Escapees to be flown back in secrecy
Acting Chief Secretary Manson announced late today that two prisoners would be returned in total secrecy. Police planned a covert extraction at Concord Hospital with extradition warrants in progress. Detectives Holland and Walters led the inquiry as court appearances loom tomorrow.
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Manson
Nsw
Windsor
Ryan
Walker
Blind Ney
Sydney
Frank Holland
Bill Walters
Noel Murphy
Harry Morrison
Melbourne
Jed Insp
Holland
Mel
Bourne Police
Central Court
CIB
Inday
Ng Inion
Cour Build
Winding
Test Crisis in Australia Alters Captaincy Role
Test cricket in Australia is disrupted by a pox outbreak that removes the captain. Brian Booth to stand in for Simpson in the third Test in Sydney. The article notes a lively, clublike atmosphere and vivid fielding details from a Hughes Primary School vacation play centre setting.
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Australia
Brian Booth
Simpson
Sydney
Tony D'Arcy
Ron van Lent
Anthony Hayes
Hughes Primary School
Vietnam village burned in U S raid near Da Nang
Eyewitnesses report that American Marines burned a Vietnamese village south west of Da Nang during a sweep against Vietcong areas. The flames touched huts and a cache of ammunition while several explosions occurred as heat spread to thatched roofs and nearby structures.
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DA Nang
Nang
Britain
Africa
Lces
Desia
Ourj
Rhodesia
Nigeria
Australia
Poe
Johnson
North Vietnam
Australia Rejects Rhodesia Conference Attendance
Australia will skip the PMs meeting on Rhodesia citing a principle of long term national interest and Commonwealth values. Britain will attend with the Commonwealth Secretary. New Zealand and others will be represented, while Ghana and Tanzania also declined Nigeria’s invitation.
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Australia
Rhodesia
Robert
Commonwealth
Britain
Papua New Guinea
Ference
London
Bottomley
New Zealand
Thomas Macdonald
Holyoake
Wellington
Thomas
Ghana
Tanzania
Nigeria
Australia faces long term limits on Commonwealth authority
The statement argues Australia must lead with its own principles and resist external imperial intervention. It cites 1965 PMs Conference backing Britain over remaining colonies and warns that Britain’s authority on colonies must continue. The piece discusses currency changes and sweets pricing as context for national policy and sovereignty.
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Australia
Sif
Commonwealth
Southern
Rhodesia
Britain
Illness Forces Simpson Out Of Third Test
In Sydney Australia captain Bobby Simpson withdrew with chicken pox delaying hopes of a win. Brian Booth captains the team at the Sydney Cricket Ground with Graham Thomas moving to Simpson’s spot and Neal Hawke and David Sia entering the side. Allan Connolly and Peter Allen drop from the English XI.
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Sydney
Thureday
Australia
Bobby Simpson
Brian Booth
England
Sydney Cricket Ground
Simpson
Nsw
Grhame Thomas
Wietorn
Bill Lawry
Neal I Hawke
North’s Great Promise Aims at National Wealth for Australia
Sir William Hudson cites Northern Australia’s potential wealth as overshadowing national development. Other items note a Moscow mission with a Soviet rocket weapons expert en route to Ha, and a report on the nation’s worst economic performance since the war.
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Northern Australia
William Hudson
Moscow
Hapel
Nctian
Body Found On River Bank In Vietnam War Context
A corpse was found on a river bank near Wee Jasper during Vietnam War era reporting. The unidentified body was later linked to Private G R French, 45, of the Royal Australian Regiment, who died in operations against the Vietcong. Soldiers from the Jet Battalion and farmers departing Brisbane were noted in the surrounding notes.
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Saigon
United Nations
Foldberg
Adigbee
Jasper
G. R. French
Harry
James Smith
Royal Australian Regiment
Idagei
Burrinjuck
Arthur Kershaw
Farmer
Igbee
Brisbane
Wee Jasper
Fomc
Australia objects to Rhodesia talks decision on conference
Mr Calwell criticized the plan to hold a conference over Rhodesia calling it a misreading of Australia’s stance. He argued Australia should not participate due to opposition to the Smith regime and interdependence moves. He warned absence will be misinterpreted and harm Australia in Asia and future prospects.
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Britain
Australia
Lagos
J. W. Cames
Nigeria
Calwell
Smith
Wilson
London
Macrobertson Ee
Man
Cadbury
Fry-Pawall Pty
Sifpecaie
Bewney
Nena Poe
Pola
Roberts
Rhodesia
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Ronald Ryan
Diana Murray
del Fricker
U.S
Canberra
Britit Sweets
Robertson (Nsw) Pty Ltd
Scanlen
Goblin Sweets Pty Ltd
Nestle
1 Co (Aust) Ltd
Tee
North
of New
Ody
Mr Calwell
Shademaster
Stademaster
Pirie Street
Fyshwick
Canberra Times
GPO
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