New States Commission Urged For Australia Governance
In a preface to Parliament a debate supported the idea of creating additional Federal units from existing States. The motion warns against hasty carving of states and calls for a New States Commission to study possibilities, with a national stocktake and years of planning before any practical scheme could arise.
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House of Representatives
Australian Commonwealth
Australia
Commonwealth
Day of Comet air pioneer may be passed soon
De Havilland reports seven Comets left to complete five for the R A Transport Command one for East African Airways and one for Saudi Arabia risking halting of production to make way for the three engine Trident a rival to Boeing 727 sales climb with BEA orders and recalls of the Comet disasters from 1950s before highlighting the 1954 Rome Elba and Naples disappearances and the Comet 4 lineage.
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de Havilland Company
R.A. Transport Command
East African Airways
King of
de Havilland
British European Airways
Boeing
Atlantic Ocean
British Overseas Airways Corporation
B.ola.c
London
New York
Atlantic
John Cunningham
Geoffrey de Havilland
Pioneer
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Carnborough
Aerolineas Argentina
Buenos Aires
Argentine Airlines
Two Voices on Nehru and Goa Policy
Ravindra K Jain argues the editor’s Goa piece misreads Nehru as inconsistent. He cites Portugal’s Goa repression, Goan voting limits, and repeated force against civilians to defend India’s patient, firm push for peaceful withdrawal of Portuguese enclaves and urges consistent stance against colonial rule.
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Mr. Nehru
India
Sayin
Goa
France
Britain
Portugal
Daman
Diu
Berlin
Uniao Nacional
Angola
Nehruy
Peter Russo
Nehru
Dr. Russo
Ees
Ravindra K
Tribute to Crash Victims Reaches Canberra City
Sir the Festival of joy in Canberra will share sorrow for many who perished in the Botany Bay air disaster. Though bodies fell, souls rose to glory. We remembered them at the altar last Sunday and send sympathy to Canberra friends and neighbours with loved ones in the crash. Robert Jones Chaplain St Georges Mission Paley Ushind
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Christos
Canberra
Botany Bay
War Memorial Night Opening at Australian Memorial
The Australian War Memorial will be open 7 pm to 9 30 pm each Tuesday and Thursday from December 26 to January 1. Acting Chairman Mr FO K Hodge announced that Minister Freeth approved a night opening trial. Hodge hopes the move boosts tourism and may lead to longer public hours.
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ALT. Advisory Board On Tourism
FO K. Hodge
Interior
Freeth
Hodge
Vandalism Surge Worries Adelaide Authorities
An Adelaide upsurge in vandalism hits Taperoo and surrounding areas with incidents including a sunken yacht valued at £2500, a desecrated Nativity scene, and damage to Woodforde House. Authorities note a dust problem from sand soil and a new Adelaide Technical School contract worth £41H),(04)).
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Adelaide
Matt
Rel
Mahataly
Iag
Royal Yacht Squadron
Outer Harbour
Woodforde House
Victor Harbour
Taperoo
Government Housing Trust
Housing Trust
Appointment to Geneva
The Minister for External Affairs announced yesterday that Mr R W Furlonger has been appointed Australian Consul General at Geneva and Permanent Australian representative to the European Office of the United Nations at Geneva. Furlonger, a senior officer of the Department of External Affairs, is in London. His last post was High Commissioner to Nigeria.
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Menzies
R. W. Furlonger
Geneva
Autralian
United Nations
Furlonger
Department of External Affairs
London
Niperia
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Elba
Naples
Robert Jones
St. Georges Mission, Paley Ushind
Times
Adelaide Technical High School
Pattinson
Glenside
Gy Bu Ban
Harry
Royal College of Surgeons
W. D. Refshauge
Sir Harry Platt
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