Talks rail to stop rail strike
Melbourne reports the second nationwide rail walkout began at midnight with 13,000 AFULE locomotive engineers out indefinitely after a compulsory conference. All passenger and goods trains stopped across NSW Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia and the ACT while some railways in other regions continue operating. The strike followed unsatisfactory wage discussions and a failed attempt to avert it after a five-way union leaders conference.
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Melbourne
Federated Council of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen
Nsw
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Act
Tasmanian
Commonwealth Railways
Northern Territory
Central Australia
Nullarbor Plain
New South Wales
APULE
Neil
AFULE
Sydney
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
No Alternative Called After Talks With Railways Union
The APOLE states talks with railway commissioners last week failed, leaving the union with no choice but continued industrial action. AFULE figures say NSW Commissioner N McCusker offered limited compromise, while Victoria and SA officials refused. The Federated council argues offers lack substance and advocates for genuine negotiation.
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Apole Today
Nsw
Federated Council of the
AFULE
G. Moorhead
Moorhead
Australian unions weigh strike at emergency meeting
An ACTU executive will meet in Melbourne to consider the strike with APOLE invited to a 2:15pm session. The NSW Railways Department plans to seek summonses against AFULE for contempt, risking fines up to 1000 dollars per day. ARU leaders push for a five dollar weekly rise as the largest union stays out of the walkout. ADELAIDE reports rail and road stoppages looming in South Australia tomorrow.
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Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive
Melbourne
Siam
ACTU
Monk
APOLE
AFULE
Australia
NSW Railays Department
ARU
J. J. Brown
Neill
Adelaide
Redduskry and Commerce
Rainfall Fails to Relieve Far South Coast Drought
Rainfall in the Far South Coast has been inadequate with more than two inches recorded in some towns over recent days not sufficient to soak the subsoil or fill reservoirs. The drought remains severe, though some relief from stock water shortage appears possible with early, substantial follow-up rains needed to break the drought.
Canada moves to open talks with China
Ottawa reports the Canadian government has instructed its Sackheim embassy to contact the PRC embassy to propose talks on bilateral relations at a mutually convenient time and place. External Affairs Minister Sharp said the move was shared with the United States and other friends to avoid surprise, drawing a protest from the nationalist Chinese ambassador in Ottawa. He resisted claims that Canada was downgrading relations with the Nationalist government.
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Ottawa
China
Sharp
Sackheim
People's Republic
House of Commons
United States
Hsueh Yu-chi
Atway
Republic of China
Mr Sharp
Canada
Helpers added to misery in Auckland
A man in Auckland unable to eat for two weeks due to persistent hiccups advertised in the New Zealand Herald today seeking a cure. Advertiser Mr A F Hicks reported 80 calls offering remedies and pleaded to be left alone to suffer in peace as sleep was disrupted from 2 am by constant offers of cures.
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Auckland
New Zealand Herald Today
A. F. Hicks
Ministerial post a surprise to Erwin
Mr Dudley Erwin, the Government Whip in the House of Representatives, becomes Minister for Air. The Liberal MP for Ballaarat will be sworn in at Government House tomorrow, taking over from Mr Freeth who becomes Minister for External Affairs. Erwin enters at No 26 in seniority and also assumes Leader of the House duties formerly held by Mr Snedden. Max Fox becomes Government Whip in succession to Erwin. Prime Minister Gorton called the promotion well earned and a welcome addition.
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Crook
Parliament House
Melbourne
Nixon
Dudley Erwin
House of Representatives
Air
Erwin
Ballaarat
Government House
Immigration
Mr Snedden
Max Fox
Henry
Victoria
Gorton
Australia
Snedden
Canberra
Ma Fraser
Gorton defends Snedden move as Leader of the House
The Australian Prime Minister reshuffles the ministry citing growing immigration workload and migrant agreements. Mr Snedden steps down as Leader of the House as Mr Erwin takes the post, with cabinet changes signaling preferred loyalists and expected political maneuvering ahead of an election year. Mr Erwin, a long-time Government Whip and former RAAF navigator, vows to study the F111 fighter bomber and notes the public may accept the purchase if national defense is ensured.
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Snedden
Gorton
Immigration
Erwin
United States
Swat
RAAF
Freeth defends External Affairs post on TV interview
12th man in cabinet Gordon Freeth defended his appointment on This Day Tonight amid Editorials criticizing him as a run of the mill administrator. He said the rank drop did not bother him and stressed Australia’s need for a fair play stance and a possible outside presence in South-east Asia.
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Gordon Freeth
Bill Peach
Freeth
Canberra Times
Muaker
Australia
Melbourne
South-east Asia
Lord Casey
Asia
Vietnam
Aurora Driver Fatality Before Train Crash
Post mortem findings on the Southern Aurora indicate the driver died before the collision. Investigation records detail the sequence of events leading to the crash and the condition of the locomotive and rail setup before impact. Further updates are expected as authorities complete the inquiry.
Riots in Bombay claim 37 lives as unrest spreads
Police fire on a mob in Bombay during a third day of rioting that has already claimed 37 lives. Other items note Vietcong attacks in South Vietnam and a uranium find at Mary Kathleen with grades and reserves yet to be determined. The report also references a Canberra abatement failure and a profile on urban planning professor Denis Winston.
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South Vietnam
Bombay
Mary Kathleen
Police Warn Women Of Danger In Civic Area
Detectives described a park between Civic Centre and Coranderrk Street Reid as dangerous for unattended women while tracing a man who attacked a young woman in a Civic parking lot Sunday night. They fear he may be linked to prior assaults in Haig Park Braddon and Coranderrk Street last year and September, and urge clearing bushes that shield footpaths. The suspect, in his early 20s, about 4ft 10in, medium build with dark hair, wore shorts and white socks.
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Coranderrk Street
Reid
Cromes
Reomondara Street
Allara Street
Canberra
Ares
Magdaline Thompson
Currong Flats
Braddon
Hhr
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