Franciscan Missionaries of Mary plan Canberra convent
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary will establish a convent in Canberra soon with six nuns. They have bought a Narrabundah cottage to serve as a temporary convent. Archbishop Eris O'Brien discusses the plan with Mother Columcille, Mother Notre Dame de Deols, and Mother Fergus.
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Narrabundah
Canberra-Goulburn
Eris O'Brien
Columcille
Notre Dame de Deols
Australia
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Indonesia
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Australians Record Higher Retail Sales in Sept Quarter
Commonwealth Statistician K. M. Ar shows Australians spent £707 000 on retail goods in the September quarter of 1961 62. Total sales were £8 700 000 less than the previous three months, and groceries and foods accounted for £264 099. Peak retail sales reached £784 300 000 in the December 1960 61 boom period.
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Commonwealth Statician
K. M. Ar
Archer
Deester
Mystery Russian Vessel Spurs London Officials
A Russian 2300 ton cargo ship Irtish anchored two miles off Bournemouth Hampshire. Police Navy and Bush officials gathered in London as authorities, with British spokesmen stating no clear purpose for the vessel’s presence.
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London
A.A. Reuter
Bourmouth
Hampshire
Navy
Bush
Taj
Tiny screw blamed in 1961 British Airways crash
The Turkish aviation ministry released a report on the 1961 crash of a British European Airways plane after takeoff from Esenboga Ankara. A loose screw in a cockpit instrument blocked the angle indicator, causing the aircraft to stall eight to ten seconds after liftoff and crash, killing 27 people including the crew.
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Ministry of Aviation Today
British European Airways
London
Reuter
Turkey
Esenboga
Ankara
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