ACT Group pushes for Mount Taylor television translator
Tuggeranong Action Group urged Minister Robinson to speed the Mount Taylor translator project to boost northern Tuggeranong TV reception. A 25 metre tubular steel antenna would rebroadcast Black Mountain signals on channels 9 and 10, improving colour and reducing ghosting for viewers in Gurran and nearby areas.
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Tuggeranong Action Group
The
Capital Territory
Mr Robinson
Mount Taylor
Wayne Lee
Tuggeranong
Black Mountain
Gurran
Red Hill
Black Mountains
Late News Brief on Petrol Prices and Rates
Fragmentary report notes Abe Allan suggesting a possible price rise with per litre costs around 5 and 84 cents. Mentions AAP and NSW context but details are unclear and partially garbled.
Fretilin leaders allegedly killed in Dili attack
Fretilin claims Indonesian paratroopers killed Central Committee member Francisco Hojada Costa and two Fretilin youth leaders after the December 7 assault on Dili. An Australian journalist Roger Faust and Vice Minister Carmo are also named as victims in a controversial broadcast cited by a Darwin source. Indonesian propaganda says Darwin serves to discredit Indonesia. Ocussi Ambeno is shown with flags for distribution.
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Darwin
Dili
Fernando
Central Committee
Francisco Hoja da Costa
Fretilin
Roger Faust
Carmo
Santa Cruz
Jakarta
Aap-Reuter
Suharto
Ocussi Ambeno
Timor
Radio Indonesia
Antara
Indonesia
Associated Press
Violent wind storm hits Melbourne and Hobart heat burst
Strong winds and heatwaves lash south eastern Australia. Melbourne records 41 knot gusts as 41 degree heat drops to 25 in minutes. Uprooted trees unroofed homes snapped power lines and shattered windows across suburbs while beaches and boats seek cover near Port Phillip Bay. Hobart hits 40.9 C as northerly winds aid record heat with no alarms for fires in Tasmania.
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Weather Bureau
Port Phillip Bay
Coast Guard
Hans Schwab
Hobart Weather Bureau
Tasmania
Miller
Cool Change Expected in Canberra As Heat Eases
A cool change is due in Canberra today easing the recent heat wave. Max temperature reached 33 degrees yesterday, one degree below the season’s high. A forecast cool change brings gusty southerly winds and high fire danger, with lightning observed near Black Mountain from a thunderstorm southwest of Canberra. Air Traffic Control at Canberra Airport reported details.
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Canberra
Bureau of Meteorology
Iso
Black Mountain
Unseeded rookie Mark Edmondson defeats John Newcombe at Australian Open
In Melbourne yesterday unseeded 21 year old Mark Edmondson upset triple Wimbledon winner John Newcombe in the men’s singles. Evonne Goolagong Cawley overcame Renata Tomanová to win the women’s singles.
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Mark Edmondson
John Newcombe
Melbourne
Evonne Cawley
Renata Tomanove
Flood warnings spread as Europe endures worst storms since 1947
Western Europe's ferocious storms killed at least 34 people and injured hundreds. England faced flood warnings on the east coast with freak tides expected, while damage hit the Midlands and East Anglia. Britain reported 24 deaths, Germany seven, Holland two, Belgium one. Evacuations were advised and sandbagging urged along the coast.
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London
England
Europe
Britain
West Germany
Holland
Storm wrecks Britain as floods hit coast and towns
Widespread damage and evacuations across Suffolk and Norfolk amid freak storms and high tides. Rail roads and air travel disrupted. power outages hit tens of thousands. Deaths include a caravan accident in Leeds and a chimney collapse in Wales. Ports closed. ships in distress. Dublin to Belfast routes canceled. Weather relief efforts under way as dikes hold in Haneburg amid fears of higher tides tomorrow.
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Black Forest
West Cuermany
Mambure
Scotland
France-Presse de Poris
London
OU Lalemetres Oan Heur
Britain
Leeds
Wales
Sandringham
Norfolk
England
Worcester
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Tondons Heathrow
Belfast
Haneburg
Bremen
Bremerhaven
Schleswig-Hof- Steift
Hamburg
Jutland
Denmark
Vienna
Indies On Top In Cricket Test At Stumps
West Indians Bernard Julien and Michael Holding had pushed Australia into a corner at stumps on day two of the fourth Test in Sydney. Australia were 164 for four after dismissing the West Indies for 354, with the home side seeking a strong reply as the match nears its end.
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Bernard Julien
Michael Holding
Australia
Sydney
West Indies
Wallaby tour left in tatters after Twickenham loss
The Wallaby rugby tour of Britain was left in tatters as England defeated them 23 6 at Twickenham. England struck three quick second half tries in seven minutes to turn the match into a cakewalk. Buck Page reports the result and pace.
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Britain
Twickenham
England
Buck Page
Australian dollar devalue not necessary says Treasurer Lynch
The Treasurer, Mr Lynch, stated there is no need or reason to devalue the Australian dollar. Meanwhile Western Australia shows new awareness of rape impacts on victims, Athol Thomas reports.
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Lynch
Western Australia
Athol Thomas
Bergalia Town Died? Peter George’s Page
A terse fragment notes Bergalia as a town that died with Bergalia tied to a bill. Peter George writes about the item on Page 8. The text is sparse and reads like a column teaser.
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Bergalia
Bergalla
Peter George
Page
Exhibition on new trends in education noted at National Library
The Holiday Times highlights that the National Library hosts an exhibition on new trends and developments in education designed to note public discussion. The Australian National University is featured with walk and drive features on campus. Also published today are selections of entries and competition rules, a tourist guide, and a fish and surf guide for the South Coast clubs.
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National Library
Australian National UN
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ACT Group
Australian Telecommunications Commission
Cable Tele Vision
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North Kambah
Weston Creek
Robinson
Telecom Australia
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Canberra Television Ltd
Telecom Poothxtine
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Lay
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Hobart
Newcombe
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World Sews Weddings Law List
Tattslotte Soccer Pools Comics the Jameary
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TV Guide
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Sansui
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