Aboriginal wage dispute disrupts Wave Hill station work
1400 Aboriginal workers in the NT face a wage standstill as talks over a minimum basic pay rise stall. Union leaders demand 50 dollars a week more, with 80 dollars cited in some discussions, while pastoralists warn an award wage could cost about 1 million annually. Wave Hill station managers stage talks with Aboriginal leaders to avert a walkout, amid persistent calls for fair pay and improved conditions.
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Monty
Morris
Trion
Lingiart
Anth
Land Aboriginal Rights Coun
Dexferera
Farher
Nates
Nussinn
Kwann
Mackmen
Rotary
North Austral
Han Workers Union
Paddy Carroll
Wave Hill
Carroll
Tofficer
Chile
Vesteys
Peter Morris
Morrie
Vincent Tingiri
Lingiari
Tom Fisher
Banks Explain Deduction Possible Date Without Name Or Work
Banks explain that a deduction may be possible on a forthcoming date, noting uncertainty about the exact timing and scope. The discussion centers on eligibility criteria and potential impacts for affected customers and programs.
Adelaide nurses seek flannel to curb shocks at hospital
Adelaide reports say nurses at Royal Adelaide Hospital faced electric shocks when touching doors and bed posts with dry air. Professor J T Woodward explains static charges form from movement in dry conditions, suggesting wearing flannel underwear to reduce shocks.
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Adelaide
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Hobart
Profesor J. TL. Woodward
Adelaide University
Fishing season opens in ACT with trout stocking noted
Fishermen in the ACT begin a new season open until April 3, 2067 with no licences required, targeting Lake Burley Griffin. Historical releases include 2000 yearling trout in 1984 and 25 rainbow trout in 1945, under Interior Department guidance.
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Act
Department of the Interior
Lake Burley Chriffin
Breakdown in Rhodesian talks in London and Salisbury clash
Rhodesian talks falter as Salisbury plans to amend the 1961 constitution face British opposition. London officials warn changes lack legal validity while the Rhodesian government pushes a constitutional amendment bill. Debates adjourned with second reading due Tuesday amid Commonwealth pressure for tougher sanctions and a rift over protective clauses.
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London
Commonwealth Office
Salisbury
Britain
Chincan
Watson
Olver Wright
The
Rhodesia Herald
Mr Smith
Commonwealth
Lin
Shipping freight rates rise for 1966 47 season
The Federal Exporters Overs eas Transport Committee chaired by D A Campbell announced up to four percent freight increases for wool and general cargo and up to ten percent for refrigerated cargo. The FEOTC aims for a 6.4 percent overall rise for the 1966 47 export season, with discussions on equitable reform and company obligations amid committee reorganization.
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Federal Exporters Overseas Transport Committee
D. A. &. Campbell
FEOTC
W. R. Russell
Campbell
Waitian
Australia
Indonesian adrift found near Lombok Strait shipwreck
A lone Indonesian survivor drifting in a canoe in the Lombok Strait said he had been in the canoe for about three days and arrived at Port Hedland after being picked up last Sunday. He could not speak Indonesian, and officers reported no British or Chinese crew aboard.
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Perth
Lombok Strait
Port Hedland
Taneau
Election at ANU names four University Council members
The Australian National University announced yesterday the names of four members elected by the Convocation to the University Council. Re elected are Professor Ro DL Wright and Sir Roland Wilson. New members are J I Dedman of Canberra and Sir Robert Madewick, Vice Chancellor of the University of New England. They assume three year terms from September 129.
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Australian National University
Ro DL Wright
Roland Wilson
J. I. Dedman
Canberra
Chifley
Robert Madewick
University of New England
Clash Leaves Two Dead in Ovamboland Shootout
In Ovamboland, Capetown reports two Africans shot dead and eight arrested after a dawn gun fight between Africans and a South African police detachment. The incident, amid tensions over South West Africa, follows a World Court ruling against Ethiopia and Liberia.
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Capetown
Aap-Reuter
Ovamboland
South-west Africa
John = Vorster
Angola
Bechuanaland
South
US troops blasted by own jets and border clash details
Reported clash at Ovambo border. 16 crossing group aimed to kill chiefs and pro government Africans. Police seized arms including two machine guns. Officials cited American casualties and napalm use in Viet Nam battle, with conflicting death tallies and claims on air support.
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Vorster
Rhodesia
Ovamboland
de Puy
World News Highlights and Classifieds Snapshot
A chaotic collage of world events and media notes greets readers. Gas grenades quell a mob in Djibouti amid Somaliland tensions while warnings on the hydrogen bomb threaten humanity’s history. A hotel sale in the U S is cited at 3.6 million. Articles discuss a young Australian predicted for a bright future and a BBC program on British intel gentsia. Literary notes review Dog Years and a Tory figure Enock Powell. Classifieds and page markers fill the rest.
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Djibouti
French Somaliland
R. W. Mille
BBC
Turday Fesere
Gershon Weiler
Jovcean
Guenter
Gram Enoch Powell
J. A. Grain Eer
Magpies Attack School Children Prompt Nest Destruction
On patrol at St Benedict's School Narrabundah magpies risked aggression as another bird gathered nest material. Police report nests in nearby pines were destroyed after magpie attacks on schoolchildren on Wednesday.
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St Benedict's
Narrabundah
Suitable fare for young in Melbourne theatres
Thirteen city theatres will show films suitable for children during the August September school holidays. Acting Chief Secretary Mr Manson said today many complaints had been received about the screening of undesirable films in the May holidays. He had been assured by distributors that city theatres would toe standards and avoid objectionable content.
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Treasury
Fraser
G. Samuel
Canberra City
Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd
Samuel
Melbourne
Department of the Interior
Canberra
ANZ
A.lem
Moor Sur- Reid
Sarel
Speen
Tipe
Manson
Desahains
City Theatres
Canberra 25 Years Ago: Government, Budgets and Local News
Labor Party rejects Menzies bid for all party government. Menzies resigns, replaced by Fadden. Cabinet mostly unchanged. Melbourne Buildings block funded for government use. Canberra buses expand amid petrol rationing. inquiries for new buses in London. Name change debate for Causeway suburb urged. Canberra High School wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod choir prize. Canberra Technical College enrolls 1301 in year. trained 52 munition workers and 1020 RAAF technicians. current enrolment 594. Mulrooney Medal goes to J Furness of Fairbairn RAAP. runners-up J Bunting and G Stevens. Checks hockey team wins third straight, def. Barton 2–0.
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Labor Party
Menzies
Fadden
Melbourne
Cwic
Canberra
Advisory Council
Australia
London
Nott
Causeway
City of Sydney
Canberra Technical College
Mulrooney
J. Furness
Fairbairn Raap
J. Bunting
Manuka
G. Stevens
Ainslie
Checks
Barton
McMill
Webb
M. Webb
Brack
Williams
Holmes
F.well
Townsend
J. Colwell
Fulton
Grennall
Pike
Emmett
Welch
J. Casey
Chapman
Henderson
B. Barnes
Smith and Webb
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W. P. Gibbs
Liberal
Queensland
Sydney
United Kingdom
Europe
ANU
South Vietnam
Saigon
Benson
Vietnam
World News
Arta
Canberra Times
L. J. Hooker
Woodgers
Calthorpe
A.C.T
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