Oil firms plan limited growth for service stations
Australian oil companies agreed on a cap for new service stations to be based on petrol consumption per state, allowing relocations within local areas and modernization to reduce kerbside pumps. The move follows a 1 percent annual limit and recent price controls amid rising demand and court actions.
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Pilcher
Mr. Pilcher
Australia
Service Stations Proprietors Association
N.S.W
Wool Clip Forecast At £290 Million For Australian Season
Mr J B Gale president of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers announced the season’s wool clip is expected to total about £290 million, down from £336 million the previous year, at the close of the Australian wool selling season in Sydney.
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Sydney
J. 8. Gale
National Council of
Destroys Secret U S Defence Data in Major Fire
A blaze at a large U S defence complex damaged or endangered about 13.4 million pounds worth of computing gear and secret documents. The fire, blamed on an electrical defect, began in a basement section of the five storey building and took five hours to extinguish. A board of inquiry was set up to determine the cause and extent of the damage while the Air Force Command Post nearby remained reportedly undamaged.
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Air Force
U.S
Defence Department
Defence Secretary
McElroy
Olmedo Defeats Laver In Net Attacking Tennis Display
Olmedo dominated Laver with near flawless serving and relentless net play. Laver fought back with moments of strong forehands but Olmedo won the first set 6 4 in 21 minutes and the pattern repeated in the final two sets. In golf, Peter Thompson carded 72 to reach 220 after 54 holes as Bullock and King led on 212.
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Laver
Olmedo
Love
Peter Thompson
P. Bullock
C. King
Great Britain
Lea McKinnon Wins Promote Snow Poster Crown
Canberra High School student Lea McKinnon won the Promote Snow poster competition at the Tourist Bureau. Canberra Travel Services Mrs M E Barnett congratulated her amid judges Mr T Rafferty Ansett ANA and Mr W Dunbar of the Canberra Tourist Bureau. runner up Janice Marrhall stood behind.
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M. E. Barnett
Canberra Travel Services
Lea McKinnon
Canberra High School
Barnett
T. Rafferty
Ansett - A.N.A
W.dunbar
Canberra Tourist Bureau
Lea
Janice Marchall
Kozlov Urges End to Distrust in World Affairs
Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov appeals for a new era of US Soviet friendship at a National Press Club luncheon while warning that war over Berlin would be met with force. He says Russia could withdraw troops in East Europe if the US withdraws from West Germany. He reiterates Russia’s willingness to sign a separate peace with East Germany if the Big Four fail to resolve Berlin.
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Washington
Russia
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
West Germany
National Press Club
U.S. State Department
Kremlin
Berlin
Canberra Population Up To 43909 In 1959 Count
Census figures released show Canberra grew from 35827 in 1957 to 43909 in 1959, with more residents in hostels hotels and non private dwellings. North side Molonglo River accounted for 23648 people and the south for 20261.
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Bureau of Census and Statistics
Canberra
O'Connor
Molonglo River
Dickson
Lyneham
City
Acton
Red Hill
Pialligo
Fyshwick
Acton Jorma
Ainslie Ooo
Campbell
Duntroon
Capital Hill
Deakin
Foprest Acsenanuss
Griffith
Stseate Heer
Kingston
Lyneham Neon
Narrabundah
Parkes
Pialliga
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Kire
A.a.p.reuter
Pentagon
United States’ Defence System
Barry Mackay
Kozlov
Australian Capital Territory
Symonston
VEEL
Yarralumia
Wollongong
Gold Coast
Onan
Seperitinie
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