Australians Knighted in New Year Honours List
New Year honours name twenty Australian knights including former Defence Minister Fairhall Speaker Aston and physicist Ernest Titterton. Canberra residents Sir Marold White and Professor E W Titterton receive knighthoods. Arts, education, and public service figures gain honours. several Papua New Guinea and international recipients are noted.
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Fairhall
Aston
Ernest Titterton
London
Noel Coward
Sir Noel
Allen Fairhail
William Aston
Magnus Cormack
F.C. Chiney
Che
Joseph Clark
Nsw
Darling
Canberra
Marold White
Red Hill
E. W.titterton
Forrest
ANU
Charles McDonald
Sydney University
Irian Hone
Church of England Grammar School
Melbourne
Ronald Irish
Rothmans
Pall Mall
Australia
Manufacturing Trdustees Advisory Council
Arthur [Efellveen
Lexley
Kenneth Noad
Post - Graduate Federation
Australian National University
Federal House of Representatives
Allen Fairiill
Defence
Awards list highlights Australian honours names
The list names naturalist Eric Worrell and other recipients in Canberra including Dr Colin Barnard formerly of CSIRO, Clifford Clark private secretary to the Minister for Repatriation, P Fonda Assistant Commissioner of the NCDC, A J Balstillie war relics collector, C Clugston Defence Department, C Colquhoun Primary Industry, and S J Yandell Parks and Gardens supervisor. There were no awards for women above OBE. Apart from Zoe Caldwell.
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S H. W. Howe
Melbourne
Church of England Grammar School
R. A. Irish
Rothmans Pall Mull
A. W. Mellveen
Sydney
The
Rats of Tobruk Association
Kenneth Noad
Australian Post + Graduate Foundation
Medicine
George Johnston
Zoe Caldwell
Arthur Baye
Paul Jones
Canberra
Colin Barnard
CSIRO
Clifford Clark
P. Fonda
NCDC
A. J. Balstillie
War Memorial
C. Clugston
Defence Department
C. Colquhoun
S. J. Yandell
Department of the Interior
New Year Honours List Full of Commonwealth Figures
A long list names many Australians honored for service across government, science, arts, and the military. Notables include Sir Lawrence Jackson, Chief Justice of Western Australia, and Marcus Gibson, former senior Puisne judge of Tasmania, with other leaders from academia, industry, and defense.
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Roderick Miller
Miller Holdings
Vernon Treati
Sydney
Alastair Adam
Supreme Court
Victoria
Edward Cohen
Walter Sparkes
Queensland
Glen Pearson
Thomas Fassich
Exservicemen
Lawrence Jackson
Western Australia
Marcus Gibson
Puisne
Tasmania
Marcos gives away his wealth in selfless gesture
Philippine President Marcos announced he is transferring all his worldly possessions to the Filipino people through the Marcos Foundation. He pledged to use the assets to serve education science technology and national development as he began his second four year term. Agnew and Marcos held talks.
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Manila
Marcos
Philippines
Gunboats in Israeli waters spark Paris cabinet meeting
A Melivei Next Company oil vessels lease reportedly carried gunboats for an Israeli American drilling operation off the Israeli coast. The ships were seen near Haifa as Pompidou convened a high level Paris meeting with Chaban Delmas Debre and Schumann to discuss action. Tel Aviv officials expect dockside news conferences at Haifa. Transportation Minister Weizmann wished the crews success.
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Melivei Next Company
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Paris
Pompidou
Chaban-Delmas
Debre
Schumann
Weizmann
Cherbourg
Defence Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Jerusalem
Eban
Hure
Muanrv
Mure
Asraeli
Amihass Salor
Kaare Ingstad
M. Shneerson
Mater
French gunboat affair sparks Israel France row
Haifa crowds ready to greet French gunboats as a diplomatic storm grows over France’s arms embargo. In Paris observers question top level approval for the sale while Israel and Egypt trade accusations amid contested ownership and a last batch of Mirage jets being handed to France for safekeeping.
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James Bond
Frieda Siton
Chang Ronen
France
Israel
Haifa
Malta
Cherbourg
Mediterranean
Ashdod
Paris
Starboat Oil Company
Panama
Georges Leveque
Aap-Reuter
Poseidon Stock Breaks 200 Barrier In Buoyant Sydney Trade
Poseidon stock surged in Sydney trading finishing higher as gains across oil and mining sectors lent momentum. The stock briefly topped 214 dollars before trimming to about 210 while London listings moved Poseidon past 100 pounds with late volatility. North Flinders, holder of Poseidon stake, aided broader mining activity amid renewed enthusiasm.
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Poseidon
Sydney
Sydney Stock Exchange
London
London Stock Exchange
North Flinders
Flinders
Population rise in Australia as of September quarter
The Australia population at the end of the September quarter reached 12,371,600, rising 75,600 from the prior quarter and 272,500 from the year before. New South Wales posted the largest gain, up 29,300 to 4,503,900, while the ACT increased by 2,600 to 124,600.
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Australia
Commonwealth Statistician
Archer
Nsw
Act
Australian astronomers aid study of new comet tail
An Australian National University astronomer at Mt Stromlo collaborates with South African scientists in an international program to study the tail of a recently discovered comet. The object, found in Japan in October, will remain visible to the naked eye in Telescopium near Canberra for about two hours nightly until January's end, with its tail spanning two degrees.
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Australian National University
Mt Stromio
South Africa
Japan
de C. Rosland
Australia
Canberra
Tago
Sato
Kosaki
ROW ON GAS ROUTE OPENS AGAIN
Former Minister Fairbairn reopens attack over natural gas pipeline routing. Prime Minister Gorton predicts a final push on poverty in the 1970s. London police struggle in hunt for Mrs Alex McKay, wife of News of the World deputy chief. The big four UN delegates adjourn Israeli Arab talks until January 13. A man spat in a detective’s face in Sydney during an armed hold-up case. IME to buy South African policy if free-market price drops to 35 US dollars per ounce or below. A protest at the Sydney Hobart yacht race could decide the Southern Cross Cup fate. Weather and lotteries notes follow.
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London
Alex Mckay
News of the World
Central Court
Sydney
Tragic Near-Drowning In Lake Burley Griffin Visit
A group of six Narrabundah youths led by Charmain Gudgeon 14 nearly drowned while trout fishing on Lake Burley Griffin. Charmain was rescued after slipping on a Rock, Ron Kearney 17 was unconscious briefly, Nancy Dixon 14 swallowed water, and John Gudgeon 1 received an electric shock while fetching help. Lorienne Dixon 11 and Laurence Robinson 14 aided Charmain as Pete's Creek experience led to assistance at The Causeway. Charmain remained in Canberra Hospital. authorities noted the telephones failed briefly and the group planned to learn swimming.
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Ron Kearney
Lorraine Dixon
Laurence Robinson
Nancy Dixon
John Gudgeon
Matina Street
Nacrabundah
Lake Burley Grilfin
Charmain Gudgeon
Narrabundah
Canberra Hospital
Twentieth Street
Twelfth Street
Charmain
Causeway
Lorning Dixon
Nancy
Jerrabomberra Creek
East Basin
Lorraine
Wancy
Charmy
Ron
John
Blue House
Jenny Allen
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Queanbeyan
Rodney Grey
Annette Lees
Tony
Peter Mars
Eric Worrell
Eileen O'Conner
Kew
Tlails
Youtms Artsy
Brisbane
Thurwby
Coolangatta Yate
Jthis Ward
Mraey A. Burton
Ywea
Ursula Hof
National Gallery of Victoria
Commonwealth
Harry Budd
Sir William Aston
Sir Ernest Titterton
Legislative Counci
Agnew
Israeli
Egypt
Cairo
United Press International
Jets
Mr Pompidou
Evening Standard
Matilda
Down
Mount Stromlo
C. Roslund
A.N.A
Fairbairn
Gorton
Poe
Middle East
United Nations
IME
Hobart
Buck Pare
Saurts
Fingnee
DC Cromworl Oo
Christsmas
By Gay Davidson
Lake Burley Griffin
Canberra ‘Times
Canberra City
GPO
Post
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