State report alleges share fraud in Melbourne
A Melbourne director John Rogerson Hall allegedly aided a transfer of 100000 shares by fraudulent means. The state report, part of a two way probe into Savoy and its financiers, claims falsified books and a benefit from the sale of worthless Menzies Credits shares. Witnesses cite costly plane purchases and payments to officers as part of alleged schemes.
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John Rogerson Hall
Savoy
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Whelan
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JR. Hall
Menzies
Savoy Crparation Ltd
Statuii Ry
Inquest into death of Pietro Caramanica to last two days
An inquest into the death of Pietro Caramanica aged 24 will run for two days at the ACT Law Court before Mr Hermes SM. Caramanica, formerly of Agnes Avenue, Queanbeyan, died after a brief hospital stay following a minor nose operation at Canberra Community Hospital on July 27.
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Pietro Caramanica
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Canberra
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Conner
Hermes
Caramanien
Agnes Avenue
Quesnheyen
Demonstrations Reported Across York Amid Antiwar Protests
In York on Wednesday, antiwar protests drew crowds including students and locals. A separate briefing noted increased police presence near the mining firm and government offices as demonstrators voiced calls for withdrawal and pacifist action.
Catholic school building halt sparks funding clash
The Sydney Catholic Building and Finance Commission suspended the Diocese of Sydney school building program and hinted at higher fees next year. NSW Teachers Federation criticized the move as pressure on the Commonwealth and state for financial aid to private schools. Archbishop Ssemyn Carroll urged urgent government subsidies while a $1 million shortfall risks delaying enrolments in 1969. The NSW Education Minister said extra independent-school aid awaits the next budget.
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Sydney
Catholic Weekly
Nsw
Cutler
Envoy post to Sir Edwin Hicks
The Secretary to the Department of Defence Sir Ferwin Hicks will be Australia's High Commissioner to New Zealand. He will be succeeded by Sir Henry Bland the secretary to the Department of Labour and National Service. The appointments were announced in Canberra yesterday by the Prime Minister Mr Holt and take effect from January. Sir Edwin Hicks departs after a long illness with acting heads having filled Defence. Sir Henry Bland, 58, joined Labour and National Service in 1946 and was formerly Agent General for New South Wales in London. Sir Edwin’s departure ends his 11 year tenure as permanent head of Defence, with Deputy Hes and Blakers acting.
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Brutus the Labrador Begins Tracker Dog Training
Brutus, a black labrador once owned by Mr 5. R. Hutchinson of Red Hill, was given to the army after attacking a sheep. He is at the Battle Training Wing of the Infantry Centre at Ingleburn near Sydney, training as a tracker dog for nine to ten months with duty planned for Vietnam.
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Red Hill
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Ingleburn
Sydney
Vietnam
Mislaid Senate ballots blamed on classroom mishap
In Melbourne on Wednesday negligence by an election official is blamed for nine days of mislaid Senate ballots. Papers were found intact on a ward surface on Monday and the votes were included in the count before being mislaid.
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A C T Projects Go Ahead Despite Finance Troubles
Catholic school building plans in the ACT face financial strain with a $4 million capital debt and rising teacher salaries. Church authorities hope for a government loan breakthrough to secure subsidies for denominational schools, potentially easing the budget but delaying some projects.
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Minis
Gorton
Turther
Nsw
Wharf jobs threat as container ships shift fleet
Australian waterfront faces 60 percent redundancy over a decade as container ships replace conventional vessels. N J Hood says workforce could fall from 20 000 to 8 000, hitting water side workers and tally clerks, with only 15 percent of cargoes to move by conventional ships in ten years. Smaller ports may collapse. A conventional ship needs 100 in five days, a container ship 25.
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Canberra
Australia
Waterside job cuts loom as containerisation nears
Mr Hood warns unskilled waterside workers, about 20 000, would fall to around 5 000 under containerisation. A smaller, highly skilled workforce will emerge. clerks may not all fit the change. Redundancy likely at Melbourne Sydney Fremantle and smaller ports, with training and demarcation disputes to be resolved before full container service is introduced.
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Gers
Ould
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Canada urged toward full bilingual status in royal report
A Royal Commission recommends a fully bilingual Canada with English and French equal in language and culture. The proposals urge official language status for English and French in Parliament, courts, government, and federal administration, with French also in education and legislatures in some provinces. Controversy looms over extending French official language status to more provinces where French speakers are present. The commission chaired by Andre Laurin in Montreal notes the potential strain on national unity.
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Canada
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Federalsmimiatrat
Clara
New Brunswick
Quebec
Royal Commissi
Judge to cut vacation for ACT Supreme Court sittings
Justice Fox, resident judge of the ACT, will cut three weeks of his vacation to preside at special sittings as the ACT Supreme Court goes into recess for the summer. The judge will lead sessions December 15 and the two weeks before the February 12, 1967 law term, with availability for urgent business.
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Justice Fox
ACT Supreme Court
ACT Supreme
Leader denies vagrancy and market talks in Austin
A fragmented page notes political frictions as leaders deny vagrancy charges while market discussions press Britain toward joining the Common Market. Democratic sources say the US ambassador to Australia, McClack, is unlikely to run for Texas governor, with coverage spanning pages in city and national sections.
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Democratic Party
Austin
Texas
Australia
MclClack
Man sets himself ablaze at United Nations protest
A 20 year old man climbed the UN grounds and set fire to himself as a Viet Nam war protest. He was severely burned and doused with petrol by bystanders who beat out the flames. Police restrained a larger protest of more than 2,000 demonstrators attempting to shut down a nearby induction centre, leading to tense closure efforts and police presence.
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Kenneth Deliea
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