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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
1
Djakarta groups urge conflict as envoy Sudjarno Tjon dronegro arrives in New York to discuss the Dutch New Guinea dispute. Indonesian officials consider declaring war while Indonesian media report national unity for action.
London Sunday Telegraph reports a squadron of ex Royal Navy anti-submarine aircraft heading to Indonesia from Iran. The article notes Prime Minister Soeharto’s plans, UN mediation by Thant, and delayed discussions as Indonesia and the Netherlands seek a settlement over West New Guinea.
Mr F Keane and Det M Robinson inspect jewellery valued at £2421 11s 2d found buried at a tree base in bush country. Detectives J Johnson C Kent and M Robin examine glass from the shop front door as part of the investigation.
A youth named Dercoves is accused of stealing items from a city display case. The missing jewelry include a shaped ebony clock, pearls, cigarettes, lighters, and men’s watches. Local police reported the break in occurred in a display area and the suspect was charged with theft.
Reports say rebel Congolese forces have pushed into Kilwa and nearby areas with massacres in Kiona Ngoy and attacks against villages. UN reconnaissance over Sola, priests killed near Kongolo, and reports of European deaths in Eastern Province accompany ongoing violence as regroups move toward Elisabethville.
A Roman Catholic teaching brother from Charters Towers dies after a sting from an unknown marine object while swimming at Yorkeys Knob beach near Cairns. He collapsed on the shore as fellow students and rescuers attempted to help. he was dead on arrival at the hospital.
A two year old German migrant was washed off rocks near Wattamola and believed drowned. Werner Washt of Grosvenor Street Burwow Wiska and 20 year old Ger hardt Schubert were fishing nearby when a line became entangled on the rocks.
Sydney race scene mourns 44 year old driver Sand Meyers after a Dunlop Cownee circuit crash during a leading race. Meyers Thunderbird veered into a safety fence and was struck by Ronald Marshall’s vehicle on the Catalina circuit near Climax, sending Meyers to Blue Mountains Hospital. Meyers was a veteran racer with over 20 years on New South Wales tracks.
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