Plane crash near Bankstown claims three lives
A midair collision near Bankstown involved a Tiger Moth and an Auster, killing three men from Sydney suburbs and injuring a fourth. Rescue teams freed trapped victims as fire took hold. the Auster was owned by Kingsford Smith Flying School with instructor Rogier aboard.
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Evlware Cowley
St. George's
Bandy Point
Eric Mush
Dalton Read
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Mer Dind Cowley
Moral
Canter- Hay Hospital
Omeb Dlerh
Sheetly
Covel
Tava Pleyel Det
Albertaire
Lpertutte
Lloyd Jones
Marsh
Kingsford Smith Flying School
Win Low
Hye Rogier
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Price cuts fail to catch on in Canberra market
Sydney prices edged down slightly for haircuts and repairs but Canberra traders resisted immediate reductions. A NSW minister noted limited cuts while ACT prices held firm with cigarettes and tobacco prices largely unchanged. Canberra shops show fewer under the counter prices as traders avoid immediate relief for consumers.
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Sydney
Caneberra
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A. Landa
Canberra
Act
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New Muslim Prime Minister Named in Indonesia
Diakarta reports Talmesia appoints 34 year old Moslem Yarty stalwart Burhanud as prime minister. Vice President Jon Puwahap Mohammed Tluttu confirms new cabinet plans and a replacement Cubenet to end 18 day stalemate caused by dissident army officers last month.
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Diakarta
Talmesia
Burhanud
Jon Puwahap
Mohammed Tluttu
Last Mineel
Hatha Tell Reuter
Dulles Warns South Korea On Use Of Force
Secretary of State Dulles warns South Korea over using force amid protests in Pusan and Inchon regarding the Armistice Commission. He says the U.S. will protect truce inspectors and urges patience as Britain consults with UN powers. Lemnitzer visits Seoul to discuss tensions and aid.
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South Korea
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British Foreign Office
London
Britain
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Korea
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Armistice Commission
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Semiatha Jermes
Washington
America
United Press
Inchon
Lyman Lemnitzer
Hohn Won Il
Queensland Taxes May Increase
Queensland government may raise state taxation, treasurer Mr Walsh said in Parliament that taxes had grown for over a decade. He claimed Queensland faced the lowest deal from the Commonwealth and noted a subsidy for Western Australia’s water scheme but not for Queensland’s large projects.
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Queensland
Walsh
Commonwealth
Police officer declines to carry out evictions
Metropolitan Police faced a moral clash when Supt T J Delderfield refused to evict residents, citing eight years of war memories and concern for innocent families. The move, prompted by a request to demote him to inspector, highlights tensions as landlord and tenant controls ease and evictions rise in central Hobart where homes are bought for industry.
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Metropolitan Police
T J
Delderfield
Marshall
France
Hobart
Sydney Described As City Of Sin
A column laments perceived vice in Sydney contrasted with Singapore from a Melbourne writer. It claims daily references to rape arson assault murder and gambling in Sydney papers, and accuses European refugees of crime waves while criticizing Australia’s evolving immigration policy.
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Sydney
Singacune
Artes la
Peresue Werkender
Singapore
Australia
Europe
Parliamentarians to give evidence on salaries
A Canberra committee led by Melbourne businessman Shank Richardson plans to hear testimony from Members and Senators on whether current salaries and allowances are adequate. The inquiry will use questionnaires and resume after an initial Canberra meeting. ministerial pay is excluded. Members earn 1750 pounds plus 500 to 800 electoral allowances, while Senators get 1750 pounds and 500 pounds.
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House of Representatives
Melbourne
Shank Richardson
Canberra
Benatora
India denies military move on Goa
London reports quote the Indian High Commission denying a Lisbon report that 15 Canks un have concentrated on Goa border. Nehru meets the foreign affairs committee in New Delhi to discuss Goa. Demonstrators are said to be gathering for Independence Day marches on August 16, while police guard roads into Goa.
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Indian High Commission
Lisbon
India
Goa
Portuguese Overseas Ministry
Nehru
All Party
New Delhi
Gos
Forbes Mayor Links Dairy Farmer to Death Threats
Forbes mayor Ald. Hubert George Mafeking Gunn testified at Quarter Sessions that dairy farmer Allen John Bollard of Gemalong threatened to kill him on January 8. Bollard and relatives Peter Gunn Barry Gunn faced charges of assault and bodily harm. Peter Gunn was acquitted.
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Hubert George Mafeking Gunn
Allen John Bollard
Gemalong
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Grenfell Street
Peter Gunn
Temlut Street
Barry Gunn
Mercer
Rankin Street
Ballard
Bollard
Hubert Gunn
Club House
Barry
Albion Hotel
David Tucker
Meteorite Weight Estimated After Decades of Study
Soviet scientists after years of study estimate a meteorite that fell in the eastern maritime region weighed about 1500 tons. Only around 100 tons are believed to have penetrated the earth atmosphere.
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Veara
Moscow
Unity Ticket Forecast At A.L.P. Conference
Sydney reporters describe a rift within the Australian Labor Party as factions debate a three or more ticket plan for unity. An official appeal from ASP NSW urged discipline, with talks of a compromise ticket led by senior figures and a federal anti-Communist stance to unify the party before the conference.
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W. Weere
W. Calbourne
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Industrial Group
Provast
Federated Ironworkers’ Association
Ted Ironworkers’ Association
A.rlu
Lloyd Rosa
Enginedrivers’ Union
J. Bayle
Trades Hall
Double Young
J. Shortell
W. Colbourne
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All Party
One Cleared of Conspiracy In Education Department Case
George Alderman 48 of Dawson Street Cook's Hill formerly foreman of Newcastle maintenance was cleared of conspiring with three other Education Department officials to mislead the Public Services Board by giving false evidence at an inquiry. Trials for the other three continue.
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Sydney
Department of Education
George Alderman
Dawson Street
Cook's Hill
Education Department
Newcastle
Adderman
Department
Public Servies Board
Graduation ceremony for models at Institute of Anatomy
A private fashion parade marked a graduation for 21 students at the Institute of Anatomy Canberra. Principal Miss June Dally-Watkins awarded certificates while Mrs Elizabeth Mason hosted. Models wore sportswear and evening gowns as skeleton-filled display wings provided last minute coaching.
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Institute of Anatomy
Sydney
June Dally-Watkins
Canberra
Elizabeth Mason
Miss Dally-Watkins
Bery Braun
Betty Hayes
Elm Golman
Francea Staunton
Frets Incell
Roby Baker
Beverley Fisher
Dulcie Goodall
Pauline Chandler
Hue Clark
Jume Hipwell
Therese
Aileen Maher
Judy Rajeton
Margaret Payton
Joan Murray
Helen Ross
Peg Flaherty
Colleen Morryssay
Evelyn McGrath
Jan Burns
Scree
Miss Dally
Japan plans major expansion of military forces
Tokyo reports a defence plan to increase Japan land forces to 180000 men within four years, with expanded naval and air power. The plan aims for possible withdrawal of US land forces within three years, while proposing retention of some American air and sea bases. Drafted by the Defence Board, it targets 1284 aircraft including jets and Sabres, 86000 tons destroyers, 22000 tons minesweepers and 3000 tons submarines with Sabre jets possibly built under U.S. license.
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Japan
Shigemitsn
Washington
Japanese Defence Board
Suhigemisa Bunada
Bhigemiteu
Economic Council Board
Navy
Escape From Lock-up In Police Car
Roy Dari Adama, about 33, held on a burglary charge, escaped from the lock-up and stole a police car. Police say the key remained at the station and he was recently brought back from Sydney to Canberra to face the charge. He has no fixed address and is described as an itinerant.
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China Aid
Sydney
Canberra
Albury
Eapty
Roy Dari Adama
Adama
Adams
Airm en on way home from Hong Kong to Hawaii
Eleven American airmen freed after twelve months as prisoners in the Chinese Communists will depart Honolulu in two transport planes late today bound for California. They arrived in excellent spirits and were greeted by a crowd bearing flowers to honor them.
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Honolulu
Hong Kong
Hawaii
California
In Brief: Peace in Argentine capital amid unrest
Reported remarks by President Peron claim labor disputes in Buenos Aires mirror broader peaceful ties, noting fewer strikes than in other nations. Meanwhile a royal farewell in London ends as the royal yacht Britannia departs with spectators waving from a bridge that collapses into Cairn Ryan. French forces in Algeria report artillery action against a terrorist group near Ratna with twelve rebels killed. An academic move sees Professor Derek Frank Lawden leave Birmingham for Canterbury College and Christchurch College to chair mathematics in New Zealand.
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Juan Peron
London
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Ryan
Stranraer
Duke of Edinburgh
Britannia
Terreorista
Canterby College
Christchurch
Derek Frank Lawden
Birmingham College of Technology
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