Delegation Move By BHP Strikers Heads To Sydney
The Newcastle steel works faces a near halt as 14 delegates were dismissed on January 3. A “defend the delegates” committee is organizing a trip by five buses and cars to attend the Industrial Court hearing in Sydney. Industrial observers expect a demonstration outside the court by Newcastle strikers. About 2,000 of more than 6,500 workers remain on the job.
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Sion
Newcastle
Wats
Sydney
Wnionists
Newcastle Steel Works
Citizenship Convention Seen As Racket In Canberra
Allan Fraser of the Labor Party denounced the Citizenship Convention opening in Canberra as a racket and a taxpayer funded holiday. He claimed delegates were hand-picked and that government policy faced little scrutiny. Immigation Minister Downer defended the conference noting not all resolutions favored the government as 250 delegates from various groups met on a five year immigration plan.
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Canberra
Allan Fraser
Lab
Eden-Momairo
Fraser
Downer
Good Neighbour Councils
Attacks in Algeria and Haud Border Clash Reported
A French priest and six others were killed in an ambush near Medea by Algerian rebels. In Tizi Ouzou four bombs killed seven and wounded 26. The Times notes Somali Ethiopian border tensions and a claimed provocation chain. Market turmoil and clergy aid rises are also mentioned in scattered items.
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Paris
Medea
Tizi Ouzou
Algiers
Ondon
Ethiopia
Haud
Somali National Movement
Ali Abdullah
Times
R. Abdullah
Nairobi
Dar-es-Salaam
Railway Tactics On Transport Condemned
The Australian Hauliers' Federation president G. K. McColl accuses railways of using threats and blackmail to steal haulier business. At Canberra conference, the federation vows to compete fairly, questions truck drivers, pressures consignors, and proposes anti rail tactics amid alleged police scrutiny.
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Australian Road Hauliers’ Federation
Canberra
Federation
3. A. Livingston
G. K. McColl
W. V. Rowe
G. H. Yates
Australian Hauliers’ Federation
McColl
Motor Transport
Marulan
Transport Department
Technical College Results and Gardening Subjects Listed
The Department of Technical Education released an additional list of Canberra Technical College candidates who passed the 1960 examinations with grades A B C or P. Absence denotes failure. Gardening and Horticulture subjects include Botany Hort Botany Soil Sc and Pt Cult Hort I II and drawing. Notable passings listed for Stage I and II dressmaking tailoring with multiple names.
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Department of Technical Education
Canberra Technical College
Hort
Baxter J
Chandler C. G
Taylor G
Smith
Dunn L
Millington L
McIinnes R
Tate
Darmandy M
Higgins D
Little W
Neasmith P
Grannall M
Australia to exhibit at Vancouver fair pavilion
Australia will present a pavilion at a Vancouver trade fair in May featuring exhibits from 50 firms. Minister for Trade McEwen said showcasing Australian goods follows the Australian Trade Mission visit to the United States and Canada last year led by Professor Coneland.
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Australia
Vancouver
British Columbia
McEwen
United States
Canada
Coneland
95th Birthday Celebrated in Canberra Hospital
The hospital marked the 95th birthday of Mrs N Gribble from Turner who came from Hall. She is the community’s oldest patient and celebrated yesterday at Canberra Community Hospital.
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Canberra Community Hospital
N. Gribble
Turner
Hall
Strike Wave Ends in Belgium After Month of Protests
Belgium's month long strike wave ended as the Socialist led Walloon Trade Union suspended the last bastions Liege Carleroi and La Louviere where about 150,000 strikers stood firm. The clash left four dead and many injured amid 1300 sabotage acts. Government estimates put the cost at about 71 million pounds sterling. The austerity bill had passed the lower house with the senate expected to approve.
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Brussels
Belgium
Walloon
Liege
Carleroi
la Longiere
M. Gaston Eyskens
Senate
Australia Plans Expanded Antarctic Research This Year
Perth reports Australia will boost scientific work in Antarctica with the Mogga Dan returning from Wilkes Station. A 24 member Wilkes party including a glaciologist will travel 100 miles across the plateau while landings at Oates Land are hoped. The voyage will map coastline and establish a weather station at Chick Island.
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Perth
Australia
P. G. Law
Department of External Affairs
Law
Fremantle
Antarctic
Wilkes
Oates Land
Magea Dan
Magga Dan
Adele Land
Chick Island
A Pole Platform Accident In Capital Hill Hostel
A large crowd watched ambulancemen and police lower William Speering, 38, an electrical engineer from the Causeway, after a severe electric shock on a pole platform. He was unconscious eight hours and in better but not fully Satisfactory condition.
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Capital Hill
Noel Webster
Wallace McLeod
William Speering
Causeway
Speering
Tumut Pilot Killed in Spray-Plane Crash
William Edward Gill, 33, of Tumut, was killed when his Cessna 180 crashed during spraying at Wermapong Station. Police said a witness saw the craft drop and catch fire from a downdraft. Gill’s body was found at the controls. Civil Aviation officials arrived to investigate the cause.
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Sydney
Department of Civil Aviation
Tumut
William Edward Gill
Gill
Canberra
Wermapong Station
M. Harris
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Stanley Clarkson
Sadlers Wells Opera Company
Navy
Henry London
Sue Drummond
Ae Bowie
Glairbowrie
Scotland
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Europe
United Kingdom
AGC
Msc
Tia
Railways
Sabu
Queensland
N.S.W
McMahon
Vancouver Fair
Antarch
Tr Wan
Sea Cadet
Vwarold Thomas
H.M
A.S
Melbourne
Farold
Boolimba Crescent
Narra
Bundal
Amon
Canberra Sea Cadets
Harry Babson
Lel
Sten Jakimewicz
Wallongong
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