Britain seeks full Irish ambush report in border killing
Britain demanded a full account from the Irish Republican Government after a border ambush killed Corporal Ian Armstrong and wounded another soldier. An hour-long gun battle followed as terrorists fired from both sides near Hack Balls Cross. A separate incident saw two British troops slightly injured at Killeen while bomb blasts and an attack on a private house rocked Belfast.
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Munday
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Dundalk
Ian Armatrong
A& Taupman
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Republic
Hackballs Cross
Seul Cary
Acros
Corporal Armstrong
London
Foreign Office
Sir John Peck
John
Killeen
Ardoyne
Fragmentary note on embassy plug frame incident
A garbled item mentions a plug and frame related to the Soistly Afiican Embassy. Details are unreadable, with missing names and dates, leaving the event context unclear.
Wool Sales Begin Today at Yenora Wool Village
Wool buyers from many countries select from wool on the floor in the 14 acre Yenora Wool Village near Sydney in readiness for today’s sales the first of a three sale series.
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Yenora
Localisation plan speeds PNG public service shift
A White Paper in Port Moresby outlines accelerated localisation to replace expatriates with capable Papuan and New Guinean officers. A six-man committee in each Territory Administration department will oversee training and promote locals, aiming for significant impact within five years. overseas staff remain needed for technical roles.
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Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
New
Department of External Territories
Canberra
Newman
Peedon
Publc
Australia
North Korean patrol boat seizes South Korean trawler
A North Korean patrol boat seized a 20-ton South Korean trawler with 30 men aboard near the sea border off the Korean east coast and towed it north after the vessel reported being chased for 40 minutes and having its radio equipment destroyed. South Korean naval and coastal patrols found the trawler beyond the border, still in tow.
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Seoul
Motoring offence jail term quashed
Mr Justice Joske quashed a three month prison term for James Allen Britten and lifted his two year driving disqualification. Britten of Connor appealed against severity after being convicted of driving while disqualified. He was released on bond with good behaviour probation and ACT Adult Probation supervision for three years. Continued on Page 8.
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James Allen Britten
Justice Joske
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Brizalow Street
Connor
Dobson
ACT Adult Probation Service
Nun and girls hurt in Alpine Way crash near Khan coban
A nun and two schoolgirls were seriously injured when two buses collided on Alpine Way near Khan coban. About 37 others, mainly Sydney convent schoolgirls, were injured as a Brisbane bound bus rear ended the girls’ bus, triggering a fire. Ambulance crews and volunteers aided casualties. hospitals prepared emergency beds as doctors treated injuries. Names and exact conditions were not released pending relatives.
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Khancoban
Canberra
Our Lady of Consolation
St Agnes
Rooty Hill
Sydney
Penrith
Windsor
Overland Derailment Near Melbourne Injures Seventeen
Seventeen passengers were hospitalized after the Overland express derailed 72 miles west of Melbourne. Twelve cars left the rails near Bungaree. carriages blocked the Western Highway. A relief train prepared at Ballarat to move injured to Adelaide. cause unknown at night. One carriage stopped within four feet of a nearby house.
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Melbourne
Servisg
Western Highway
Adelaide
Bungaree
Ballarat
ACT border growth tightens as Canberra urban plans advance
Canberra’s residential expansion pushes toward the New South Wales border with Belconnen and Tuggeranong development. The National Capital Development Commission notes ACT land use will be limited to about one third for urban purposes, with population forecasts around 266,000 to 280,000 by the early 1980s, prompting talks on Gungahlin Mulligans Flat and intergovernmental planning to finalize within years.
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National Capital Development Commission
Canberra
NCDC
R. B Lansdown
Act
Gungahlin- Mulligans Flat
Nsw
Gungahlin
Commonwealth
ALP selects Mathews to contest Casey seat
David Solomon reports Labor pre selection winner Race Mathews, Whitlam's private secretary, defeated socialist left candidate Mrs E Morgan for the Casey seat in Melbourne. Mathews, 36, a speech therapist and widower, is seen as right wing and would require a five or six percent swing for Labor to win.
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Whitlam
Race Mathews
Labor
Casey
Melbourne
Environment
Arts
Howson
Mathews
E Morgan
Labor Party
Ferry dead queries on Heleanna disaster in Brindisi
Reports from Brindisi, Italy, fail to identify nationalities of the 24 dead and passengers of the Greek ferry Heleanna in a Sunday fire. Canberra Times readers ask if Australians were aboard, but authorities are uncertain about passenger totals.
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Brindisi
Italy
Canberra Times
Suharto to visit Australia and Philippines
President Suharto of Indonesia will visit Australia next year after accepting a long standing invitation from the Australian government. He also said a trip to the Philippines would follow Australia, with plans for closer ties and co operation with Southeast Asia.
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Indonesia
Australia
Department of Foreign Affairs
Canberra
Bury
Jakarta
Philippines
Carlos Nivera
Press Foundation of Asia
Depth News
Manila
Marcos
Po O
Hechko
Nivera
Asia
Melbourne abortion inquiry report due to Parliament
The Kaye report on Melbourne's abortion inquiry is due to be presented to Parliament tomorrow. More than a year after its completion, the document is finally in line for consideration.
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Melbourne
Kaye
Hawke Defends Policies Amid Union Controversy
In Melbourne yesterday the AI president Mr Hawke addressed ACTU officials defending his policies as the ACTU executive weighed its stance on the South Africa rugby tour. The report notes internal debate as he reassures labor supporters.
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Hawke
Melbourne
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