24 Jan 1958
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1958
Page
1
A vehicle linked to Meritat Md is described with VIN 3M and reportedly held for four years. The fragment notes ownership and long storage but provides few verifiable details.
Sir Douglas Copland warned that restricting migration could worsen the economy and stability. The ACTU paper urged maintaining Australia’s immigration programme despite adverse employment conditions, backed by union branches and the executive. The opposition leader urged a balance of British preference with job and housing guarantees to sustain industry.
Sir Douglas Copland argued that Britain cannot boost migration to Australia due to a lack of desire and numbers. He noted Britain is itself an immigrant country with about 280 000 migrants, and Australia would need a larger British quota to reach 1 percent of its population. Professor Borit or Borits said Australia must compete with other Commonwealth nations for migrants and that fewer migrants may be available in the future. He stressed the need for data to inform policy and discussed the power of attraction. The Democratic Labour Party backed the migration program.
Caracas radio reported that President Marcos Perez Jimenez was ousted by a civil military uprising. A military junta led by Rear Admiral Wolfgang Larrazabal took power as protests spread from La Guaira to Valencia with foreigners urged to stay indoors.
Bailey Raymond John, 25, a carpenter with no fixed address, faces a murder charge for the Sundown Station killing of Mrs Thyra Bowman. The RAAF will transport Bailey and exhibits from Mount Isa to Adelaide, with a detachment traveling to Alice Springs and Kulgera to inspect the crime scene.
A 40 ft Indonesian lugger with ten crew and a boy arrived off Arnhem Land after being blown 1 001 miles off course. The vessel entered Melville Bay in the eastern sector. believed to have come from the Celebes. The crew reportedly faced starvation and lacked motor or other essential equipment.
Macmillan says progress depends on proper preparations and a concrete agenda for top level talks with the Soviet Union. He argues parity rather than superiority may deter aggression and notes a non aggression pact would be meaningless without tangible outcomes despite delays.
The Wyatt Earp renamed Natone, a 280 ton 1919 wooden vessel, fought leaks and nearly foundered while delivering vegetables from Hobart to Sydney. With 11 crew bailing in 3 feet of water, pumps kept the ship afloat near Eden, as surveyors assess seaworthiness.
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