Flags in Cooma Snowy project raises migrant tensions
The Canberra Times argues sympathy for Cooma’s flag dispute. It notes migrants on the Snowy project may owe loyalty to their origins yet should become Australians, suggesting lowering all national flags and flying the Australian flag to ease tensions among Croats Latvians Ukrainians Hungarians and others with differing loyalties.
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Cooma
Briain
Canada
United States
Norway
Sweden
France
Latvia
Australia
Yugoslavia
Europe
Britain and Australia vow to defend Malaysia amid Southeast Asia tensions
A London letter argues British and Australian resolve to safeguard Malaysia after its independence. It notes Malaysian Premier Tunku Abdul Rahman’s stance, Indonesian actions under Sukarno, and risks to Vietnam, China, and the UN. It stresses that Britain will defend Malaysia but not wage war on Indonesia, urging constant policy and united stand.
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Australia
Malaysia
Singapore
Asia
Indonesia
London
Atraud
Malayan
British Borneo
Sanuk
Borneo
Sukarno
United Nations
South-east Asia
League of Nations
Tims
Tunku Abdul Rahman
China
Times
Wentworth
Vietnam
The Congo as an arena for settling African accounts
Recent Congo events highlight Africa's desire to influence Congo affairs via the O A U and regional rivals. Western, Arab, and African states maneuver between support for Leopoldville and rebels, using Congo to push power and prestige while risking regional stability and Congolese sovereignty.
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Congo
Africa
Lumumba
Leo- Idville
Stanleyville
Paulis
Belgium
United States
Sudan
Tunisia
Ghana
Guinea
Mali
Brazzaville
Dahomey
Central African Republic
United Nations
East Africa
Nairobi
Dar Es Salaam
Nyerer
Leo
Hirst Letter Questions Mossy Point Scheme Facts
Letter to The Canberra Times argues the Mossy Point proposal misrepresents public opinion and questions council claims. It contrasts costly dual-bridge plans with a cheaper single-bridge option and notes uncertainty about support numbers and state funding.
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Hirst
Canberra Times
Mossy Point
Wis
Tiago River
Candelah Creek
Nto Annett
Ana
Sie Bowie
Viscount Monckton Dies After Abdi cation Crisis
Viscount Walter Monckton eminent international lawyer and former British Cabinet Minister died peacefully at his Sussex home aged 73 on January 9 after several months of illness. The Bishop of Southwark Dr Mervyn Stockwood at his bedside. He shaped the abdication crisis as King Edward VIII’s legal adviser and drafted the instrument of abdication. He served as Minister of Labour and Defence and led Britain’s postwar talks including India Pakistan and German reparations. He was chairman of the Iraq Petroleum Company and long associated with the Duke of Windsor.
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Iscount Monckton
Sussex
England
Southwark
Mervyn Stockwood
Viscount Monckton
Brenchley
Kent
Central African Federation of
Northern
Southern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Sir Walter Monckton
Edward Vie
Duke of Windsor
Portsmouth
France
Wallis Simpson
Midland Bank
Plaxtol
Walter Turner Monckton
Prince of Wales
Oxford University
Walter Monckton
India
Nizam of
Hyderabad
Britain
Pakistan
Ministry of Information
London
Middle East
Moscow
Bristol West
Winston Churchill
Labour
Defence
Iraq Petroleum Company
A.a.p.reuter
Governor General Attends Divine Service in Canberra
Governor General and party arrive at Government House in Canberra. Sir Charles Maclean and Mrs. Gervas Huxley accompany Governor Aust en and Cady Kendrew for the morning service. The visit includes the Governor General Archbishop Austen.
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Caneberra
Ester Austen
Cady Kendrew
Charles Maclean
Gervas Huxley
Government House
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J. L. Vellut
Juba
Nasser
Ben Bella
Poldville
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Malagasy
Cameroons
Senegal
Aft-Promedi
Tshombe
Tanganyika
Kenya
Uganda
Jabon
Nandy
Serwe
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O.A.U
Addis Ababa
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African Unity
U.A.U
Casablanca
Algeria
U.A.A
Mr. Tshombe
Upper Volta
Cairo
Accra
Diallo Telli
Tellis
Sekou Toure
Security Council
Kenyatta
Oginga Odinga
Congo-Sudan
Equatorial
Khartoum
L. E. Radclyffe
Canberra
Australian Plante
St. Paul’s
Stanley Baldwin
Fort Belvedere
Downing Street
Lord Monckton
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