NeW PUBLIC TELEPHONES NeW PUBLIC TELEPHONES
The District Telephone Officer B Wilkinson informs Mr JR Pmper that a new public telephone will be erected at the corner of Foveaux and Cowper Streets Ainslie due to shortages of equipment and skilled labor. Fraser has representations about the Cowper Street shed relocation to Wakefield Gardens. Dale says a public telephone will be placed adjacent to the new street receiver near Locker and Weston streets Yaralumi.
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B. Wilkinson
Foveaux
Cowper Streets
Ainslie
Fraser
Cowper Street
Wakefield Gardens
Wilkinson
Ilc. M. Dale
Frear
Ter
Lueker
Weston Streets
Yaralumi
Weather report from Canberra with wind and temperature readings
Barometer readings at 9 am 29.786 inches and 9 pm 29.029 inches. Temperature 9 am 77.1 degrees, 3 pm 60.4 degrees. Winds NW to W at 17 mph, gusts near 20 mph. Sunrise 5:56 am, sunset 1:20 pm. inland warming. slight fog likely. bushfire danger noted.
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Canberra Teading
Otwen
Sign of Changing Times Refusal by Conciliation Commissioner
Ri Gamvn, Commonwealth Conciliation Commissioner, rejects an immediate rise in marginal rates for metal trades affecting about 300,000 workers. He warns wage margins must not drive inflation and argues basic pay raises and margins raise costs similarly. The decision signals a broader scrutiny of wage adjustments and their impact on prices and unemployment.
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Commonwealth
Ri Gamvn
Metal Trades
Galvin
Camp Fires Left Burning Endangers Brindabella Valley
The column warns against leaving camp fires unattended in dry Brindabella country as warnings are ignored by campers. Three parties from Canberra Queanbeyan and Sydney left tents and still burning embers, threatening a wildfire with strong westerly winds.
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Canberra
Queanbeyan
Sydney
Brindabela
Hrindabella
Cotter
Magnificence at Admiralty House Invests New Zealand Order
Vicer Regal His Excellency the Governor General Sir William McKell presented the Acrolade to His Excellency Lieutenant General Sir John Northcatt Governor of New South Wales and invested him with the Insignia of the Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George. The Governor General and Lady McKell hosted an official dinner at Rams Fairy House Sydney.
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William McKell
Admiralty House
Sydney
John Northcatt
New South Walon
Wateteamner
McKell
Rams’ Fairy House
Mr Murray for London Official Duties Mentioned
Fragmentary notes refer to Mr J S Murray and a commissioner's office in London. The text hints at duties related to crimes of mate category and possible official hospitality at a Commonwealth reception.
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Nas
A. Saresy Emer
Departmente Spp ‘Commissioner
S Office
London
Mr. Murray
Mate
Pad
Bus Bookings For Cotter Carnival Meet Public Transport
Bus fares for the Cotter Reserve carnival will not be increased. Organizers aim to keep costs low to help families attend. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at the Canberra Tourist Bureau and the Transport Office in Kingston.
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Cotter
Mintralia
Canberra
Tourfise Bureau
Kington
I i
Youth Injured After Fall From Horse at Wyong
A youth was thrown from a horse and severely injured near Wyong. He was found by a passerby, taken to Gosford District Hospital with multiple fractures including a probable leg or arm injury.
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Wyong
Arthur
Feat
Gosford District Hospital
Paken
Adder Bite Injures Banana Grower Near Nimbia
Avian Harding, a 33 year old banana grower from Mountain Top four miles from Nimbia, was bitten on the right index finger by a venomous adder while cleaning weeds. He killed the snake with a hoe and was treated at hospital where he remained stable though consuming large amounts of black coffee.
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Lismore
Thuredey
Avian Harding
Mountain Top
Nimbia
Harding
Event Called Off After Carruthert Injures Hand
A scheduled event for tomorrow night was canceled after Carruthert sustained a fracture to a bone in his right hand.
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Carruthert
Dying man disappears from hospital after grave illness
Frederick Artur William of Capital Hill Hostel was gravely ill with pneumonia at Canberra Community Hospital. An X ray showed serious condition but he left the hospital during an intensive search by medical staff and police. Later reports confirmed his death. Burial arrangements were made in Canberra.
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Canberra
Frederick Artur William
Capital Ml
Gene
Iit Toy “Ar
Canberra Community Hospital
Eat
Ital
Willia
Wills
Willis
Open Finding At Inquest Into Wise Galla Death
Coroner Mr F C P Keane returned an open verdict at the adjourned inquest into the death of Wise Galla 30 New Australian. The body was found at the foot of a tree on Black Mountain on November 18 with a rope attached to a limb. Evidence did not reveal how or by what means she died. Galla a former Canberra hospital employee disappeared October 5 after arriving in Canberra as a migrant from Germany in 1949.
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F.C. P. Keane
Wise Galla
New Austrasian
Faure Seeks to Form French Government in Paris
Radical leader M. Ger Faure agrees to attempt forming a government after the Pleven Cabinet loss. He is noted as the sixth to try since the fall and is said to have reconciled middle and right economic factions amid a fraught political landscape.
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Paris
M.ger Faure
Faure
Pleven
Italian Major Survives Small Plane Crash En Route to Sydney
Italian journalist Major Lu aidi survived a monsoon crash in a tiny 90 hp Macchi midget plane while attempting a goodwill mission from Milan to Sydney. He escaped with minor scratches and carried a pendent Corriere della Sera. He served with the Italian Air Force in World War III and was a war correspondent in Korea.
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Sydney
Luaidi
Australia
Svea
BAC
Sumatra
Milan
Luald
Corriere Della Sers
Kores
Woman Shot At Husband In Court In Atlanta
A woman named Mrs. Mabel Harris fired at her husband in an Atlanta courtroom as a divorce trial neared verdict. The bullet missed the husband and struck a lawyer's briefcase. the judge declared a mistrial and the woman was removed.
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Atlanta
Geo
humbang _a
Mabel Har «Ata
Harris
United States imposes sanctions on 42 German firms
The United States High Commission says it has provisionally taken economic sanctions against 42 German firms believed to have traded strategic materials with Soviet bloc countries. Alexander Kiefer of the East West Trade Department announced that American authorities halted deliveries to the Marshall Aid firm named in the report.
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BOM
Thurs
United States High Commission
Frms
Alexander Kiefer
U.S. High Commission
Marshall Aid Raw
Bishop Horace Crotty Dies in London Former Bathurst Bishop
The Rt. Rev. Horace Crotty, former Bishop of Bathurst from 1928 to 1936 and Dean of Newcastle, died in London on Saturday after falling ill while attending a meeting at Church House Westminster. Born in England and educated in Australia, he served as Rural Dean of Hove.
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London
Biuhop
Hathurat
Neworatie
Horacetty
Hove
Church ‘House
Weatrminster
Thoapital
Bom
England
Australia
Horace Crotty
Bathurst
Government and unions urged to aid wage spiral issue
W H Treatt urged cooperation between government and unions to address the self-perpetuating and inflationary basic wage spiral. The discussion focused on the need for a joint approach to resolve the problem and its impact on employment and prices.
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Bydney
Eton
W. H. Treatt
Nantes
British air power critique on obsolescence and production delays
Quote from Sopwith criticizes postwar arms policy noting long delays in modern aircraft orders. He argues early research and prototypes outpaced production and criticizes material shortages extending delivery times, hindering competition with potential enemies.
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Sopworth
Protest Over Margins Award Triggers Nationwide Strike Talk
In Melbourne Halls, unions vow action after Conciliation Commissioner Galvin rejects 11 union wage claims. The Metal Trades Federation plans limited Australia wide protest. A.C.T.U. to weigh in with federal unions meeting February 8. Federation councils set to decide protest terms January 25.
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Conface
FLA
Adstatian Council of Trades Uniona
Alvin
The
Metal Trades Federation
Amalgamated Engineering Union
Australaaian Society of Engineers
Hollermakers
Galvin
Federation
Fei
Melbourne
A.C.T.U
A. Monk
Building Tradex Federation
Thompson
Gali
They
Mensies
Aangetre Galvin
Three Charged With Assault Robbery In Maltese Case
A woman and two men were charged with assault and robbery after stealing a motor car and a wallet, court heard. Soha Borg testified about a female accomplice and four men. details placed in Goan evidence with names including Crowe and Stewart Mackay.
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Sydney
Genesral Court
Sait
Gena
Soha Borg
Wentwothville
King
Borg
Fane
Magintrata
Lil
Ares Baleen Crowe
Gale Avenue
Neutral Bay
Ronald Stewart "Mackay
Georges Raver Roa
Ace Raymon Pisch
Poo Iabouree
Daniel Breet
Eicnnerat
U S and Britain Reach Breakthrough on Atomic Data
Washington dispatch reports that the United States and Britain ended a deadlock over exchanging atomic information. A small joint working party will study areas of atomic energy, with Britain seeking data exchanges while the United States notes no agreement on full programs.
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New York
United States
Britain
James Reston
Imes
Washington
Beitain
Heston
Fey Milica
United Btabeo
High Merino Prices and Night Watchman Attack Report
Geelong wool sales closed with firm prices led by merino Jamba at 4s 9d per lb. A night watchman, Walter Miller, was attacked in Elizabeth Street but not seriously hurt. The scene drew strong competition from buyers including British and U.S. interests and a large offering of 10,000 bales.
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Melbourne
Geelong
Sydney
A. Ta
Elizabeth Street
Walter
Miller
Lyre Bro Continent, Great
Britain
U.S
New Anglo-Iranian refinery to rise in West Australia
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company plans a new refinery in Western Australia using imported fabricated parts. The plant will operate on oil rather than coal, easing demand for scarce materials. Local labor is expected to number around 3000, with key personnel brought from Britain and other regions to set up and supervise operations.
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
West Australia
Australia
England
Melbourne scientists report meson discovery in atomic physics
Melbourne University researchers claim a milestone in atomic physics by detecting mesons believed to bind matter. They sent photographic plates aloft on hydrogen balloons. cosmic rays at high altitude produced meson-forming interactions. British and American scientists have confirmed the claim. Professor L H Martin states further study of forces binding mesons will continue.
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Melbourne
Melbourne University
Outer Space
L. H. Martin
Reds Travel Ban on Diplomats Sparks Tense Moscow Row
Moscow reports a travel ban on foreign diplomats traveling to Boetow with word that since 1948 foreign diplomats have faced restrictions without full journey details. Secretary Acheson warned Washington could retaliate if Soviet restrictions continue, though no concrete U.S. action is set.
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Moscow
Slesson
United States
Tate
Acheson
America
Iplomate
No Fires for Campers Prohibition Extends Statewide
The Chief Secretary Clive Evatt announced a statewide bush fire danger period lasting until Friday January 26. The Bush Fires Act and regulations must be observed as residents may not light fires in open areas without council permits. Public cooperation is urged to prevent further serious fires and protect properties after damage in late 1961.
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Sydney
Clive Evatt
N.E.W
Damage
Royal couple’s long flight heads to Nairobi end of month
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will fly from London on BOAC in a 19 hour trip to Nairobi as the first leg of their Australia and New Zealand tour with in flight sleep facilities. They stop at RAF airport in Libya for refueling and crew changes before continuing overnight.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Iniles
Nairobi
New Zealand
BOAC
Argonaut
Equith
RAF
Borin
Libya
Rest
Sydney
Th Duke of Pinburgh
Wollongong
Mount Keira
Wollong
Sublime Point
South Coast
Farouk Celebrates In Cairo After Prince Is Born
Crowds cheered in Cairo as King Farouk’s 18 year old queen gives birth to an heir. Officials declare a half holiday and a cabinet meeting names new benevolent societies in Cairo and Khartoum. Sherbet for the palace, 101 gun salute, and congratulations from British officials mark the historic birth.
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Cairo
Thursaey
Canal Zone
Irth
Farouk
Nile
Hong George
Ther
Brian Robertson
Bettie
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