NSW Roads Toll Holds Steady Amid Christmas Weekend
NSW police report no deaths on the roads over a quiet Christmas to New Year weekend, keeping the toll at 894 with one new fatality in Sydney. Victoria records four deaths Saturday and one Sunday, totaling 25 for the holiday period, while SA and Western Australia report single fatalities. A 27 year old man, William Alfred Guerin of Warrimoo, dies from injuries after a Windsor crash on Christmas Day. The toll for the season tops last year, with 1963 already surpassing 878 and the full holiday period tally reaching 36. Minor accidents occur around Canberra and Queanbeyan, with one driver, P Gaopal, sustaining minor injuries on the Hume Highway. A tragic head-on in Lake's Entrance claims two lives, while Christmas Day crashes on Prince's Highway near Stratford, 60 miles away, are among the worst of the period. An Adelaide man dies instantly in a Wallaroo overturn. two Western Australian motorcyclists die.
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William Alfred Guerin
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Yass
P. Gaopal
Hume Highway
Goulburn Base Hospital
Iets
Prince's Highway
Stratford
Victoria fatal crash on Prince's Highway reported
A triple fatality occurred on the Prince's Highway about eight miles from an unspecified point, with authorities noting the crash details and location. Local responders attended the scene to manage the incident and transport victims. Further information was not provided in the readable text.
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Victoria
Prince's Highway
Local Government Opposes State Planning Authority
Sydney Sunday. Ald A E Shaw, president of the Local Government Association of New South Wales, said local government opposes the State Planning Authority as it has not shown local governments failed. He cited four main objections including constitution of the authority and local cost contributions. Shaw noted gains in representation and promised cooperation to make the new regional planning framework successful.
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New South Wales
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A. E. Shaw
Ald. Shaw
Ald Shaw
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Northumberland
Illawarra
Shaw
Budget Approved in Tokyo for 1964 Fiscal Year
A special cabinet meeting in Tokyo approved a 3,255,400 million yen budget draft for the 1964 financial year starting next April, about £4,069 million. The move signals planned government spending levels for the coming year.
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Touggourt
el Oued
Algeria
Frankfurt
West Germany
A.p.reuter
China
New Delhi
A.a-P.-Reuter
India
Sabah
Sarawak
Singapore
Menyee
Peking
A.A.P
Antonine Argoud
Associated Press of America
Argoud
Therisoner
Indian diplomat recalls Canberra days with fond memories
General K M Cariappa, then India’s High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand from 1953 to 1956, recalls Canberra as friendly and informal. He praised Australia’s natural heritage and warned of demographic shifts as Asia and Europe’s mass populations affect the region. He foresaw Australia facing population growth and noted the bush, flora, fauna, and wildlife he explored across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania.
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K. M. Cariappa
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Australia
New Zealand
A.B.C
Cariappa
Canberra
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
Tasmania
Tricia Reschke Announces Engagement at Airport
Miss Tricia Reschke announces engagement in Sydney after meeting a Californian during her trip for the Miss International contest. She said she will wed but did not reveal the fiancé's name as she farewelled her parents in Sydney before they holiday in California.
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Sydney
Tricia Reschke
United States
Drowned toll rises at busy weekend across NSW
The weekend drownings include two girls in the Queanbeyan River and multiple other deaths across country districts and near Sydney. Christine June Brown, seven, from Punchbowl, was found in the Lachlan River after a two day search. A 17 year old near Trangie, Karim Sfeir, and an 8 year old in Dubbo, John Perpernell, died in pools and hospitals. A 14 year old from Victoria, Barry Harrison, drowned in the Murray River near Euston. A Lebanese migrant, 24, died at Leura Pool, and Mary Hornby was found in an irrigation canal at Griffith showground. Police search for a missing boy continues near Entrance, with Torquay’s Surf Beach resuming after rescue efforts.
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Queanbeyan
Sydney
Hillston
Lachlan River
Christine June Brown
Lancelot Street
Punchbowl
Irvon Godfrey Riley
Ellengerah
Trangie
Riley
Leura
Karim Tanios Sfeir
Redfern
John Perpernell
Dubbo
Dubbo Memorial Olympic
Peter Wayne Bollard
Berry
Wagga
Murrumbidgee River
Wages
Griffith
Mary Cathleen Hornby
Griffith Showground
Bobbin Head
Toongabbie
Geelong
Victoria
Torquay
Last rites at Toowoomba wedding shock crowd
A 20 year old Sydney bridegroom, Anthony Aboud, collapsed at his Toowoomba wedding reception on Saturday. Two Sydney doctors revived him after he stopped breathing and the pulse appeared to fail. He received the last rites of the Catholic Church. The bride, Bernadette Betros, is from Toowoomba.
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Toowoomba
Sydney
Anthony Aboud
Bernadette Betros
RAN to Enter Missile Age With New Frigate
The year 1964 marks a shift for the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Derwent is commissioned in early 1964 with the Seacat anti aircraft missile system. Two guided missile destroyers are nearing completion in the United States, while Oberon class subs begin UK work and Australia builds a £5 million floating workshop. The hydrographic survey ship HMAS Moresby will be commissioned as the first purpose designed vessel for the service.
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Sue
Dr. Forbes
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Navy
Forbes
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Hydrographic Service
H.M.A.S. Moresby
Helicopter Survey Quickly Maps New Guinea Timber Tract
The first helicopter survey of timber stands near Gogol River Madang in New Guinea’s north coast covered about 130000 acres in 100 days, instead of six months. Forests department estimates 150 million super feet of kwila in the area with tenders to be called early next year.
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Port Moresby
Wine Talk highlights and Canberran Christmas dinner tale
Wine Talk in the House of Penfold covers a pre Christmas week with Master Andre Simon's Australian visit and A1 wines, a sobering Actor's Dinner for Peter Reddie, and a Canberra Canberrans Christmas gathering with Major and Mrs Richardson and others. Menu features include Bougermais oysters, Dry Fine Sherry, Chicken Kiev, Tremont Riesling, Shiraz Mataro, and Penfolds Old Liqueur Pot Still Brandy. Residents are urged to send New Year resolutions to Wine Talk Penfolds Wines.
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M’sieur Andre Simon
Original
Food and Wine Society
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Hermitage
Sydney
Peter Reddie
Penfolds
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A.C.T
House of
Sim” Bennett
Liz” Hardy
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Tempe
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