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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 21, 1968

Page

3

Bridge gap program targets Commonwealth nations

A London based team of three Britons, a Jamaican and a Kenyan leads a major effort to bridge the technological divide among Commonwealth countries. John Chadwick of the Commonwealth Foundation spoke in Canberra about rapid, practical aid including expert exchanges, travel for professionals, and coordinated information networks funded by 23 member nations and a combined $530 501 annual effort.

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Convicted Australian soldier appeals court martial ruling

Leonard Edward Newman, 22, appeals a court martial verdict for the mainlaughter of Lieutenant Robert Graham Birse in South Australia. The ruling Monday in Brisbane Centre noted Newman’s five year sentence and questioned new evidence claiming Royal Australia was involved.

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Wirve Died After Explosion In Yuin Tau Hospital

News agency reports Wirve died in hospital at Yuin Tau on December 10 last year from injuries received when a grenade exploded near a sleeping pit. Mr J L Kelly, OC, said the casualty had been in secure Brave ren, with discussions noting resentment as per the affidavit of Mr PA Caldham QC.

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Siege bill unpaid in Revesby police siege case

In Sydney on a Tuesday report says insurance companies refused to pay 129 50 for repairs after a police siege last month at Revesby. Kenneth Aiur Preeman of Carrington Street is charged in connection with the incident involving his mother-in-law Mire Paine and Anne Nine Pivesoun. Three insurers declined coverage for the damage from police bullets and projectiles. The Commissioner, Mr Allan, told Freeman he would investigate the passion.

Sydney Fs Rouse Revesby Kenneth Aiur Preeman Carrington Street Shas Sth Heyder Allan Mireeman

Australia to pay for damage to Hobart

In a Canberra style exchange the Australian government pledged to cover damage to Hobart and related naval costs. UK debates on maintaining forces and allied naval support feature, with discussions over American naval aid and future destroyer projects amid tensions and Vietnam talks shaping defense policy.

Flying Angel rescues frightened man at Fremantle

A Japanese fishing boat Horo Maru 38 picked up a terrified man from the Indian Ocean near Bal after a storm. Hanis, 34, from Nusa in Tromsland, was exhausted but revived aboard the Flying Angel Club Fremantle. An interpreter helped him tell his tale and he was scheduled for transport home via Western Australia.

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Youth, 20, dies in 60ft dive in Sydney tragedy

A 20 year old youth died after an attempted dive from a building roof in North Sydney. The man, Tapto Tikkonen, had been living on Falvon Street. Eyewitnesses describe him moving barefoot across rooftops before the fatal plunge.

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Stoppage cripples Brisbane transport network

Brisbane's heavy industry and other sectors joined a four hour stoppage called by the Queensland Trades and Labour Council. Suburban rail and wide parts of the transport system halted from nine to three, crippling city travel in support of wage case demands and a national dispute.

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