Funeral for Mrs. Marjorie Chamberlain and son Paul
A large attendance attended the funeral at St John’s Church Canberra for Mrs. Marjorie Chamberlain and her son Paul aged 31 who drowned in the Shoalhaven River near Braidwood on New Year’s while aiding Aliyn Chamberlain 17 in difficulties. Reverend Harold Hunter led the service. many officials and press figures attended including M Sivan minister for France and Canberra representatives. Coffin bearers included journalists and members of the Canberra Arts Society and Canberra Repertory Society with Mrs Chamberlain’s ties to those groups noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Warren
Jonvalle Corps
Commonwealth Departments
Parliamentary Press Gallery
Canberra
Marjorie Chamberlain
Paul
St John’s Church
Prance
M. Sivan
Racer
Mapen
Ig. Juzuki
Melbourne Herald and Weekly Times, Ltd
D C. Waters
Melbourne Sun
F. B. Daly
London Year Ahead in U.K. Politics and Policy
Derek Moon surveys a pivotal year ahead for the U.K. government with key figures named to watch in 1958. Thorneycroft Lloyd Hinchingbrooke Mikardo Howell Foot and Harold Macmillan figure in budget, foreign policy, and interdependence debates while the left wing leadership eyes an ongoing struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shen Ure
Uris
Ex-Schequer
Peter Thoreycroft
Lord Hinchingbrooke
Socialist Left
Ian Mikardo
Denis Howell
Selwyn Lloyd
Cyprus
Bird Hugh Foot
Washington
Harold Caccia
Thorneycroft
Lord Hailsham
al Saif
M S P
Shey
Foreign Office
Sir Harold Carola
Henan
Harold
Britain
America
Dulles
Suez
Svete
Ofne
Bevan
Socialist Party
Birmingham
Footaall
MLP
Wembley
Decline of horses in Australia despite Northern Territory rise
Australian livestock reports show horses shrinking nationwide since 1939 with only the Northern Territory gaining 15.2 percent and 2.7 percent between 1956 and 1957, while Victoria sees a 9.2 percent drop last year and 65.6 percent since 1939. Total horses, 737,000, include 5.5 percent foals and under one-fifth draught stock. The trend contrasts with sheep, cattle, and pig gains amid pasture improvements and heavier fleeces, though droughts and slaughtering affect totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Reward For Goulburn Lilac Time Workers
The secretary of the rural committee of the Queen Quest at Goulburn's Lilac Fest will travel tomorrow by TAA to Sarter's Paradise accompanied by Miss A J Morrison who helped with publicity. Miss Hayes of Middle Arm, Goulburn, and Miss Morrison from Strathfield will holiday at Surfers Paradise for a few weeks and return by TAA, sponsor flight tickets for their works in the Queen Quest competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney
Goulburn
Misa
Helen Hayes
Taa
Sarter's Paradise
AJ. Morrison
Man Hayen
Miss Hayes
Middle Arm
Gowburn
Mise Morrison
Tran Strathield
Surfer's Paradine
Flight Hickete
Indonesia Says No Ill Will to Australia Amid Tense Talks
Doctor Helmi reports Australia-Indonesia ties improving as Indonesians vow a year of no return in the Dutch New Guinea dispute. Soekarno’s 1968 plan aims to sustain the struggle without war unless attacked. He notes general freedom for Dutch residents, shifting international shipping services, and ongoing but controlled political climate in Indonesia.
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Darwin
Australia
West New Guinea
Helmi
Indonesia
Soekarno
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Sarawak
British North Borneo
Portuguese Timor
Netherlands East Indies
Djakarta
Shire Plans For Road Works Cut
Dr. W A Gordon criticised the curtailed road works in Yarrowlum Shire as the Department of Main Roads offered £22 883 while the council contributed £5 534. Engineer J Firth noted culvert work was reduced by about 50 percent to balance maintenance and improvement. Gordon called the burden on ratepayers intolerable given heavy transport use.
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Yarrowlum
W. ‘A. Gordon
Department of Main Roads
J. Firth
Gordon
Missing Bundaberg fishing party after storm capsized craft
Police fear a storm last week sank or wrecked the 16ft home made fishing boat from Bundaberg. Neville McDougall 28 and brothers James and Colin Curtis left December 20 for Tin Can Bay, due back December 21, now overdue with three fishermen reportedly missing at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bundaberg
Tin Can Bay
Neville McDougall
James
Colin Curtis
Cagat
Venezuelan Rebels Almost Overtook Caracas Uprising
Travelers arriving in New York report last week’s revolt against President Jimenez nearly succeeded. Tank units and artillery reportedly joined the rebels and the situation was touch and go for hours. Venezuelan officials sought asylum from foreign embassies, and former Argentine President Juan Peron, living in exile in Venezuela, approached one of the embassies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jiminez
Caracas
Juan Peron
Venezuela
Ansett To Call New Meeting
Sydney reports a move by R Ansett to summon a special general meeting of Butler Air Transport Limited in Melbourne. Butler managing director C A Butler calls it a victory for Butler and notes employee shareholders share the morale boost. The annual Butler meeting adjourned to January 21 after outvoting Ansett interests, with talks on capital creation and asset disposal deferred. Eric Kingsford-Smith’s replacement by R D Collins of Ansett remains a focal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Ansett
Butler Air Transport Limited
Melbourne
Butler
C. A. Butler
Butler Board
Eric Kingsford-Smith
R. D. Collins
Governor-General Hosts Luncheon at Government House Canberra
Their Excellencies Mr and Mrs Storey attended a luncheon hosted by the Governor-General and Siim at Government House Canberra on Sunday, with Mrs T W Storey and Mr John Storey among the guests.
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Siim
T. W. Storey
John Storey
Government House
Canberra
Boy Scouts End Snow Trek Return To Canberra
About 190 Scouts return today after the Snowy Mountains trek near Canberra. Over 600 Scouts in two parties covered 120 and 80 miles respectively. J S Anderson noted the group looked fit despite rain. Scouts came from all states including Western Australia and Tasmania. They finished Friday and visited the Snowy Mountains Authority Cooma establishment. No formal Canberra entertainment planned. boys will tour the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowy Mountains
Canberra
J. 8. Anderson
Canberra North District
Anderson
Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Cooma
Snowy Mountains Authority
Korean grocer seeks space travel to the moon
A 28 year old Korean grocer with a Tokyo shop wrote to a London newspaper offering to go to the moon. He said he would rather be the first man on the moon and travel as an ace explorer.
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Tokyo
P Reuter
London
Han
Shire Rates May Rise Forty Percent
Yarrichumla shire council yesterday announced a forty percent rise in rates for this year to fund the programme of work and reduce debt on new equipment. At the council meeting the members, including Councillor Osborne, generally agreed to have estimates prepared for consideration at the next meeting on January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarrichumla
Ue Council
Osborne
British Given Wrong Idea On Australia
English investigator Robert Beattie assessing British migration to Australia for the Imperial Relations Trust says faulty information from Australia House, London, misled 20,009 migrants to return home since the war. He notes housing and work conditions were overstated, creating unmet expectations but expects many migrants will later see Australia as offering more than other Commonwealth nations. Beattie spent about nine weeks in Australia and found most migrants he met settled in, with few expressing discontent.
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Melbourne
Australia House
London
Australia
Robert Beattie
Imperial Relations Trust of
England
Commonwealth
Beattie
To Visit Sons In Red China
Three American mothers cross from Tokyo to Hong Kong on a border journey intended for their imprisoned sons in Communist China. They travel to bring food comforts and knitted items as the U.S. State Department loosens travel rules. An American lawyer, A L Worth, arrives to assist in the Powell sedition case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Alp Reuter
China
Hongkong
Tokyo
American State Department
A. L. Worth
Jobe Powell
Sytvis
United States
Christmas Notes On Issue Rise By 26 Million Pounds
Sydney report shows the Commonwealth Bank stating that notes on issue increased by 26 million pounds over the Christmas period. Total notes on issue now stand at 421 million 200 thousand pounds, with a rise noted between December 11 and January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Central Bank
Commonwealth Bank
Churches Plan to Halt Gambling Wave
The Rev. president of the fraternal ai to-night spoke as leaders launch next month a non gambling week called Decision Week. Members pledged to abstain from gambling to curb a rising wave linked to jackpots and racecourses, aiming to funnel proceeds to charities despite buoyant club revenues.
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Darby
Manly
Bydoey
Oeirectora
Decision Week
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Derek Moon
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