Imperial purple and Australia’s collapse at the MCG
Melbourne observers recall Colin Cowdrey’s brutal start and Keith Miller’s hostile spell as England’s batsmen pace the innings. Australia, despite some moments of resistance, slip to heavy defeat after a sunlit day of high pace bowling, with pressure mounting over selection for the third Test.
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Melbourne
Colin Cowdrey
Australia
Veivers
Philpott
Keith Miller
Len Hutton
Bill Edrich
Denis Compton
Cowdrey
Miller
Lindwall
Archer
Bill Johnston
Jack Hobbs
Wally Hammond
Angler Hooked on Own Line During Holiday Fishing
A Canberra man, 33 year old Peter Tobin, a haulage contractor from Quinn Street, sustained injuries while casting his line into the Cotter River. He was treated at Community Hospital after a fishing mishap during the holiday period with hooks and fish books involved.
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Peter Tobin
Tobin
Quinn Street
O'Connor
Cotter
Canberra
Hospital Community Hospital
Melbourne
Rve
Terrance
Peter Wats
Af Lalor
Elwood
Terrance Watts
NSW Catholic school fees set for archdiocese
A new uniform fee schedule for NSW Catholic schools in the archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn was announced. Primary pupils pay £21 a year per family and secondary pupils £21, plus NSW government subsidies up to £9 for Forms 1 and 2 or £21 for Forms 3 and 4. Separate fees apply if children attend both brothers and nuns schools. Teachers receive allowances under a centralised system. an Archdiocesan Board of Education will be formed under Auxiliary Bishop J W Cullinane with representatives from six education districts.
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Nsw
Archdiocese of
Canberra and
Goulburn
Archdiocese
Catholic Education
Education Board
Archdiocesan Board of Education
J. WN. Cullinane
Army officers risk court martial for criticising defence plan
In Wellington a group of Regular Army officers published a letter charging New Zealand's defence planning as outdated. They condemned reliance on territorial troops and partially trained officers and urged modern war thinking beyond a conscript two year period and three months in force.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Adooing
Aye Monins
Spre
Woman killed by propeller in archdiocese school incident
A 20-year-old woman, Mrs Roberta Heard of Ainslie, was killed when she stepped into an aircraft propeller near a parish school. The tragedy occurred during a rainstorm after the aircraft landed, with parish priests and school principals among those connected to the scene. Authorities in Perth report the incident involving education divisions and maintenance schemes within the archdiocese.
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fega-Cooma
Cootwmundra- Jomul
Temora-West Wyalang
Young-Harden
Vass Queanbeyan
Goulhur Serth Goulbure
Purhh
Perth
Archdiocesan
Roberta Heard
Ainslie
Lectures by noted sportsmen open Moral Re-armament conference
The Canberra Moral Re-armament conference at Burton Hall, ANU, opens tomorrow. Chairman J. B. Coulter arrives with sportsmen T. C. Dodds and Senta Hunte to speak on the themes Explosion of an Answer and The Most Exciting Test of all, following recent lectures in Kenya and Ceylon.
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Canberra
Burton Hall
Australian National University
BR. Coulter
T. C
Dickie) Dodds
Senta Hunte
West, Indies
Cricksteam
Coulter
Pumte
Dodds
Hunte
Kenya
Ceylon
Protest by Jewish students at Australian universities
The report describes Jewish student protests at Australian universities involving a skydiving demonstration near the Russian embassy and a planned petition to authorities. It notes delegates from the National Union of Australian Jewish Students and Queensland skydivers, with participants referencing anti Semitism in Russia and actions tied to a miss Wright event.
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Miss Wright
Fyost
Derta Avenue
Erie
Pine
al Luderts
Skydiver
Australia
Jim
Man
Ken
Cox
Queensland
Linion
Murray Cossons
McGee
Brisbane
Dhutistsi
Russia
NSW New Year toll rises with drownings and crashes
NSW records multiple New Year’s deaths as two men and a child drown near Koolewon after a freak wave capsizes a fishing boat. In Sydney area, a woman survives a drowning when a vehicle accident occurs, while a family of four perishes in a Blue Mountains collision. Police brace for heavy traffic as authorities warn motorists to pace travel amid holiday peak.
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Nsw
Dum
Douglas James Wilson
Green
Cabramatta
Linden
Blue Mountains
Sydney
Rains in the West Hit Western Australia
Heavy rain drenched Western Australia with up to four inches in 24 hours in Merredin and Southern Cross as a weakening cyclone Amanda moved southward. The system produced persistent rainfall from Port Hedland to Ravensthorpe, disrupting roads and flooding low-lying areas. Police noted storm damage and mudslides, while communities prepared for continued wet weather. The storm coincided with surges in labor strife and a fatal crash in Kalgoorlie region, though these events are separate from the weather summary.
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Perth
Western Australia
Wheather
Merredin
Southern Cross
Amanda
Year ends with 3,175 road deaths in Australia
Police records show 3,175 people died in road accidents in Australia during 1965. The nationwide total surpassed 1964 by 59, with most fatalities occurring in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
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Sydney
Australia
Nsw
Victoria
Western Australia
Motorist dies in NSW car crash near Bega
A motorist died from injuries after a Friday night crash on the Princes Highway about 1 mile north of Bega. The victim, Allan Atkins, leaves a wife and four children. Authorities note speed is not the top cause. inattentive driving and wrong-side driving are leading factors. Queensland Victoria and NSW figures for 1968 show varying road casualty stats. The official toll highlights the ongoing road safety challenge and calls for drastic reductions to meet未来 targets.
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Sydney
Nsw
Victoria
Queensland
Bega
Allan
Princes Highway
Trafic
Atkins
Tathra Surf Life
Girl strangled in bed as Oakleigh murder shocks Melbourne
A 15-year-old schoolgirl Domenique Kristaly was strangled in her Oakleigh home early yesterday. Her mother Lucy Ferrari, 36, was attacked. Insp G Holland named a 17 to 70 year old Italian suspect called Sam. Police say the killer entered through a window and fled, with homicide squads seeking a suspect and other relatives questioned.
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Melbourne
Oakleigh
G. Holland
Sam
Insp Holland
Domenique Kristaly
Caulfield High School
Reen Ferrari
Paddington
Domenique
Round
Lucy
Waureen Ferrari
Torea
Andrew
Sedonia
Apees Ryan
Two more charged with harbouring escapees in court
Bernard Aitken and Christina Ait ecorator along with Margaret Callesen and Elaine Callesen faced charges of harbouring escapees. Bail set at £150 to £250 with sureties. detective described close contact with the escapees and arrangements for aid. Police raided homes as the case unfolded with referrals to a Canberra hospital and letters alleged to be written by the escapees.
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Det Fackson
Bar Davitt
Christina
Ryan
Maloney
Davitt
Jeve Davitt
Callanswer
I. Encapees
Robert Kromp
Davit
Thelin Jackson St Kilda
McColl Street
Ronald Henry Jackson
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