Milk Authority urged to curb Canberra milk costs
Faced with the Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Milk Company's price gaps between Cooma and Canberra, advocates push Webb Report recommendations for a Canberra Milk Authority to fix prices, regulate purchases, and ensure cheaper consumer milk. Public interest hinges on ministerial action amid fears two factory systems would raise costs.
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Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative Milk Company
Canberra
Dairy Farmers
Cooma
Department of the Interior
Stiely
Dairy Famers’ Company
Webb
Dairy Farmers’ Company
Milk
Milk Authority
Late shopping night urged for mothers with toddlers
Braddon argues for extended shopping hours to aid mothers with young children facing early opening times and busy errands. The letter notes faulty purchases, delays in deliveries, and calls for better training and simple calculation methods among shop staff.
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Jas
Polish Seaman Evades Capture After Jumping Into Stockholm Harbor
A Polish seaman, slightly injured, escaped capture after jumping from a Polish tourist ship into Stockholm Harbor. Swedish bystanders and nearby crew observed a pursuer strike him with a life belt and saw officers using hooks during the pursuit. Swedes rescued him and handed him to police aboard their vessel.
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Stockholm
P.reuter
Mistory
Trew
Governor General Slim Visits Western Australia Events
The Governor General Sir William Slim toured Glenroy meat works and Mount House Station in Western Australia yesterday. He later attended the Livinga Station with Mr. Murray Tyrrell and Lt. George Halley. Group Captain Burrage represented the RAAF at the State Funeral of Senator William Igehley at St Bridges Coogee NSW.
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Sir William Slim
Glenroy
Mount House
Western Australia
Livevinga
Murray Tyrrell
George Halley
Burrage
Royal Australian Air Force
William Patrick Igehley
St. Brigids Church
Coogee
New South Wales
Sudden Death of Albert Kenneth Parker in Sydney
Albert Kenneth Parker of 10 Alt Crescent Ainslie died suddenly in Sydney yesterday. He served as Chief Commonwealth Electoral Officer in New South Wales and earlier held posts in Temora Dungog and Bwarledah. Born Narrabri 1904 he worked as telegraph messenger and post office official before long service with the Electoral Office in Narrabri Canberra and as returning officer for the ACT electorate. He leaves wife a son Robert and daughters Margaret Beverley and Mrs Thompson.
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Albert Kenneth Parker
Alt Crescent
Ainslie
Sydney
Parker
Commonwealth and
N.S.W
Mr. Parker
Narrabri
Temora
Dungog
Bwahdelah
Canberra
Act
Advisory Council
Hospital Board
Parliament
Presbyterian Church
St. Columba’sresbyterian
Braddon
Robert
Margaret
Thompson
Beverley
Mr L O Brown Retirement Noted After 46 Years Service
Colleagues and senior public servants paid farewell to Mr I O Brown at the Public Service Board offices. He joins the Commonwealth service in 1918 after time with Victorian Railways from 1910 and holds posts including senior Quanca officer, accountant, inspector, and senior inspector. He became assistant Commissioner in 1851 and received an MBE in 1954. He is a noted horticulturist and Canberra Bowling Club member.
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Public Service Board
I. O. Brown
Brown
Board
State
Common Wealth Service
Victorian Railways
Development and Migration Commission
Prime Minister’s Department
Department of Commerce and Agriculture
Canberra
St Lawrence Seaway opens with new locks and power pool
The Seaway project will flood 28 000 acres on the Canadian side and reduce canal traffic. Seven locks and major canals will form a power pool yielding over 2 000 000 horsepower. Canadian and U S participation totals £ 270 000 000, opening navigation from Montreal to Lake Erie next year.
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St. Lawrence
Atlantic Ocean
Ontario
Cornwall
United States
New Lake
St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Lake Ontario
North America
Lake Erie
Atlantic
United States of America
Great Lakes
Bt. Lawrence Seaway
Ocean
Western Wheatlands
Marguern Quebec
Labraur
Snell Lock
Shawrence Seaway
Massena
New York
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Long Sua't Canal
Seaway Development Corporation
Vikings Club approves Thursday meetings and trip plans
At Corroboree Park Youth Centre the YOMOCA Vikings Club fixed start times at 7 45 pm each Thursday and postponed the general meeting to August 7. They plan a club trip to Sydney to view state championships by car leaving Saturday morning and returning Sunday night. a film by Mr D Millikda is set for the next meeting.
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Corroboree Park
Jin
Sydney
D. Millikda
YMCA
Harry Black
Jon Big
Macquarie Island
Net Newling
Y.M.C.A
Alec Richards
Wesley Hay
Goodlands
Kingston
Neil Newling
Ray Wilder
Max Bohnert
Six Canberra Nurses Pass Final Exams
The New South Wales Nurses Registration Board issued results for the state final examination. Successful candidates from Canberra Community Hospital include Dowd M H, James, AL, Morgan D B D M, Neilsen D A, Southwell G W, and Teer A M.
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N.S.W
Senator W P Ashley Laid To Rest In State Funeral
More than five hundred mourners attended the state funeral for Senator W P Ashley at St Brigid Roman Catholic Church Coogee. Mourners included the widow Mrs J Healy Young and several prominent figures such as Sir William McKell Senator McKenna and NSW Police Commissioner Delaney. The procession moved to Herwick Cemetery after a requiem Mass led by Dr H J Reideeibs with pallbearers including Senator Spooner and Sir Alistair Mc Mullin.
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Aytoney
Sta'p Aml Federal
Fix
Lia
Sena W. P. Ashley
Ashley
J. Healy
Ce Young
M . A. Ashley
T. Asi
Eni
Hay
St. Brip
Chu
Coogee
Herwick Cemetery
H. J. Reideeiebs
William Meckhsil
Labour Senate
McKenna
NSW
Delaney
Spooner
Menzies
Pooner
Senate
Alistair Bre- Mullin
W.S.W
Jelly
KE. J. Ward
M.P
J. F. Cope
Benn and
O'Flaherty
Four British Troops Wounded in Cyprus Bomb Attacks
In Cyprus, four British soldiers were injured by bombs near Peristerona and Pygi while patrols exchanged fire after two bombs were thrown by Greek Cypriots. A Cypriot civilian was shot. a curfew was imposed in the village. Additional strike at Rhizocarpasso left another British soldier hurt.
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Nicosia
Reuter
Cyprus
Perijstreana Pygi
Famagusta
Rhizocarpasso
Panhandle
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A. K. Parker
L. O. Brown
Canadian Seaway
Ebeahic
Vikings
Seaway
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