Kidnapped Graeme Thorne Sparks Sydney Search and Alert
A missing Graeme Thorne, a Scots College pupil from Bellevue Hill, triggers a mayoral and police-wide inquiry in Sydney. Authorities, including Superintendent Barnes and Inspector Freeman, coordinate street searches as Mr. Thorne appeals publicly for his son’s safe release amid a £25,000 ransom demand.
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Father appeals on live TV for missing son Graeme Thorne
Father Graeme Thorne faces reporters on a televised appeal after his son vanished. Police widen search with 60 plain clothes officers, canvassing homes and parks in eastern suburbs and Centennial Park. Authorities urge public help to locate the boy and identify potential suspects or sightings.
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Took Car To Cet To Church In Sydney Court Case
Edgar Raymond Preston 24 pleaded guilty in Newtown Court to taking and using a Commonwealth car without consent. He drove from Canberra to attend a church service in Sydney on June 26 1960. Preston a Welsh assisted migrant was discharged on a 30 pound 12 month good behaviour bond with police noting the car origins and absence of interior department approval.
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Department of the Interior
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No Wide Native Interest In N G Self Rule
Mrs Cleland reported at a press conference that native leaders in Rabaul show little appetite for self rule or independence in the near term. Epinery and Tovin Tabaining disputed that view, noting most natives realise New Guinea is not ready for self government.
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New “Guinea
Guards saved university from two fires
Sir Mark Oliphant said Commonwealth guards helped avert two serious fires at the John Curtin School of Research in Canberra. The withdrawal of guards and the closure of the Commonwealth Investigation Service left the university without private watchers, and officials review sprinkler protection and recovery of damaged lab materials.
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Titterton
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Commonwealth Police Force
R W. Whitrod
Hodgkin
Hecne
New Buses Collide on First Runs injures two children
Two new buses on their first runs collided in Blaxland Crescent yesterday while taking children on a Canberra tour. Canberra ambulancemen treated two boys Leonard Walter Cope and Geoffrey Higgins for mild shock after the crash. both buses were badly damaged.
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Trade pact with Indies extended for year
Australia and Indonesia have extended the bilateral trade accord for 12 months, boosting valued exports to about £2,800,000. The renewed agreement, signed last year, will run beyond June 30, with officials citing steady trade relations and improved market access despite Indonesia's economic differences. Minister McEwen noted Indonesia’s imports and Australia’s growing share in the commercial dispute, stressing a favorable outcome for both sides.
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