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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1965
Page
7
Readable details list a location at Ast Floor National Mutual Building 33 Ainslie Ave Canberra City with postal or internal codes 10009 48355 45050 following business hours. The fragment suggests an address oriented notice or directory entry without clear event.
The hospital board seeks Department of Health approval to let a unit work in a ward during the second stage of the new main block. The plan follows an alleged murder of a girl, with authorities reviewing safety and staffing implications.
Fragmented text outlines tenders for a new build including a research unit, dressing rooms, and facilities at a university with references to South ally locations and a February timetable. The block also mentions a medical case involving a girl found dead and a suspect named Perkins, with legal proceedings and medical recommendations noted.
In the September quarter birth rates fell 3.64 per thousand while deaths rose, offset by migration. Net natural increase declined though overall population remained steady. Aborigines noted within figures as part of regional totals. Wheat harvesting in the ACT proceeds amid a dry spell, with Falcon Wheat yielding 17 to 18 dags per acre on Weston holdings. Overall the season’s yield was lower than ideal but farmers show satisfaction with the crop.
A 14 year old West German boy swam a border canal into the American sector of West Berlin over the weekend. The event underscores the ongoing divisions and the high tension surrounding the Berlin frontier during the period.
Native demonstrations on Matupi Island near Rabaul prevent a government survey for the second time. A crowd resisted as a surveyor tried to place a concrete marker, with a woman protesting by throwing herself to the ground. Local officials report ongoing tensions over land ownership and future administration.
Mr and Mrs Dick Taylor of Manchester England travel with British athletic teams on a four month world tour visiting Canberra and Sydney. Mrs Taylor says women judges deserve Olympic acceptance after pioneering roles in sport history. They praise Australian athletes and hospitality, noting the challenge of managing international tours.
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