Former army private Ferriday gets ten year manslaughter term
Sydney Sunday reports former army private Paul Ramon Ferriday, 22, an English migrant from Victoria, will serve ten years in jail for manslaughter instead of a life sentence for a double murder. The Court Martial Appeal Tribunal divided but reached a compromise and reduced the sentence after a Christmas Day shooting at Australian Task Force headquarters in Nut Out, South Vietnam.
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Paul Ramon Ferriday
Inbunal Wcho
Nut Out
South Vietnam
Ferriday
Wartyndyte
Victoria
Vung Tau
Wallace James Galvin
Allan Klan Moss
Cool South Augralia
Ie ArnYs Simee Bis
Holsworthy
Christmas Day Births in Canberra Hospital
Tanya Lisners was the first baby born on Christmas Day at Canberra Hospital. She joins two other Christmas Day births, a son to Mr and Mrs M Cook of Deakin and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Shepherd of Rivett. Tanya’s parents, Karl and Lisners of Grvils Crescent Cook, plan to move to Paris in April for a Trade Commission Service posting, and Mrs Lisners will not return to teaching at Dickson High School until they return to Australia in about three years.
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Canberra
Tanya
Bam
Canberra Hospital
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Grvils Cresent
Cook
Lisners
Australia
Paris
Public Service
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Deakin
Shepherd
Rivett
Decentralisation drive gains steam for Sydney industry
Sydney sources report a surge of decentralisation interest in 1971 with city manufacturers shifting to regional sites. Minister Fuller says $5 million in cash and aid supported 144 industries, while total commitments since 1965 exceed $34 million to help 86 industries relocate or expand outside Sydney Newcastle Wollongong.
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Sydney
Fuller
Turers
Sydney- Newcastle - Wollongong
Trout Farm Opens in Thredbo First Australian Licensed
The village reports a new trout farm at Thredbo Village last week, the first of its kind in Australia and the second licensed by NSW Fisheries. The facility offers lakes for fishing, daily free lessons, and guided excursions. A $1 per pound charge applies for trout caught, with anglers to provide their own gear.
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NSW Fisheries
Thredbo Travel
Thredbo
Kosciusko Thredho Piy Limited
Arena
Australian doctor wins grant for MS research
Dranda Lennon of Sydney received nearly 27000 dollars for a two year post doctoral fellowship to study multiple sclerosis. Under supervision of Jonas Salk at the Salk Institute in San Diego, Lennon will train in experimental immunology while continuing work at Melbourne institutes. The grant, awarded by the American National Sclerosis Society, supports research aimed at controlling the chronic CNS disease affecting about 12000 Australians.
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Melbourne
Lennon
America
American National Sclerosis Society
Privy Council to Decide Rights of Foetus in Britain
Melbourne report notes Victorian Supreme Court ruling granting damages for injuries suffered before birth in Sylvia Watt case. Full Court unanimously allows leave to appeal to the Privy Council in London, stating matter is of great public importance and not covered by existing judgments.
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Victorian Supreme Court
Priv Council
London
B. W. Beach
Henry Winneke
Sylvia Watt
Sylvia Alice Watt
Halall Rama
Footscray
Beach
Mr Rama
Watt
Watts
Beveridge
Hatton
Aberdeen
Scotland
Sylvia
Wrs
Alexander Athen Wait
Rama
J Cralbally
Bench
Rana
Priy Counel
Po Galbally
Galbally and
Appleasion
Airline policy criticised in Canberran Liberal review
In The Hub December issue Ted Masey argues airline policy is costly to sustain and criticizes government controls on aircraft purchases. He contends a private operator would gain from implied cartel benefits, urging policy shifts toward removing retail price maintenance and decentralising industry to restore investor confidence.
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Hub
Canberra Young Liberals
Sand
Ted Masey
Ipec
Canberra pollution and calls for anti litter laws
In The member Greg Cornwell criticizes Canberra residents for pollution. He argues pollution is everyone’s problem yet many do not care. He urges higher litter fines and three measures: recycling, banning non refundable flagons, and reducing packaging.
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Greg Cornwell
Canberra
Teo
ACT Holiday Guide Sees Public Services Vary Over New Year
The ACT Christmas to New Year period brings varied hours with late night shopping on Thursday and many services closed or limited. Bread and milk deliveries alter. groceries and butchers reduce or pause deliveries. Medical services stay available at Canberra Hospital while other doctors advise calling your practice. Post offices close. banks and public libraries have restricted hours. Newsagents mostly open during peak days. petrol rationing largely normal. chemists offer after hours near Monaro Mall and Leggetts.
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Sasperre
Acton
National Library
Monaro Mal
Isis Cis
Eee Leggetts Macy
London
Migrants Begin English Course at Canberra College
Twenty migrants with tertiary backgrounds start an intensive eight week English course at the Canberra College of Advanced Education on January 4. The Department of Immigration funds the program providing full time training five days a week, eight hours daily. The course aims to build practical English skills quickly with limited time for early language formation.
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Canberra
Department of Immigration
Department
SUMMERTIME CROSSWORD 4 ACROSS AND DOWN PUZZLE CLUES
A puzzle page with cryptic clues and grid instructions from a Summertime Crossword. The mixed clues cover across and down entries, references to wordplay, and notes about where solutions appear on Page 9. Includes stray editorial garble and mis-typed words.
More vehicles registered in Australia in November
A total of 43,094 new motor vehicles were registered for use on Australian roads in November. The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics reports an increase of 1,856 from October and 1,462 above November last year. NSW led with 15,802 registrations, while Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory, and the ACT followed with varying figures and month comparisons.
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Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
Nsw
Victoria
Ee Ie
Queensland
Sir Australis
Wea Ces
Northern Territory
Bank blames consumer spending for slow activity
The National Bank reports Australian conditions show a slowdown in business activity largely due to slack consumer spending on private commitments. It notes high personal debt, inflation eroding real sales, and urges restoration of commuter confidence. Reserve Bank measures to release funds may help.
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National Bank
Hve
Reserve Bank
Mines to suffer loss under dollar shift in Japan trade
Tokyo reports say Australian iron ore exports to Japan face substantial revenue losses after the yen dollar price shift. Mitsui and Company notes contracts between Japanese steel mills and Australian mines lack relief terms, with price reviews only every five years, giving Australian mines no legal right to renegotiate.
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Aap-Reuter
Japan
Sulic Leda Mitsui
Mitsuiepnkeeman
McDowells back Waltons bid in to the offer
Purectors of Sydnex based retator McDowells Holdings say unanimously to accept Waltons Limited latest bid. The proposal values McDowells ordinary share at about 2900 dollars per share with 170 dollars cash plus one Waltons share per McDowells share. Chairman Mr 0 McDowell cites difficulty for directors to forecast future share value under trading conditions.
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Retator
McDowells Holdings
Waltons Ltd
Waltons
McDowells
Charemin
McDowell
David Jones Lick
McDowelle
Markets lift as BHP leads gains on Sydney bourse
Heavyweight miners advance with BHP rising to 12.70 as markets firmed, while Woodside and Colonial Sugar post small gains. Peko-Wallsend jumps to 850, CRA up to 6.80, Bougainville slips, and tobacco issues attract investor interest with Philip Morris rising to 9.70 amid mixed sector moves.
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BHP
CRA
Bougains Me
BH South
Poseidon
Sac
North BH
Woodside-Burmah
Woodside OW
Mid East
Fairymead
Pioneer Sugar Sc
Colonial Sugar
McEwans
Burns Philp Sc
Philip Morris
Sidney Brewer Tooth
Cascade
Club 7
Mike Easner
Peko - Wallsend
MIM
Holiday closures at Australian stock exchanges and Canberra Times
All Australian stock exchanges observe a holiday today and Canberra Times will not publish finance sections. The computing news and Tuesday economics column by Warwick Bracken are paused for the next week with headlines adjusted due to the Christmas shutdown.
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Canberra Times
Warwick Bracken
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