixon
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Conzine
Mr Towns
Vietnam
Malaysia
U.S. Policy
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