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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 02, 1962

Page

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Campaign to Free West New Guinea Must Proceed

President Soekarno declared Indonesia would push for liberation of West New Guinea even if negotiations fail. He spoke during Police Day as Dutch and Australian surveyors prepared border work near the Papua border, while Indonesian paratroop movements and regional tensions drew attention from Jakarta to Djakarta.

Djakarta Indonesia West New Guinea Soekarno Ales Ely Verty Catros Papua New Guin i Roggeveen Nemove Duele Migs Aioe BUR New Guinea Boney Kaimana Onin Penin Wy Djakarta

Bus Strike Ends At Payzewood Depot Amid Return to Work

Crews at Payzewood Depot are expected to return to service after talks. A morning meeting at 10 am concluded with drivers and conductors resuming duties on Friday. Suburbs depot staff supported the move and bus services anticipate immediate operation.

Ounauy Zewood HMO Zoy Otterhouse Bus Cress Weg Yeal

Three Men Found Dead in Gas Filled Room

Three middle aged men were found dead in a gas filled room in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. Neighbours smelled escaping gas and alerted police. Victims' names were not released.

Sydney Redfern

Battered Man Found In Forest Near Brisbane

In Beerburrum State forest north of Brisbane a 30 year old Southport man Arthur George Henry Bond was found stabbed and beaten with three back wounds and facial injuries. He said he was abducted from Lennie Street Southport and driven 100 miles to the forest where he was dumped and left semi conscious. Police noted missing clothing and a television set among scattered belongings.

Brisbane George Parker Beerburrum Arthur George Henry Bond Southport Bond Lennie Street Flo Heerbuchum State Forest

U S Plans High Altitude Nuclear Test Amid Pacific Blast

The Atomic Energy Commission announced a planned high altitude test aimed to yield at least one million tons of TNT, scheduled between 0900 and 1230 GMT on July 5 subject to weather or technical delays. A prior test on June 19 ended in a deliberate destruction of the Thor booster. Separately a 24th nuclear test occurred near Christmas Island with a low megaton yield. The next Nevada site detonation could occur if White House approval is granted, targeting underground detonation in the 100 kiloton range at depths over 1000 feet.

Uae Atomic Energy Commission AEC Thor U.S Christmas Island Pacific White House Nevada Atomic Energy Commissiony

Voting On Algerian Self-rule Begins

Algerians queued from dawn to vote yes in the self-determination referendum. Moslem police patrolled streets as polling started under a burning sun and tense call to independence.

Algiers Reuter Algeria

Moslem crowds celebrate independence day in Algiers and Oran

Thousands gather as Moslems cheer the first day of independence after 132 years of French rule. Voters show enthusiasm in Algiers and Oran with long lines at booths and revelry in Casbah streets while European participation lags in Oran.

Oran Oia.s Casbel Casbah Cashih

Waterside walkouts disrupt Sydney port shifts

Waterside workers in Sydney repeat walkouts on day and night shifts, leaving about 700 sailors ashore after three hours on the day shift and 500 on the 5 p.m. shift. Officials warn absentees lose four days attendance money under the Stevedoring Act, as unions allege punitive suspensions amid a dispute over port operations.

Sydney Shif Lis WWE

Five Car Crash Kills Four In Sydney Suburb

Four people die after a five car smash on a highway near Hacktown in Blacktown region. Police and volunteers fight to free victims from tangled wreckage as bystanders watch the emergency response in the night.

Sydney Sunda Hhiecktown Hacktown Blacktown Plenty Town Rai

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