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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 15, 1966

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Seminar told Sell York in north growth plan

Brisbane Sunday seminar hears University of New South Wales Civil Engineering professor C Munro argue Cape York should be sold for development. He predicts foreign infiltration within 30 years and warns nations might not resist occupation. He cites water limits and the Gympie line as north’s development threshold. Senator Scott notes Cape York could hold about one million cattle in future, up from 100,000.

Brisbane C. , Munro University of New South Wales Cape York Area Munro Gympie Cape Australia Hitler Europe Wouter Research Foundation of Scott Senate Wold

Delayed arrival for Dreyfus to take up ANU post

Australian composer Mr George Dreyfus will delay starting his six month ANU Creative Arts Fellowship. He had been due to begin in October but will announce a move to Cologne in October for a UNESCO Fellowship for Creative Artists. He is expected back in March to resume the fellowship in Canberra.

Melbourne George Dreyfus Australia National University Dreyfus Cologne Unesco ANU Australia Canberra

Melbourne home fire claims twenty nine lives

Firemen from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade battled a Melbourne blaze starting at 8 45 pm on Saturday. The third and fourth floors were destroyed with dozens of elderly residents among the dead and 14 plus injured. officials later blamed age and possible alcohol for the high loss.

Brabham's World Title Bid Hits Snag at Surfers Paradise

World champion Jack Brabham faltered after 11 laps as a minor electrical fault halted his car in Surfers Paradise. He had flown 2,000 miles from overseas races to promote his Brabham-Honda, leading the world championship with four wins but facing three remaining Grands Prix. Brabham plans to race in Europe next, including Karlskog Sweden and Monza, in pursuit of a third title.

Surfers Paradise Sunda Jack Brabham Trumphs Brabham Australia Moor Paren Cere Brabhan Tabhany London Sydney Karlskoga Sweden Monza Rabham

First clue to UK killers found in rooms

Mr Paterson described early evidence from the UK killings showing victims fleeing toward bedrooms and many huddled together in a bathroom. The report notes improvised routes and claustrophobic spaces as investigators piece together the sequence of events.

Paterson

Nightclub chase ends in deadly warehouse fire disaster

Police disclosed the car used in Friday's shooting was found but gave no location, as a chase in Soho led to a fatal warehouse blaze at Connell DesCoue CUTE wer time battlefield. Rescuers fought dense smoke to reach victims in a Melbourne hospital scene, with dozens dead or injured and officers ordering back crowds while investigators probe the blaze's cause.

Soho London Royal Melbourne W. J. Jamieroom Henry Kelvin Fitness Ancny Burns Mous Doner Dute Row Street Dunmill

Empty tins in snowy hut clue in missing Victorians

Police probing the Snowy Mountains case found a hut with empty tins and vehicle tracks, suggesting recent occupancy by three Melbourne tourists Charles Ophel Pamela Ophel and Julian Ophel who vanished during a 1500 mile Gippsland Snowy Mountains tour. Despite air searches over Cabramurra Tooma dam and surrounding routes, no trace has been located.

Snowy Mountains Jindabyne Suggan Buggan Wollongong Springwood Trac Shice Wee Eres Melbourne Gippsland Charles Ophel Pamela Julian Ophel Charles Arlington Postmaster-General’s Department Buchan Caves Victoria Cabramarra Tooma Dam Cooma Snowy Mountains Authority Goulburn

Whitlam dampens hopes of quick end to Vietnam war

Australian Deputy Leader Whitlam told Saigon reporters he believed hostilities could end in one or two years but warned civil progress mattered more. He argued a government in Vietnam was needed to provide stability and economic development, stressing the army’s work would be wasted without improved conditions for the Vietnamese people.

Saigon Whitlam Vietnam Yice-Marshal Ky Ch An Arriad Whitlam Labor Party Nam Constri Alp A Ee

London Murder Hunt Spreads Across City

The first major clue came from the Discovery of a car fused by the killers prompting a vast police search in London. Eighteen thousand officers patrolled the capital, with an army mine detector team at Wormwood Scrubs to seek bullets and clues as the nation watched. The Queen personally called Scotland Yard.

Scotland ‘Yard London Wormwood Scrubs Scotland Yard

Monster of the depths sighted off California coast

Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla report a huge shark-like creature seen at about 6,000 feet off the California coast. Photographic footage captured the odd fish, but experts could not determine its exact species or origin from the images and gills and fins remain uncertain.

Sud-boast TrilScripps Pec of la Jolla Califor Inia

Unclear text fragment from Sydney seminar tour

Fragmentary notes describe a singing event or seminar near Kharothan in a slope area, mentioning miles traveled and a bow fight or contest between two individuals. The source text is damaged with many unreadable sections.

Crowds queue to see camellias at first national show

More than 1,000 people crowded Albert Hall for the first national camellia show held from 1am to 9pm. Organisers estimate over 10,000 attended with a continuous queue at the doors. Opened by Professor E G Waterhouse, the non competitive event displayed 2,000 blooms from all states except Western Australia. After the show the blooms were donated to Canberra Community Hospital.

Albert Hall E G. Waterhouse

V Bombers in East to be Recalled

The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party labels Kremlin leaders as scabs and rejects any compromise with the Soviet. The article notes impending recall of V bombers in the East amid Cold War tensions and shifts in alliance dynamics.

Britain Central Committee of The Chinese Communist Party Kremlin

Crashes kill one injure six near Harman Naval Base

A man died and six others were injured, three seriously, in two crashes within 100 yards along Canberra Avenue near Harman Naval Base just before 9 pm. Nan dor Schwalm, 40, of Narrabundah, died in the head on collision. Two ambulances and off duty staff treated casualties at Canberra Community Hospital.

Canberra Avenue Harman Naval Base Canberra Community Hospital Nandor Schwalm 19Th Street Narrabundah

A matter of asking self government for Papua and New Guinea

The Territory of Papua and New Guinea would only need to ask for self government, said Minister for Territories Mr Barnes, but current signs suggested the Territory’s people did not want it yet. Barnes, speaking at a University of Queensland seminar, affirmed long Australian presence and future close ties with the Territory. Papuan MP A Tabua warned a long road remains and the need for Australian help.

Brisbane Papua and New Guinea Barnes University of Queensland Papua New Guinea Australia Territory A. Tabua House of Assembly Poverthnani

Floods force mass evacuations in Papua New Guinea and Australia

Heavy rains triggered the Loop River overflow turning into a major flood that displaced thousands. In Papua New Guinea near Columbus Nebraska and Australia, residents fled as waters rose rapidly, with guardsmen and Civil Defence workers aiding rescue efforts amid a nationwide emergency.

New York Reuter Australia Papua New Guinea Austral Columbus Nebraska Merory Inj Rg

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