Anti-draft bishop questioned by police
In Melbourne the retired Anglican Bishop of Tasmania Geoffrey Cranswick was interviewed by Commonwealth Police over an advertisement calling for immediate withdrawal from Vietnam and abolition of conscription. The piece named Labor MPs and Senators and included a broad cross-section of signatories. Police also questioned others, including Perth accountant E Cyril Care and Adelaide secretaries, amid a wide inquiry into the ad published December 23 in the Australian.
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Melbourne
Tasmania
Geoffrey Cranswick
Hobart
Bishop Cranswick
Commonwealth
Vietnam
Labor
Government of
Australia
Saigon
E. Cyril Care
Perth
Gare
ALP
Quaker Peace Committee
Adelaide
Clyde Cameron
Labour and National Service
Jacobi
Foster
Hurford
Cavanagh
Don Cameron
Lment
S. Hogben
P. T. Wright
F. Jones
L. J. Thomas
Ively
Cameron
N. L Rav
Missing Algerian Nort 262 Flights Abruptly Vanish
A Nort 262 passenger aircraft with 31 people on board disappeared last night over the Mediterranean between Algeria and Spain. Authorities in Algiers reported the loss as a missing aircraft case and launched search efforts.
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Algiers
Mediterranean
Algeria
Spain
Snow and storm hit Kosciusko and Ipswich areas
Snow totals reach six inches on Mount Kosciusko with a three mile road to the summit impassable, while Ipswich Amberley saw flash flooding and winds uprooting a caravan. Melbourne marked its coldest New Year’s Day in 22 years with a 65 degree high and 49 degree low as 43 points fell citywide.
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Kosciusko Yesyna Aree
Seamans Hut
Violent New Year Hits Queensland Cities
Queensland marked a violent New Year with mass arrests and vandalism. On the Gold Coast more than 100 youths were arrested after clashes with joint Queensland and New South Wales police, with baton charges used to regain control in Coolangatta. Police also reported arrests in Bundaberg Townsville and Surfers Paradise.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Gold Coast
Nsw
Tweed Heads
Townsville
CIB
New Year Riots Across Queensland Police Clash With Youths
Police from Caloundra and Nambour broke up New Year crowds in Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise as hundreds of youths clashed, hurled bottles, and blocked streets. Fines were imposed for disorderly conduct and obscene language while about 96 arrests were noted overall, with bail set at 2064 dollars.
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Maroochydore
Brisbane
Caloundra
Nambour
Mina
Gold Coast
Sam
Southport
Surfers Paradise
Coolangatta
H. D. Purcell
Griffith Street
Nsw
Queensland
1Ipm
Townsville
Flinders Street
Bundaberg
Melbourne New Year Row Among 67 Youths to Face Court
In Lorne twelve miles from Melbourne 67 youths will appear in court after New Year celebrations. Police say last year’s count was similar but this year was quieter. Beer cans damaged seven shops last night. All cases will be heard in Lorne over the next two weeks. Offences include obscene language indecent words drunk and disorderly conduct and throwing missiles.
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Melbourne
Lorne
Lorne Cour
Girl 10 injured in brutal Sydney assault
A ten year old girl was bashed with an iron bar near Public School, Jacktown, suffering extensive brain damage. Investigators detained a young boy for questioning as police called for urgency in catching the likely sick assailant. Detectives from several Sydney districts joined the probe after the attack occurred as the victim returned from a shop. A bar was recovered from long grass as hospital staff treated critical injuries.
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Sydney
Blacktown
Jacktown
Second Day Of Third Test Washed Out In Melbourne
Torrential rain halted the third cricket Test for the second day in Melbourne, causing losses for broadcasters and the sport. Reports note estimated costs around 100000 dollars to the Cricket Board of Control as weather disrupts play and momentum.
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Melbourne
Rohan Rivett
Cricket Board of Control
Deer kill toll in New Zealand nears fifty thousand a year
Ecologists warn deer populations may surge unchecked as killings exceed fifty thousand annually in New Zealand. The feature outlines fears over wildlife balance and the impact of hunting on native ecosystems.
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New Zealand
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Batehaven
Phillip
K. Hawke
O'Connor
Canberra
Jeanette Menzies
Valerie Jacobs
Narrabundah
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Ipswich
Amberley
Sng Beh Ae
Kings Cross
Coogee
Eastwood
Applied Science
Canberra College of Advanced Education
National Capital Development Commission
Phuoc Tuy
Britain
Roosevelt
Latham and
Rivett
U.S
Washington
Nixon
Alexander Selshenitsyn
Hugh Mabbett
Djakarta
Pickering
Arnold Toynbee
Weston
Curlin
Waramanga
North Side
Dickson
Garema
Ember
Canberra Times
Canberra City
Act
Reneiened
Ted Peter Ora Eeeaine
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