Snowy Tunnel Ready Ahead of Schedule
The Snowy Mountains scheme near completion with the 21 ft diameter Fucumbene Tumut tunnel enabling irrigation and water supply from melting alpine snow. The $19 million project began October 1954 and reached a major milestone August 26 1957 with Junction Shaft sunk February July 1955. It supports Tumut 1 power station and potential Lake Eucombene storage.
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Australia
Vic Kaisergrohm
Great Dividing Range
Winder
Timus
Happy Jack
Nsw
Tumut 1
Tumut Valle
Tumut
Eucombene
Seamen Riot Near Naples Wounds Dozens In Two Hour Clash
In Torre del Greco near Naples a four week maritime strike triggered a two hour battle as 6 000 seamen armed with stones clashed with police. About 50 people on both sides were injured and police vehicles and a fire engine were set ablaze.
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Naples
Torre Delreco
Associated Press
Cavahine
Caseria
Nantes
Torre del Greco
Alia
Tore Deb Greco
Iflix
Carabinieri
Fog Disrupts Air Traffic and Delays Flights
Dense fog disrupted Melbourne and Canberra air operations with the Canberra bound flight circling for 40 minutes before landing. Sydney bound services were delayed about 20 minutes as fog closed the airport early morning.
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Lara
Wits
Unik
TAA
Niel
Melbourne
Atwers An.a
Sydney
Bridges Reopen After Flood in Candena
All four main Candena bridges opened to traffic yesterday. Officials opened Kings Avenue Bridge and Scotts Crossing shortly after 8 am, after closures since Friday night. The reopens eased congestion on Commonwealth Bridge and ended lengthy detours that inconvenienced commuters since the heavy rain began Friday.
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Candena
Department of Works
Kings Avenue
Scotts Crossing
Commonwealth Bridge
Jet Crashes Into School Area Killing 18 in Okinawa
A U S Air Force F-100 crashed into a school and housing complex in Naha Okinawa killing at least 18 and injuring 81. Captain Sobn Schmitt parachuted to safety after assisting the aircraft to veer away from Ishikawa City. Air Force crews evacuated victims and treated the wounded at the scene.
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Naha
Okinawa
P. Reuter
United States Air Force
Oenance Reses
Mes
Associated Press
Fire damages TV studio in North Adelaide
A fire at the North Adelaide suburb TV station NWS 9 caused extensive damage to a presentation studio and carpenter's shop with part of the area affected. Estimated losses reach £10,000 and no electronic equipment was destroyed.
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Adelawe
NWS. 9
North Adelaide
Carpenter's Shop
New South Wales ends year with surplus despite transport deficit
The New South Wales Government reports a current year surplus for the third straight year while transport services run a deficit exceeding eight million pounds. Premier Cahill cites a surplus near the 30,775,000 pound budget forecast though tram, bus losses and rail deficits exceed budgets. Exact totals await final figures, with education and health likely to absorb most extra funds.
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Yoney
Thesday
N.S.W
Cahill
Ghana Opposition Leader Says Government Suppressing Dissent
London dispatch reports Ghanaian Opposition Leader Dr. Busia arriving from exile claiming the government is attempting to wipe out the opposition. He spoke with his wife and family accompanying him and warned of rising dictatorship in Ghana.
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London
P.reuter
Ghanaialy
Busia
Governor General to Leave Next January
Sir William Slim and Lady Slim will return to England in January after nearly seven years in Australia. They plan farewell visits across states, with initial tour including Sydney to Cloncurry to Mary Kathleen then a Territory trip visiting Darwin Katherine Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. A successor was discussed by Prime Minister Menzies with the Queen.
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Sir William Slim
Lady Slim
England
Australia
Perth
Government House
Yester
Sir William
Northern Territory
United Kingdom
Janary
Sydney
Cloncurry
Mary S Kathleen
Territory
Darwin
Kathering
Murder Charge After Body Found in Bag Near Canberra
A man was arrested and charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in a bag on Mt McDonald slopes near Uriarra Road Canberra. Identified as Patricia Jane Thomas, 21, missing from Gidleigh Station Bungendore since February 27, the case involves Queanbeyan and Sydney police with a court appearance in Queanbeyan today.
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A. F. Allmond
Canberra
Arra Koad
Sydney Police
Queanhim
Queanbeyan
Petty
Sessions
Uriarra Road
Mt. McDonald
Cotter River Road
Usback
M. Robin , Son
Pam
Patricia Jane Thomas
Gidleigh
Bungendore
Thomas
Wayne
Raymond
Sydney C.I.B
J. H. Bateman
J. Wheland
G. Leatherbarrow
Scientific Branch
CLB
Woman Injured and Husband Dead at Yarralumla
Canberra police seek to question a seriously injured woman about her injuries and her husband Edward Chadhay 45 found dead hanging from a shed rafter at their Yarralumla home. The woman Mrs Edward Chadhay remains in hospital in serious condition.
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Canberra
Edward Chadhay
Yarralumla
Prize for panel design won by Mr Winder
Mrs Peter Winder yesterday won a design competition among Canberra architects for a panel symbolising the National Capital Development Commission Home Building Exhibition. Her camvas and wood panel with flying plywood panels was chosen by assessors including G Rudduck and Pate. The panel will greet exhibition visitors at Albert Hall when it opens on July 7.
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Peter Winder
Camberra
National Capital Development Commission
Winder
G. Rudduck
Pate
Albert Hall
Taiyuan crew fails to identify arrested Chinese
A Chinese man arrested at a market garden in Arncliffe during a search for three stowaways would be brought before a magistrate for possible continued detention. The Taiyuan crew could not identify him as a stowaway. A government spokesman denied evidence of an international smuggling ring.
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Taiyuan
Arncliffe
Department of Immigration
Australia
Long Bay Gaol
The
Security Service
Investigation Service
Leary
Australi
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