Supreme Court to Sit On Saturday In ACT History
The ACT Supreme Court announced it will sit on Saturday February 19 to handle a large batch of guilty pleas in criminal cases. Justice Fox noted it will be the first Saturday sitting in the court’s history, with Crown Prosecutor JAO McCrory and defence counsel in agreement.
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ACT Supreme Court
J AO McCrory
Justise Fox
Supreme Court
Lac Cantresra
Iing
Ilidaye
Act Supreme Cour Ea ‘Toda
Victorian power dispute talks break down
Victorian power dispute talks broke down at the Arbitration Commission over annual leave between the State Electricity Commission and blue collar workers. About 800 workers across Morwell Hazelwood and related plants faced potential large scale stand downs, with Hazelwood still operating at reduced output. Federal intervention was discussed as Premier Bolte and other officials weighed next steps while talks reconvened.
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State Electricity Commision
Arbitration Commission
Victoria
Epity
SEC
IC Trethowan
Amills
Watlowrn
Morwell
Justice ‘Moore
Henry Bolte
Six-year-old wreck found off Tasmania coast
Skindivers report discovering the hulk of the Selton Varna, a August 12 1857 sailing vessel from Greenrich with cargo for the colonies, lying about 15m deep off the west coast of Tasmania. Found by abalone diver Mr Robin Walker.
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Irigay
Tasmania
Greenrich
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Haircut policy leads Villanova students sent home
Seventy nine senior boys from Villanova College Coorparoo Brisbane were sent home over hair length concerns. Parents called in after a relaxation of standards last year. Father Mooney a college worker said the boys would not be readmitted until they have haircuts. The deputy rector Father G refused to comment.
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Villanova College
Coorparoo
Vlons
Alr Eng
Mooney
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British yes to Bangla Desh recognition across nations
Friday reports from London and New Delhi indicate Britain journalist Alec Douglas-Home signaled support for Bangla Desh as new statehood expands. West Germany also joined in recognizing Bangla Desh and halted normal ties with Pakistan. Nordic nations Sweden Norway Denmark Finland sent clear messages to Dacca amid diplomatic shifts.
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New Delhi
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Stockholm
Finlay
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Finland
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Dacca
Bengalis killed in Bihari clashes reported in Dacca
Fragmentary Reuters dispatch notes deaths among Bengalis in widespread Bihari clashes. The report mentions casualties and ongoing violence across regions including South Asia and distant territories, with scattered figures and unclear totals.
British troops boost Belfast as Irish march plans grow
UK reinforcements arrive in Belfast ahead of a Newry border march by Roman Catholic civil rights leaders despite government pleas to cancel. IRA leaders warn of force if needed while border tensions rise after Londonderry violence. BBC reports indicate possible clashes as security forces brace for weekend protests.
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Irish Republican Army
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Newry
Rory McShane
Civil Rights Asociation
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Population rises to 12.6 million by year end estimate
An official estimate puts the population at 12.6 million by the end of September, up about 2 percent from a year ago. The figures come from published yearly statistics released by the statistics office.
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Stanspes Re
Australian wool authority urged to oversee production and sales
An ad hoc Australian Wool Industry conference urged forming a national wool authority with complete production and selling power. The plan would merge the current boards and commissions, grant broad powers, and create a centralized marketing framework. A separate Brisbanebased report notes a million-dollar wool export operation halted by an industrial dispute as Federated Clerks imposed a ban on shipments from Consolidated Wool Pty Ltd citing disruptions on the work floor.
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Ad. Vases
Alverahan
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Flex
Howe Anahlng Et Gan
Erin Aly
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Seynine Amd
Sharnes
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Australian Wool Board
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Steet Nay
Yanuary Federated Clerke
Consolidated Wool Pty Ltd
Packseer Colon
Mirpur Mirpur Clashes Drive Mass Displacements in Dhaka Area
Reports say about 380 civilians and 100 Bengali security forces died in Bihar islong clashes as troops move into Mirpur to clear Biharis from homes and force evacuation to camps. Red Cross warns of a tense siege with no food. an officer says roughly 30,000 people are being cleared from two Mirpur sections amid explosions and resumed army activity.
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Rourst
Mirpur
Dacca
Bangla Desh
Red Cross
Aden
ACT Building Strike Widens
Canberra construction comes to a near halt as ACT building workers strike widens, halting most work and threatening delays into next week. Prime Minister Mahon urged intervention to curb sales tax on motor vehicles as the automobile sector faces pressure, while Saigon police and army units are on full alert after a Tet offensive rally by communist forces.
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ACT
Canberra
A. S. Mage
Mahon
Nam
Saigon
Comeumiat
Pane 5
Suspected Indonesian University Notice and Trials Report
Fragmented OCR text references Suharto era Indonesian higher education and a university event in Bali or Bantarra, plus a page 2 scholarly note. Other clipped lines reference a trial involving East New Britain Territory Commissioner Emanuel and an act of formal powers, with miscellaneous cricket and ACTCA notes.
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Me Emanuel
Ualee Mimowee
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