Ryan to Hang Next Month in Victoria
Melbourne reports the Victoria State Executive Council announced that prisoner Ronald Joseph Ryan, 42, a convicted murderer, will be hanged on January 9 for the December 19 murder of Pentridge warder George Hodson. The cabinet also commuted other sentences and noted the governor must approve any reversal.
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Melbourne
Vitorian State Executive Council
Pentridge Goolbreaker
Ronald Joseph Ryan
Ryan
Pentridge
George Henry Hodson
Gounak
Mir Rohan Dela Somahe
Roan
Victoria
Jean Lee
Robert David Clayton
Norman Andrews
Cathion SP
William George Kent
Geermor Ater Annthee
Supreme Court
Ryan Anis
Mtr
Starke
Sydney innkeeper Chichester sails into harbour tale reaches Australia
In Sydney Fran cis Chichester arrived with Gipsy Moth IV after a 13 750 mile solo voyage from Plymouth to Sydney. He described near madness at sea and DIY dentistry as his battered boat was towed in after batteries failed to start the motor. The arrival capped a dramatic day with Navy boats and ferries saluting the craft.
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Sydney
Mahatma Gandhi
Francis Chichester
Sydney Harbour
Australia
Plymouth
Chichester
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
ANU awards $2500 scholarship to first recipient
Mr Roger Brown, an honours student in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the Australian National University, wins a $2500 scholarship marking the first ANU award of its kind. The prizes committee also considered multiple finalists from Melbourne and Monash Universities while shell company executives backed the award.
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Roger Brown
Faculty of Oriental Studies
Australian National University
Brown
ANU
Melbourne and
Monash |Universites
Shell Company
Seford
Cambridge Uni Prairie
Osen
Oxford
Rendy
Audrey
Frances Dar
Rachel Devph
UN Sera
Ion
Helt
Penelope Allum
Turner. Sudy
Girton College
Lerlin Holdsworth Alles
Catpere Society of
Uae
Sta|anu
Arte
Jis
Sallveaxtish IV
C. F. Allum
Marjorie Borthwick
Griffith
Britain to switch to decimal pennies in 1971
London reports the government will replace the old coin system in 1971 with a decimal pound divided into 100 new pence. The transition will phase out half crowns and sixpences and keep the pound as the major unit, with notes £5 and £10 remaining. The White Paper says the changeover aims to fit global practice and cover a transitional cost of about 320 million pounds.
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London
Europe
United States
Sailor's endurance tested on solo voyage near NSW coast
The illu stration of Chichester's 80th day at sea shows emaciation and sunburn while battling unsteady winds and daunting miles. He described steering, sleeping, eating, and navigating solo as the boat neared 2,600 miles to go with 3,000 miles behind him. A towed finishing and the weight loss echo the strain reported by nearby officials and crews.
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Royal Sydney
Squadron
Dave
Tren
Good Chichester
Kent
Nsw
State Anarchy Ap
Compos Mentis
Candustrial Commission
Divided high schools plan for Victoria outlined
Melbourne reports Victoria may split high schools into junior and senior establishments. Proposals envision junior schools for forms one to four and senior schools for forms five to six, with northern suburbs Glenroy Broadmeadows area trials ready by early 1968. Reed said junior schools would feed pupils into senior campuses, with co educational models and staff positions to be advertised in May.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Subur
Glenroy
Broadmeadows
Reed
Education Gazette
Devel
F H. Brooks
Police officer charged in Papua New Guinea games association case
Sub-inspector Alan Walker of the Police Force has been charged under revocation rules related to the Papua New Guinea Games Association. The report notes the charge and references further details on pages 20 and 21 and mentions lottery and classifieds on page 3.
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Alan Walker
Surprise reshuffle in New Zealand Cabinet
Wellington reports a cabinet reshuffle with Mr Peter Gordon taking Railways and Civil Aviation, Mr Holyoake’s support fading as three ministers were bypassed. The changes follow the general election, with Mr Duncan McIntyre and Mr Holyoake featured prominently in the discussions.
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Wellington
Mont of Defence and Tourism
David Thomson
Zealand
Duncan McIntyre
Holyoake
P Land and Forests
Etaries
Rhodesia
R. D. Muldoon
L. R. Adams
New Zealand
Schneider
Peter Gordon
Howe
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Peter Luck
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Soviet Union
North Vietnam
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G. J. Sam Fell
Antonia Rosamilia
Robert David
Io Rosamnilia
Guseppina di Paolo
Clayton
Chem- Parslou
Jeremy Bowong
Korum
Francis Hane
Patricia Hope Hewitt
Red Hill
Marie Halford
Women’s Club of
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Mov
Miss Hewitt
Sally Borthwick
Patricia Hewitt
Britain
Nex
Ress
ABC
Mt Chichester
South Pole
Ed Clark
F US
Ita Ea
Bunda Street
Civic Centre
CTC
Canberra Oval
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