Refusal Of Fire Aid Denied
Sydney reports the Army and Air Force could not supply men to fight a Hill End district fire over Christmas due to no surplus personnel. Police and emergency services faced limited staffing. 12 men on duty at one point and only 18 available from the Air Force station. Firefighters battled embers in Terrigal and Oberon areas with prisoners assisting the Forestry Commission. thousands of acres burned and dozens of outbuildings and tents destroyed.
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Air Force
Hill End
Kelly
Wong Meadquarters
RAAF
Penrith
Reed
RAAE
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Fuarista
Victoria Barracks
Pao Moant Tnaf
Comment Inc
Thay
Cain
Police Rescue and
Crristiuias
Delaney
Bylney
Lane Cove
Terugal
Oberon
Imbie Sud
Terrigal
Gurnang
Forestry Commis Gion
Car Rolls Down Embankment After Near Miss
Arthur Wheelhouse of Duty Street Ainslie reported his car swerved to avoid cyclists and rolled down an embankment on Cotter Road yesterday. He said a vehicle ahead tried to pass cyclists riding abreast and had to slow, causing the crash.
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Cotter
Arthur Wheelhouse
Duty Street
Ainslie
West German says no arms to Israel or Arabs
Anit ed Pyo3q reports that Adenauer government will reject any Israeli bid for arms from West Germany. The regime aims to avoid jeopardising its position in the Middle East by supplying weapons to either side.
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Israel
New York
Fom Bunn
Adenauer
West Germany
United Press
Middle East
Evacuation of 10 000 Dutch from Indonesia planned by December
Ten thousand Dutch civilians are to be evacuated from Indonesia by year end under a schedule of ten additional departures aboard Dutch British and Italian ships, as reported by the Netherlands diplomatic mission. The plan accompanies multiple international relief and transport arrangements.
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Djakarta
Indonesia
Netherlands
Body Of Youth Found In Bush In Dubbo District
The body of Warren Francis Johnson 18 from Bagalira Trail Toongabbie was found in a bush near Umera tree after a missing two parties of kangaroo shooters reported him missing on Christmas Eve. Temperatures reached up to 115 degrees across the district during the holiday period.
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Sydney
Siiew
Warren Francis Johnson
Bagalira Trad
Toongabbie
Umera
Johnson
Kargaroo
Aviv
Christos Eye
Mass Rescue At Maroubra Beach Amid Sandbar Collapse
Lifesavers rescued more than 40 people, mostly children, when a sandbar collapsed at Maroubra Beach Sydney. About 35 children and five adults were swept into a deep channel at the northern end, with lifeguards busy in the afternoon as additional children drifted from surf floats.
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Sydney
Maroubra Beach
Lioness mauls migrant photographer at Towns Ville zoo
Ferdinand Hirmke 20, a Koombooloom plumber near Cairns, was severely injured when a lioness mauled him while he tried to photograph her at St. John Zoo. He climbed the fence for a close up shot. a companion rescued him. The man is in satisfactory condition at Townaville Hospital.
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Towns
Ville
Ferdinand Hirmke
Koombooloomba
Cairns
Townaville
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Hirmke
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Loness
Salk Reports Antibody Tests and Cancer Immunity Studies
Dr Salk describes a colour test to measure antibodies and immune agents in blood. Some animals, especially mice and rats, show immunisation to certain cancers, though no universal cancer antibody exists. He notes antibodies were active in both normal and cancerous tissue and cites monkey heart cells used to cultivate polio virus for vaccines.
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Science
Salk
Salle
Daley In Hospital In Canberra Community
Mr. C. B. Daley of Balmain Crescent Acton is a patient in Canberra Community Hospital. He has been ordered complete rest and is unable to receive visitors for the present.
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C. S. Daley
C. B. Daley
Balmain Crescent
Acton
Canberra Community Hospital
N Z Floods Threaten Holiday Campers
Wide floods across the South and West coasts of New Zealand threaten campers and evacuations during a Christmas deluge. Otira River and Hokitika River rise to record levels amid winds and rain. Greymouth and surrounding towns suffer overwhelmed streets, damaged bridges, and telegraph cuts.
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Christchurch
Otiri
Greymouth
New Zealand
Dias
Fokitika
Tn Greymouth
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Wellington
Mount Coal
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Hermitage
Riots On Christmas Kill 20 in Johannesburg
About 20 Africans were stabbed to death and more than 800 wounded in Christmas Day riots in Johannesburg. A Port Elizabeth clash killed five and injured two policemen. An AP reporter called Johannesburg’s violence the city’s worst Christmas fighting. Bloodied trails led to casualty wards as hundreds sought treatment.
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AAP
Johannesburg
Port Elizabeth
Stricks
Associated Press
Burglary at Canberra Store Sees Stolen Sportswear
Canberr a Men's and Boys Store on Giles Street Kingston suffers a box ing Day break in with entry through a broken front door. The thief targeted sports coats trousers swimsuits and simple goods. Some items were found between Giles Street and the Hotel Kingston suggesting a single thief fled with loot discarded in the rush. The store manager J B Johnston stated stock could not yet be fully checked due to rapid trading since his return.
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Caniberra Men's and
Giles Street
Kingston
J. B. Johnston
Canberra
Johnston
Hotel
Two masked men slay Cypriot chauffeur in bed
In Loutros village West Cyprus two masked men axed to death a Greek Cypriot resident. The victim is identified as 31 year old chauffeur Chridiodialos Solomiauk, found killed in his bed this morning.
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Nicosta
Reuter
Loutros
West Cypeg
Chridiodialos Solomiauka
Yerrold Chaffeur
Grass Fire At Ainslie Near Hotel Ainslie
Fire destroyed over an acre of grass and shrubs near the Hotel Ainslie between Ainslie Avenue and Allambee Street. Canberra Fire Brigade responded with a pumper, battling the blaze for about 20 minutes before bringing it under control. No property was endangered.
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Ainslie
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