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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1962
Page
1
Indonesian President Soekarno proclaims West New Guinea a province as talks with the Netherlands stall. The Dutch refuse capitulation and warn of possible force while accusing Australia of interference.
Melbourne reports opposition leader Calwell denounces Soekarno sabre rattling as an attempt to annex Dutch New Guinea. He calls for bringing home and stationing Australian forces in Darwin, warning of potential wider territorial ambitions in Malaysia and British Borneo. Officials discuss Dutch Indonesian talks while stressing self determination.
Canberra saw a prolonged warm spell with temperatures near 80 degrees for nine days. The Weather Bureau reported a high of 85 degrees, three degrees above normal, and five degrees above Tuesday.
United States authorities probe a December 29 road accident in Madrid that killed 35 year old actress Jean C Andrews and 29 year old Air Force sergeant James Brown. They were struck after attempting to flag down a car outside a night club on a southern Spain highway.
Sir Garfield reports stalled talks as Indonesia pushes for autonomy and refuses direct sovereignty over West New Guinea. Dutch prime minister hints negotiations hinge on Dutch sovereignty while Australia urges clarity.
Amid evolving cooperation, Indonesia and Romania advance agreements to boost petroleum related projects and supply chains. Officials discuss development strategies and equipment provision to support local mining and energy sectors in the region.
Three naval ratings were arrested after a 4 am fire at Harman naval station on the Queanbeyan Road. One man faces arson charges and another attempted arson. The blaze damaged a disused hut and prompted patrols by local detectives and Canberra Fire Brigade.
Six people were hospitalized after a tent fire at Bireman’s Bay during a holiday. Three children aged four to six were taken to Camperdown Hospital in Sydney with burns covering about 40 percent of their bodies. The injured include Diana Campbell and her mother Mrs Leonary Campbell of Wagea, plus two other relatives. Doctors fought to save Diana Campbell as the blaze spread.
Mrs. Joan Grady Boromen of Hall Street Cheltenham Vietona was thrown from a car and sustained abrasions and lacerations in a three vehicle collision at about 5 pm yesterday at Moore and Holderwood. Other drivers and occupants also sustained injuries.
Three members of the Amarillo Sky Divers Club leaped from a private plane over Dalhart Airport just before midnight. Gene Rutland with 74 parachute jumps Bob Hulsey with 100 jumps and Buddy Stoner with 43 jumps completed a 35 second fall from 8 000 feet landing as 1962 began.
The State Public Works Department awarded a £2 million dredging contract for the Planet of Newcastle Harbour to the Hamstrup-Romeroy Dredging Industries joint venture. The Irvinstrup Company from Victoria and the Romeroy company from Canada join Dredging Industries of Western Australia in the bid.
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