Open house for Prime Minister Gorton as neighbours bid farewell
Mrs J Gallop led a street party at Narrabundah inviting Hamelin Crescent residents to meet Prime Minister John Gorton and Mrs Gorton before they move to The Lodge. The 5 PM gathering drew dozens, with children chatting, sharing ice cream, and cameras flashing in a lively, neighborly send off.
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Narrabundah
John Gorton
Gorton
Hamelin Crescent
Gortons
Peter McCusker
Senator Gorton
Metal industries face shutdown in wage protest strike
About 200000 metal tradesmen plan a 24 hour strike across Australia excluding Western Australia, aimed at protesting employer plan to absorb a wage increase granted in December averaging 740 dollars a week. Melbourne and Sydney unions threaten indefinite action if the award is revoked, with about 100000 workers in NSW, 40000 in Victoria and 4000 to 6000 in the ACT expected to be affected.
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Western Australia
Sydney
The
Metal Trades Federation of Unions
Melbourne
Nsw
Victoria
Act
Commonwealth Industrial Court
Amalgamated Engineering Union
Boilermakers and Blacksmiths Union
Electrical Trades Union
Federated Ironworkers Association
P. Johnson
Metal Trades Award
Canberra
Master Builders Federation of Australia
Federation
C. G. Archer
Fragmented OCR: unclear text on funeral notice dating
Reads as a damaged line with incomplete words. No clear names, dates, or events are discernible to identify a specific notice or action.
Sweeping Tennis Changes in Australia Opposed by LTA
Melbourne report notes the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia approves sweeping changes in amateur tennis while opposing Britain's move to open tournaments without ILTF consent. The LTAA backs Sweden’s push for an ILTF meeting in Paris before Britain’s planned suspension from the federation.
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Melbourne
Lawn Tennis Association of Australia
LTA
LTAA
Sweden
ILTF
Paris
Britain
Federa
Century heat grips ACT with forecast 100 degrees
Canberra recorded 97 degrees at 4pm yesterday and today’s forecast climbs to 100. Fire danger rose from high to very high. Other capitals showed extreme heat, with Adelaide reaching 109.5 yesterday, the hottest in nine years.
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Deast
Canberra
Act
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Hobart
Perth
Darwin
General Bonesteel sees no major war threat in Korea
General Charles Bonesteel, UN commander in South Korea, said North Korea remains bent on taking the south but does not expect a full scale war. He noted increased North Korean infiltrations and no signs of renewed major action. Major General Lew said there had been no DMZ moves since the flare up last week. The U S Air Force sent 12 F-102A interceptors to Seoul amid Pueblo tensions as the UN Security Council debates inviting North Korean representatives.
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Seoul
Charles Bonesteel
United Nations
South Korea
North Korea
South
Ning
Korean Peninsula
Byong- Hion Lew
Korea
United States Air Force
Chosun Ibo
Security Council
Tts
Pueblo
Vietcong Storm Nine South Vietnamese Cities in Tet Offensive
Guerrillas launched their largest attack of the war striking nine cities across South Vietnam during Tet celebrations. US and allied forces end holiday truces to engage in street and house to house fighting. Reports say at least 275 enemies killed and 231 captured, with heavy bombardment and bombings in Da Nang Nha Trang Hoi An and other coastal centers. South Korean Marines fought door to door in Hoi An while pockets of Vietcong held in Nha Trang and other locales.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietcong
da Nang
Nha Trang
Hoi An
Dong Ba Thin
Ban Me Thout
Pleiku
Tay Hoa
Kontum
Qui Nhon
Ameri
Can
Quang Nam Province
Quiet at Khe Sanh as U S Bombers Hit North Vietnam
North Vietnam pressed Khe Sanh since January 20 but saw limited artillery from the base yesterday. U S B 52 bombers pounded a staging area near Khe Sanh while Vietcong assaults intensified at Da Nang and Dong Ba Thin. Dozens of homes burned in Da Nang as air bases suffered rocket and airfield damage. US forces reported heavy fighting in multiple cities and a large Vietcong presence in the northern provinces. Brigadier General Sidle noted Saigon’s festive mood amid rising conflict.
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Atad
Khe Sanh
Kontum
Ban Me Thout
Toy Hoa
Qui Nhon
Pleiku
South Vietnam
Highlands
da Nang
Cam
Ranh Bay
Saigon
Dong Ba Thin
Sidle
Whitlam Tells of Labor Reforms
Australian Prime Minister Whitlam discusses Labor Party reforms and policy directions in a concise address. The piece notes ongoing excavation and diary items during a recovery period, with references to Canberra Diary and multiple sections on women and classifieds across pages.
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Whitlam
Canberra
Hasluck to hold talks in New Zealand and Singapore
The Minister for External Affairs Mr Hasluck will visit New Zealand from February 11 to 13 for talks with the New Zealand Government on regional questions including Southeast Asia. He will then proceed to Singapore Kuala Lumpur and Djakarta assisted by Sir James Plimsoll and Major Gordon Blincher.
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Hasluck
New Zealand
South-east Asia
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Djakarta
Department of External Affairs
James Plimsoll
Department of Defence
Gordon Binkers
Kuala Lumpe Ine Djakarta
Suex d
Vietcong attack on Coburg patrol in Bien Hoa battle
Private Charlie Howe, 22, described a Vietcong assault on his Australian platoon near Bien Hoa in Operation Coburg. He recalled heavy machine gun fire, a night siege, and seven hits before dawn as snipers, a wounded sentry, and a medic aiding the fallen amid a horse shoe shaped defense.
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Anderson
Bien Hoa
Charlie Howe
Coburg
Phuoc Tuy
Howe
Canberra School Resume For About Twenty Five Thousand Pupils
Education officers reported the ACT back to school for about 25 000 pupils excluding new enrolments with totals expected near 28 000 including newcomers. Church and Catholic schools began terms as 7 000 Catholic students settled into temporary spaces until new buildings are ready. Garran and Pearce pupils faced temporary campuses as protests redirected accommodation plans.
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ACT
Church of England
Canberra
Jervis Bay
Wreck Bay
Catholic Education Office
Garran
Marist Brothers College
Pearce
ACT Teachers Association
Nixon
Hughes
Tragic death of six year old on Princes Highway
A six year old girl, Kim Ann Tyrel of Sunpatch, died after being struck by a car on the Princes Highway between Batemans Bay and Moruya. She had been alighting from a Moruya bus at Broyles turnoff on her way home from the first day back at school. The car driver was David Kenneth Hodgkin, 35, of Acton Canberra, with Dr Piers Booth attending at Batemans Bay Hospital where she died on arrival.
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Batemans Bay Hospital
Princes Highway
Batemans Bay
Moruya
Kim Ann Tyrel
Ainslie Parade
Sunpatch
Broyles
Faee
Eric Steel
David Kenneth Hodgkin
Acton
Canberra
Piers Booth
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Frank Peislee
Jahn Vandar
Metal Industries
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Exra
Kde San
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SFA
Sontana
Barry Corse
Mount Hawthorn
A.N.Z. Bank
Jet A.N.Z
A.N.Z
Australia and New Zealand Bank Limited
Canberra Times
Spake City
GPO
Sizer
Tor Otwapape
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