Canberra mourns as airliner believed to crash off Sydney
Nine Canberra residents are among 15 feared dead after an Ansett A.N.A. Viscount vanished from radar three minutes after leaving Mascot Airport for Canberra at 7 17 p m The four engine plane reportedly climbed to 6000 feet before contact was lost over the sea near Sydney with 1 9 passengers and four crew aboard.
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Canberra
Ansett-A.n.a
Sydney
Mascot
Civil Aviation
Viscount
Canterm
Department of Civil Aviation
Rescue Efforts Continue After Canberra Flight Missing
Fog and heavy rain hampered search as water police launches and Civil Aviation units scoured the coast from Ben Buck to Cape Balla. Four frigates and warships moved to the area while Canberra Naval HQ noted four ships en route and authorities kept runways lit for potential landings.
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RAAF
Canberra
Sydney
Seisation
Hedgarter
Llain Igions
Ben Buckat Bondi
Cape Salamade
Nr Bay
Civil
Cierra
Fat Wee
Lane
Wagen
Naval Headquarters
Swan
Port Kembla
Guascoyne
Newcastle
Barcoo
Kembla
Sydney Harbour
Passenger Crew List from Canberra Air Travel
Canberra residents named include Mrs Bernice Kath Leen Ford Baron Drive OConnor John Andrew Sutherland Macarthur Avenue OConnor Henry Lingard Savige Street Campbell Major James Kevin Gaylard Finnis Crescent Narrabundah Bruce Francis Regan Lowsman Street Deakin David Denholm Shaw Melrose Valley Tuggeranong Two nonresidents R Knight Hillman Goulburn B Col Department of Trade Wyll Street Narrabundah Mr A Soukis Campbell Crew all from Sydney SA
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Canberra
Bernice Kath
Leen Ford
Baron Drive
O'Connor
John Andrew Sutherland
Hillman
Back Wheels Stolen From Kingston Car
Thieves stole the back wheels from a car in Manuka while the owner watched a picture show. John Patrick Pola of Eyre Street Kingston reported the vehicle left in a laneway with no street lighting and found it resting on rear brake drums upon return. Police are investigating.
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Manuka
John Patrick Pola
Eyre Street
Kingston
London Silver Cistern Sold for £27000
A London silversmith paid £27000 for a wine cistern crafted by Lamerie in 1719. The purchase marks a likely world record for such pieces and highlights a rising market for antique silver in London.
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London
Lamerie
Warning Of More Flooding In Central And South Coasts
Sydney Weather Bureau warned of more flooding in Central and South Coast areas as gales and rain are forecast after today's heavy falls. Windsor Richmond and surrounding areas clean up from damage. A storm caused local flooding in several suburbs and power outages affecting about 2,200 homes. Minor flooding reported in Mona Vale as the bureau predicts rain for coastal areas and Tablelands tomorrow.
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Sydney
Sydney Weather Bureau
Windsor
Richmond
Berowra
Brooklyn
Cronulla
Mona Vale
Weather Bureau
Tablelands
Big Rise In Silver Price In London Market
The London silver market saw its largest one day jump in years after U S government stock sales were suspended on Tuesday. Dealers raised prices 144 pence to 844 pence per ounce, a movement far beyond the usual fractional changes.
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London
A.A. P.reuter
U.S
Enos the chimpanzee flight ends after two orbits
US officials hailed Enos the chimpanzee test flight as very successful though minor cooling faults forced an early end. The capsule completed two orbits at altitudes between 99 and 146 miles, reaching speeds around 17,500 mph before a parachuted landing near Cape Canaveral.
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Enos
Bermuda
N.as.a. Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Earth
Canberra
Man for US orbital flight chosen at Cape Canaveral
Marine Lieut Colonel John Glenn named as the man for the first U S orbital flight with Lieut Commander Scott Carpenter as backup. Mercury official Robert Gilruth said the choice does not guarantee an immediate flight and he could not confirm if the next orbital mission would occur this year.
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Cape Canaveral
John Glenn
U.S
Scott Carpenter
Navy
Mercury
Robert Gilruth
Wet Spring and Rainfall Totals From 1959 season
The report details 1959 rainfall across Canberra and region with November at 531 points, spring totaling 785 points and heavy rain on November 17 to 19. It notes daily and monthly totals, compares to averages, mentions high rainfall outside city limits, and forecasts showers with past frost counts and temperatures.
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Canberra
Weather Bureau
Agriculture and Stock Section
Department of the Interior
T. P. Taylor
Murder in Congo Revenge Mobs Amid U N Strife
AP reports brutal acts during the September Congo clash between U N and Katanga forces. A Gurkha officer and a driver were found wounded after a murder and stabbing spree linked to tensions. Paratroops attacked U N officials, prompting calls for a full investigation and debates on discipline within Katanga’s forces.
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American
Associated Press
U.N
Katanga
Arjec Si Oh
Moise Tshombe
A.P
Kazan
Army
Smith
Britain
Brian Urquhart
Mr. Smith
U.N. Press Service
Urquhart
U.N. Congo
Sture Linner
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Botany Bay
Cameroons
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Cape
Point Arguello
California
Woomera
Itime
Man
Orbit
Ber
Australian Capital Territory
Taylor
Congo
Elbs
George Ivan Smith
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