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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 02, 1964

Page

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Luge cargo delays at Fairbairn airport despite 16 hour wait

A Flying Tiger Air CL-44 freighter carrying three valuable computers was forced to endure a 16 hour delay at Fairbairn Canberra after missing equipment to unload. Nine large vehicles stood by while teams from Health and Customs coordinated with Sydney for a necessary compressor. The swing tail aircraft finally opened its cargo hold and delivered the equipment late at night.

Fairbairn Tiger Air Burbank Californi Australia CSIRO Sydney Adelaide Bureau of Cenwan Canberra Health Customs Department Customs Transport Company Computer Manufacturing Nandi Fiji Health Department Mip R. Kelly Los Angeles Avo Luate Ate Texas Caree

First CL-44 visit to Australia lands at Canberra Airport

A Flying Tiger Airlines CL-44 aircraft delivered part of a cargo of electronic computer equipment to Canberra last night. It marked the first time this aircraft type had visited Australia.

Flying Tiger Airlines Canberra Australia

Britain May Seek Greater Effort Over Indonesia Malaysia Front

British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home signaled Britain Australia and New Zealand may be drawn into a broader effort if Indonesia’s confrontation with Malaysia continues. The Kuala Lumpur government accused Sarawak’s chief minister of a security leak while Canberra residents reacted to the re styled Canberra Times.

London A.a.p.reuter Alec Douglas-Home Britain Australia New Zealand Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahran York Wedel United States Sip Adee BBC Johnson Robert Kennedy Kuala Lumpur Sarawak Sephen Kalong Ning Kan Tonka Indonesia Malaysian Borneo Mingkun

State Grants Outlook Shapes Canberra Loan Council Talks

Holt signals possible cut or freeze in extra £20 million employment grants as Premiers arrive for Bankstown Loan Council meeting. He outlines 1964-65 state works and housing borrowing plans, with general revenue grants rising over £22 million to about £441 million and specific-purpose funds up for roads railways universities and regional projects.

Canberra The Commonwealth Loan Council Holt Grammes Wik Weig Tion Ik He Amid, Whee Mr. Holt South Australia Queensland N.S .W Gordon River Tasmania

Rabaul Native Police Revolt Shocks Town

A night of unrest in Rabaul as about half the native policemen rebelled, demanding better uniforms and provisions. Loyal officers held the fort at Farrier while a group of 21 rebels from Kokopa reinforced the barracks nearby. A European driver was attacked as rebels fired from a hedge, narrowly missing his passenger.

Turitty Rahoul Allen Port Moresby Kokopa Rabaul Farrier Pissenger

Queen and Australian leaders discuss defence and decolonisation

London reports prime minister Sir Robert Menzies to confer with the Queen on the Governor-General choice and mutual issues with Australia. Talks cover Indonesia Malaysia Vietnam, with attendance by Dame Pattie and planned cricket attendance in Leeds.

Sir Robert Menzies London Sir Eric Rrison Australia Tween Indonesig Malaysia Vietnam Robert Canberra Pattie Queen Mother Clarence House Isis Leeds England Mr. Sandys Robert Menzies

On pages inside 15 18 six 19

Fragmentary OCR text notes page numbers and numbers in sequence. The readable items reference page references and arcs of content but no clear events or persons are identifiable for a full summary.

London police end probe into 12.5m greyhound betting coup

British police say the attempt to rig a 12.5 million greyhound bet was not criminally motivated and the inquiry concluded the scheme was legal. Tote officials noted a record dividend and most bets refunded for second-place outcomes while bookmakers faced a large potential payout. The fraud-like plan unfolded at Davenham track in Essex with a group monopolizing the tote windows and disrupting the track's communications.

London A.A.P Associated Press Quires Davenham Essex Betling

Churchill film premiere in Canberra during British Week

The Finest Hours depicting Sir Winston Churchill will have its Australian premiere in Canberra during British Week from August 6 to 15. Sir Eric Woodward and Lady Woodward attend with MPs and diplomats expected. The film includes Churchill lore, excerpts of oratory, and battle scenes with newsreels of key events.

Sir Winston Churchill Canberra Commonwealth Eric Woodward Lady Woodward Sir Winston Winston

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