New nickel find may outsize Poseidon at Mt Venn
Tasminex NL reports a massive sulphide nickel discovery at Mt Venn, 100 miles northeast of Windarra, saying early drilling found sulphides 10 ft down near the Sellar site. Chairman W. S. Singline said results could beat Poseidon, with assays expected soon and drilling projected to continue 12 to 18 months. Shares rose intraday but closed lower amid profit-taking.
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Melbourne
Tasminex NL
Poseidon
Tasminex
W. S. Singline
Singline
Western Australia
Imours
Mt Venn
Windarra
Nethourne
Sing
Hall, Relph
Seinda
Esponse
Tasminex explores Mt Veon joint venture setback
Tasminex secretary Mr Richard Nut reported exploratory work on the Tin Creek Mining joint venture at Mt Veon had begun but no strike confirmation or clear price reaction was available. The stock later read on the Melbourne and London exchanges with six million authorised capital and two million issued, as Tasminex shares slid from £40 to £30 10s.
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Sydney Stock Exchange
Tasminex
Richard Nut
Tin Creek Mining
Mt Veon
Melbourne Stock Exchange
Victorian abortion inquiry hearing shocks Melbourne court
A tape recording of a conversation between key witness Mrs Margaret Dorothy Berman and Inspector Jack Ford, head of homicide, was played as the Victoria Police corruption inquiry entered a dramatic phase. The probe centers on allegations of bribery and a police abortion protection racket involving seven officers and former policemen.
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Melbourne
Victoria Police Force
Margaret Dorothy Berman
Keyness
Jack Ford
Death Toll Surges as Central Java Riot Chaos Hits Semarang
A disastrous petrol station riot in Central Java near Semarang leaves fifty five dead and fifty three seriously injured as police investigate a protection racket linked to officials. Witness testimony traces relationships and possible motives, with cross examination of Inspector Ford revealing alleged ties to the opposition leader. The inquiry, led by Mr William Kaye QC, unfolds in the County Court building as a taped recording implicates police figures.
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Diakarta
Teasila
Java
Semarang
Berman
Inspector Ford
Clyde Holding
William Kaye
Fallout linked to half of infant deaths report says
LONDON about a TV film claims radioactive fallout from nuclear tests caused up to half of deaths among children under one in the US and Britain during the mid sixties. Professor Ernest Sternglass cites 400000 US and 100000 British infant deaths, linking mortality rises to fallout in drinking water and food. He predicts additional deaths with each megaton of French and Chinese tests. his views face strong professional challenge.
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London
Britain
Ernest Sternglass
Pittsburgh University
School of Medicine
Sternelass
North America
Scandinavia
University of Pitsburg
Gray School of Public Health
US Atomic Energy Commission
J. Rottblatt
St Bartholomews Hospital
Grazier Found Dead Near Bombala With Rifle Nearby
Edward Merton Joseph, 41, of Earlshore near Bombala, was found dead yesterday afternoon after going out to look at sheep on Monday. His deserted vehicle was located earlier. About 70 police, farmers, and Civil Defence workers searched the area. the body had been dead about 24 hours with no suspicious circumstances.
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Bombala
Edward Merton Joseph
Earlshore
Joseph
Criminal role in drug rings increasing in Australia
Australia faces a rising role of professional criminals in drug importation and distribution. Comptroller-General A T Carmody told a Senate committee that international cooperation and intensified border control are needed. The anti smuggling force, about 750 strong, will expand, with liaison to Southeast Asia and the United States. Australian agents have trained in Washington and may be stationed overseas.
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Australia
Comptroller-General of Customs and Excise
A. T. Carmody
Carmody
Canberra
Senate Select Committee
Australi
Narcotics Bureau
Customs Narcotics Bureau
Narcotic Bureau
Campaign by Customs Senator Questions on Drug Officers
The inquiry led by Senator Cavanagh questioned Mr Carmody about police and customs officers implicated in narcotics. Carmody cited 12 American customs men defecting, potential payments of 5.1 million, and notes a young Glendale Newcastle employee and a Parramatta photographer with drug-related leads. He warned marijuana’s rise, noted polydrug use, and outlined international source patterns and a planned computer tracking system for drugs from import to user.
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Cavanagh
ALP
Carmody
Sid
Customs and Eneise Department
Glendale
Newcastle
Customs Inspection Branch
Sydney
Parramatta
Nsw
Fiji
Australia
Bates
Customs Narcotics
A America
South America
Asia
Sin
Turkey
France
Thailand
Hong Kong
Hong Sone
Australians at germ war school at Fort McClellan
An Australian Army officer is training at Fort McClellan Alabama in chemical and biological weapons CBW and defensive uses. U S officials have mixed statements about Australians attending the program with Nixon banning offensive CBW as a policy.
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Germ War School
Fort McClellan
Alabama
John Benaud Suspended as NSW Captain Over Ripple Heels
John Benaud, captain of New South Wales, is suspended indefinitely and replaced by Tony Steele after wearing ripple heeled boots with spikes on the sole. The ban comes after a match with Victoria at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and NSW will tour South Australia and Western Australia without its captain.
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NSW
Sheffield! Hild
John Benaud
Shel and Elyatone
Benaud
Ing
Victoria
Ey Cricket Ground
South Australia
Western Australia
Tony Steele
Renan
Victori
NSW Cricket Association
South Africa
Australia
Cape Town
New-look External Affairs predicted
Bruce Tudddery outlines future changes in the Department of External Affairs under the new Minister Mr McMahon and hints at his likely replacement as former secretary Sir Sunes hoa man to align with the ministerial program.
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Bruce Tudddery
Mr McMahon
Suneshoa Man
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