West New Guinea tensions rise as Indonesian move looms
Editorial warns Indonesia and the Netherlands face critical risks in developing West New Guinea. Papuan nationalism grows amid promises of self rule, with leaders contemplating exile and resistance if Indonesia advances. Many Papuans relocate home as tensions intensify and Australia weighs entry conditions after Dutch handover.
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AAP
Indonesia
West New Guinea
New York Times
the Times
Hollandia
Biak
Rabaul
New Britain
Tear gas clashes erupt along Berlin border wall
Rioters and police clash as 35 gas grenades are used near the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing. Demonstrations swell with up to 8,000 people seen at times, while West Berlin officials urge restraint and warn against actions aiding the Communists.
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Berlin
A.A.P
Reuter
West Berlin
Thenwak Alfa Cheont
Checkpoint Charlie
Betraying Defence Trust in UK Policy Reversal
London Evening Standard columnist Tom Pocock argues a reversal of defence policy would scrap the plan to encircle the Southern Hemisphere with military posts. The shift could betray trust with Britain’s empire links and affect Australia New Zealand and Canada while shifting burden to West Germany and France. Replacing Singapore with Western Australian bases would fail to materialize.
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London
Somersay
Australia
New Zealand
London Evening Standard
England
Tom Pocock
Britain
Canada
West Germany
France
Pocock
Singapore
Western Australia
Tania Verstak turns back on gaiety abroad
Miss Australia Tania Verstak declines an International Beauty Congress world tour and film offers to stay in Australia. She will finish her reign, return to Sydney, and resume arts studies while supporting her father’s business. Prime Minister Menzies and NSW Premier Heffron congratulate her.
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Tania
Gaiety Abroad
Sydney
Univers
Ity
Australia
Mascot
United States
Sydney University
Mr. Menzies
Tania Verstak
Aborigine Seeks Citizenship Rights in Australian Supreme Court
Arthur Dingle a 36 year old Aboriginal man asks the Supreme Court for citizenship. His daughter helped star as the baby Jedda in the film. The Native Welfare Branch opposes the plea as judges reserve judgment.
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Darwin
Arthur Dingle
Supreme Court
Dingle
Charles Chauvel
Jedda
Justice Bridge
Native Welfare Branch
Unions Push Milkmen Membership Amid Price Talks
A Trades and Labour Council committee instructed the Australian Workers' Union to organize all casual milk delivery workers into the union. It probes Canberra milk distribution with Bega Company vendors and Dairy Farmers' Company reps, planning meetings to discuss a price rise proposed by some vendors.
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Trades and Labour Council
Australian Workers’ Union
Canberra
Dors
Bega Company
Wilth
Dairy Farmers’ Company
Canberra Brethren deny husband access to wife at hall
A 1,000 strong Exclusive Order of Brethren meeting refused to permit Mr. Rogers to see his wife at Albert Hall. His family and Canberra residents observed as Rogers waited at 36 Hope Street. leaders in Australia cited orders from James Taylor in London amid reports of defections from the sect.
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Exclusive Order of Brethren
Rogers
Canberra
Jarrett Bart
Albert Hall
Hope Street
Norman
W. B.hales
Australia
Alan Gadsden
Victorian
London
James Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Earl
Nelson Chesterfield
Mr. Rogers
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No. 36
Sydney
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Grandpa
Jesus
Christ
The
Taylor
England
Dickson
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Miss Verstak
R. J. Heffron
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