Indonesian envoy talks with Hasluck upstaged by secrecy
Indonesian Ambassador Major General Kosasih met Australian External Affairs Minister Hasluck on short notice but talks' purpose was not disclosed. A spokesman cited discussion of a Qantas flight rerouting near the Rhio Islands amid Indonesian aviation tensions and prior air incidents in the area.
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Hasluck
Cieneral Kosasih
Canberra
Qantas
Rhio Islands
Singapore
Australia
Djakarta
Shann
Dr Subandrio
Indonesia
Gen. Kosasih
Volving
Subandrio
Petrol price changes ripple across three states
The report notes petrol price increases and wholesale shifts in South Australia Victoria New South Wales and ACT. Prices rise amid rising wholesale costs with officials in SA confirming a and wholesalers warning of retail lifts in Canberra and surrounding areas. Local commerce groups push for broader delivery zones while shopkeepers anticipate about ten weeks of promotions and price alignment with wholesale moves.
Secrecy Saves Lives Outline Sparks Petrol Price Debate
In Salisbury Rhodesia, the Minister for Information J Howman defended secrecy over sanctions reports. He argued released details could aid opponents and hinder national standards as Britain imposes an oil embargo.
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J. Howman
Rhodesia
Britain
Bread price rise planned for New South Wales
NSW Prices Commissioner Mr Newhbigging announced bread prices would increase next Thursday in Sydney and Newcastle 2lb and 24oz loaves up by 1d while Wollongong sees a rise of 1d on most loaves except certain unwrap ped varieties. Country areas face 1d to 1 14d increases with a per loaf pattern. The move follows an industry survey and cost rise. ACT manufacturers postponed a decision with a new meeting expected next week.
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Sydney
Nsw
Newhbigging
Newcastle
Wollongong
Newbigging
ACT Bread Manufacturers Association
Dark war days linger as censorship widens
The government extends censorship after a regime change. The Rho desia Herald-Salisbury shows increasing blank front pages signaling reports banned. A British frigate Dido leaves Dar es Salaam after unloading oil drums as Tanzania blocks use of the harbour amid diplomatic rifts.
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Rhodesia Herald
Salisbury
Herald
DAR = ES - SALAAM
Aap-Reuter
Dido
Dar-es-Salaam
Zambia
Tanzania
Britain
Christmas memories of Mrs Lucas during wartime evacuation
Fragmentary reminiscences recount Mrs Lucas hosting 12 children and 10 grandchildren at Minister's Lodge in Canberra during World War II. The narrative mentions evacuations to Australia, losses in the war including sons in law, and a treasured brooch tied to the era. The piece references Christmas Day 1941 and wartime routines like feeding guests and recalling bomb events.
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Lucas
Vera
Australia
Robert
Pattie Menzies
Dora
Mrs Lucas
Malaya
Allied forces prepare 30 hour truce in Vietnam
The 30 hour ceasefire runs 6 pm Christmas Eve to midnight Christmas Day with Westmoreland saying allied officers agreed. Vietcong promise a 12 hour truce from 7 pm Christmas Eve to 7 am Christmas Day amid uncertain observance. Pope Paul plans diplomacy and Saigon reports Australia to double its troops in six months.
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Allied
Vietnam
Vietcong
Liberation Radio
Westmoreland
Confort
Lieuwt
Pope
Westmore
Ilan
Saigon
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Vatican City
Pope Paul
Asso‘nam
Vatican
Escapees Rob Suburban Bank in Melbourne Heist
Ronald Ryan and Peter Walker, alleged Pentridge escapees, robbed an ANZ Bank in Ormond Melbourne, locking 10 inside the strongroom. They fled in a 1952 Holden with about £4500, sending a handwritten note claiming a new era of crime in Victoria. Police report the letter praised the escape and criticized judiciary and prison brutality.
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Melbourne
Pentridge Gaol
Ronald Ryan
Peter Walker
ANZ Bank
Ormond
Mellourne
Victoria
van Holland
Mars
Melfad
Abourne
Victoria Police
Ryan
John B. King
s/ex
Tory
Hell
Pentz
Wellington
Hanoi stamp honors Quaker self immolator at Pentagon
North Vietnam released a stamp likely depicting Norman Morrison, the Quaker who set himself on fire outside the Pentagon on November 3. The Washington Post noted the stamp shows a man with others holding antiwar placards and a slogan urging an end to U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Norman Morrison
Vietnam
Washington
Pentagon
Quaker
Noman Morison
Christmas Weather Outlook for Canberra and NSW
Canberra expects a hot and thundery Christmas with a high near 90 degrees and possible showers. Most of New South Wales should be sunny on Christmas Day with hot dusty inland areas and a heavy fire danger in bush and scrub regions.
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Canberra
Nsw
Sydney Weather Bureau
Vietnam morale two views and public concern
An RSL investigating committee questions troop care in Vietnam while the Australian Commanding Officer affirms concern. The page outlines broader news with shoplifting worries for Canberra businesses and features on books, reviews, and TV radio listings, noting The Canberra Times will not publish tomorrow.
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Vietnam
RSL
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