New Drive Aims to Bring In U K Migrants to Australia
Mr Townley outlined a plan to introduce an assisted passage scheme for British migrants who fail current Commonwealth nominations, with a national campaign “Bring Out a Briton” to recruit migrants. State officers would visit country towns to promote the scheme, which could require private accommodation and targets up to 115,000 migrants this year.
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Townley
Ate
Australia
G. Fromm
Orleven
South Australian Doctor Studies Queensland Jellyfish Danger
A South Australian scientist will study samples of Queensland jellyfish to identify species causing deaths in marine waters. Dr R V Southcott, an eminent zoologist, will examine the specimens sent by Dr H Fleck as authorities investigate possible jellyfish involvement in several fatalities.
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Adelaide
Maland
Wit
R. V. Southcott
Ie Museum
H. Fleck
Queensland
Southcott
Southfi
Defends Britain's Intervention in the Middle East
Sir Leslie Monro, New Zealand permanent representative at the United Nations, argues that Britain’s Middle East action strengthens its influence there. He speaks to Pilgrims of the East, stressing the oil flow from the region as vital to the United States and global civilization.
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New York
Leslie Monro
New Zealand
United Nations
Washington
Britain
Middle East
East
United States
Grazier Dies in Desert Heat Near Alice Springs
Darwin reports a grazier perished from extreme heat in a desert near Alice Springs while another person was found in distress on a remote road between Springs and Hatches Cresse. A motorist discovered the unconscious man beside a broken-down vehicle, amid continuing heat.
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Darwin
Alice Springs
Cresse
Milnes
Hal Creek
Des Tom
Ales
Sudden Stoppage at Darling Harbour Goods Yard
In Sydney a 34 hour shunter strike at the Darling Harbour goods yard halts rail traffic. About 120 shunters protest disciplinary measures, many reassigned or fined. A mass meeting is planned at ARU HQ, with the yard handling 70 percent of rail traffic including perishables and fruit.
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Sydney
Darling Harbouroods
Australia
Railways Department
A.R.U
Darling Harbour
Grass Fire Threatens Victorian Town
A grass fire driven by a northeasterly wind raced through dry scrub near Nathalia threatening homes and stock. Grazier Leo Maloney and his family fled with a tractor moved to safety as firefighters from 14 brigades created a protective break on the town’s northwest edge. Fire likely started by a tractor spark.
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Leo Maloney
Maureen
Nathalia
Maloney
Artesian Flow Declines in New South Wales Bores
Sydney reports that tests on 180 of 586 artesian bores in New South Wales for 1955 56 show a 2.7 percent drop in flow from the prior year. In Moree and Coonamble districts 66 bores fell by 16 percent, with some flows controlled or restricted.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Wetherell
Mores
Coonamble
Wetherel
Moree
Princess Grace Announces Birth of Baby Girl
Monaco announces Princess Grace gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday January 23 at 12:27 am Monaco time. The child is named Princess Caroline Louise and the news was broadcast from Monte Carlo.
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Monaco
Grace
Caroline Louise
Delegations Crowd A C T Hotels In Canberra
Delegates to the Citizenship Convention in Canberra have crowded out hotel rooms, leaving almost no accommodation available through Friday. Private homes are reported as the only remaining option for visitors, with arrivals for the Australian Institute of Political Science Summer School expected later in the week.
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Canberra
Australian Institute of Political Science
16 Sunken Ships Cleared From Suez
United Nations Suez clearance authorities report 16 of 44 wrecks cleared in the canal. Last year the Anglo French fleet lifted 10. UN troops cleared the rest. One span of the El Ferdan bridge remains, with 25 wrecks in Port Said and 18 between Port Said and the canal’s southern approaches.
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Cairo
Nigdenday
AAP
Reuter
United Nations Suez
Canal
United Nations
el Ferdan
Port Said
Van
Port Ibrahim
Petrol price rise expected in Australia soon
Melbourne reports a Petroleum Information Bureau spokesman says petroleum companies may seek an Australia-wide price in the near term. Officials expect the price move to come within about two weeks to a fortnight.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Petroleum Information Bureau
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Freedom Army
S. Africa
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Nathalis
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Monte Carlo
Grace 2Oz
A.C.T
Suez
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