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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1969
Page
4
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Forecast indicates warm conditions with scattered showers across the region this afternoon. Expect elevated fire danger in dry areas and potential changes in temperatures as the day progresses.
Australian Thomas Allan Wallace aged 36 on holiday in New Zealand drowned near Eskdale 14 miles north of Napier. He lived in Townsville Queensland with wife and three children. Wallace was driving a tractor on his parents farm when the vehicle went over a bank and trapped him.
Townsville doctors report the Christmas Eve dismissal of medical registrar Dr Patrick Flecker for backing junior doctors in disputes with the hospital superintendent and board. Once a marked man since March, Flecker leaves Townsville Hospital after nearly three years and 24 years in public hospitals. The year sees nine doctors depart, amid earlier protests by residents and a black ban on accepting resident posts.
A man was arraigned yesterday in the Es Court on a murder charge connected to the killing of John Patrick Breen, 50, a North Hobart resident, found deceased on Christmas Day. The accused, described as a father, sat with his attorney as details emerged in court.
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