Nine Victorians die on weekend roads in grim toll
Victorian police report the worst weekend road deaths in months with multiple crashes across the state. Kenneth Allen and Peter Verrett, both Balwyn residents, died on the Maroondah Highway East Ringwood after a taxi collision. A 1 year old child died on Geelong Queenscliff road. Leslie Carroll, 24, of Lonsdale Street City, died in another wreck. A pedestrian, Nyon Doris Holiene, 50, was struck on Ign Street North, while John Weir Hanna, 64, died on Murray Valley Highway Pine Mountain Creek. A six car pile up followed a tip fire on Melbourne Footscray road. A Tooradin crash killed a woman and injured three others on Gippsland Highway. Over 60 cars were delayed as crews cleared the Las Gippsland Highway bridge after a car hit a post.
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Holiene
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Murray Valley Highway
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Melbourne Footscray
Melbourne
Las Gippsland
Tooradin
Four Deaths On W A Roads In Perth Week End
Four persons died and six were injured on Western Australian roads over the weekend. A 22 month old boy and an elderly woman died when a car overturned after a collision at Osborne Park. occupants were freed after the hood was lifted. The dead include Robert Stephen Devlin and Wanda Perline Devlin of Stuart Hill. Valerie Jackman, 17, of Northam, died after being struck on West Coast Highway, and Malcolm Osborne Morrison, 21, of Claremont, was killed when his motorcycle failed to navigate a bend near Arthur River Bridge.
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Osborne Park
Robert Stephen Deviin
Wanda Perline Devlin
Stuart HM
Valerie Jackman
Northam
Royal Perth Hospital
West Coast Highway
Malcolm Osborne Morrison
Claremont
Arthur River Bridge
Soviet claim yields economical ethyl alcohol method
Soviet scientists report a very economical process to produce ethyl alcohol from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, per Tass. The discovery aims to support synthetic rubber production, signaling a potential industrial advance.
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Moscow
A.A.P
Reuter
Tass
Hillary Awaits Dr. Fuchs At South Pole
At South Pole, Dr. Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary from rival Antarctic expeditions held an unscheduled near encounter. Aircraft flew over McMurdo Bay three times as tensions and messages circulated, while Hillary’s team prepared to pitch camp for the final leg of the expedition.
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Dr. Fuchs
South Pole
A.p.reuter
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McMurdo
T Fordmund
Admiral Utek
correlacKenzie
Dr. Mund
Big Press For Reactor To Be Made Here
Australia awarded a 1050-ton hydraulic press contract to Vickers RuWldt Pty Ltd of Melbourne for the Lucas Heights research establishment. Senator Spooner announced the press will operate at high speed under high pressure with wide fabrication flexibility. It will fabricate metals used in atomic reactors including uranium beryllium thorium and zirconium.
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World
Australian Atomic Energy Commission
Vickers Ruwdlt Pty. Ltd
Melbourne
Spooner
Lucas Heights
Australia
Queanbeyan Man Identified In Yarra Drowning
The body of former Queanbeyan man Philip Bruce Adams drowned in the Yarra River at Melbournes Mebourne on January 11 is identified. Adams lived on Derrima Road Queanbeyan until about five years ago. He was 44 and single, working in Melbourne before death. He leaves a Canberra family including mother Mrs Walters of Sydney brothers Les Benny Charlie Norman sisters Kath Powell Val Sally Jean and Mrs Pat Wheeler. Funeral in Canberra with burial in the Returned Servicemen’s portion of Canberra Public Cemetery.
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Philip Bruce Adams
Yarra
Melebourne
Adams
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Melbourne
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Mra
P. Walters
Sydney
Les
Benny
Charlie
Norman
Kath Powell
Val
Sally
Jean
Pat Wheeler
44 Arrests Of Red Contacts In Spain
Madrid reports that 44 individuals confessed to ties with foreign Communist agents to disrupt Spain. The Interior Ministry says they aimed to reestablish the outlawed Communist Party, with some having attended the Moscow Youth Congress last summer and receiving orders to infiltrate student bodies and labor unions.
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Spain
Ministry of the Interior
Communist Party
Ireland Beats Wallabies For Historic Tour Victory
In Dublin 33,000 spectators watched Ireland stage a dramatic rally scoring two late tries to beat Australia 64 3. Captain Noel Henderson sparked the comeback with an intercept try five minutes before full time as the Wallabies faltered with errors in strong second half wind.
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Hi-Y Boys In Conference At Sturt Island
The aves National HSY brings 30 boys from every state except Western Australia and Tasmania to a conference at Sturt Island. Rev. Brian Burton addressed the gathering as the group plans discussions on manhood at home school work and community with recreational activities and a Canberra tour tomorrow. New HIV clubs in Canberra at Turner and Yarralumia are noted along with a forthcoming Y.M.C.A. building in London Circuit promising further development of MCA work.
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Tasmania
Brian Burton
Canberra
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Yarralumia
Y.M.C.A
London
M.C.A
Tablelands Rabbits and Pasture Under Threat of Build-Up
Farmers warn of rabbit build-up on the Tablelands as myxomatosis control costs and digging efforts rise. Experts say sustained follow-up, burrow resealing, and stock management are essential to restore pasture production and prevent further losses.
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Tablelands
West Indies Declare First Innings For 578 In Bridgetown Test
West Indies declared its first innings closed at 9 for 578 on the second day of the test against Pakistan in Bridgetown. Pakistan was 0 for 6 at stumps.
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Bridgetown
P.reuter
Pakistan
Macmillan Arrives in New Zealand for Eight Day Visit
Prime Minister Macmillan and Lady Dorothy arrive at Auckland airport to begin an eight day tour of New Zealand. They will be welcomed by Lord Cobham and government leaders, then motor north to Timaru for an overseas luncheon before heading to Christchurch for a 4.20 arrival.
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Lady Dorothy
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A.a.p-Reuter
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India
Pakistan
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Tiia
Macmillan
Zealand
Auckland
Cobham
Nash
George Mallaby
Dorothy
Timaru
Father of De Stephano a Railway Fettler
Us. Her father, Mr. Thomas de Stephano, is described as a railway fettler.
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Thomas de Stephano
Private Talk With Japanese Minister at Eden Hall
Indo-Pacific details emerge as Me Fujiya ma travels to Djakarta to sign the Indonesian Japanese peace treaty. He remarks that reparations discussions lie with the Reparations Committee after the treaty’s issue. Macmillan hosts British diplomats in Singapore for their annual Asia conference.
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Singapore
Pujiyama
Macmillan
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