Pilot dies in Cessna crash near Holsworthy camp
Sydney report states a young pilot was killed when a light two seater Cessna crashed after takeoff at Moorebank near Holsworthy Army camp. The aircraft clipped a tree, nose-dived, and the pilot’s identity was not released. The plane belonged to Navakr Pty Ltd and was part of a flying demonstration at Moorebank.
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Sydney
Holsworthy Army Camp
Moore Bank
Inerhantly
Civil Avalon
Navakr Pty Ltd
Bandatown
Moorebank
Yachtsman Dies in Sydney Harbour Crash
A former Olvimapie yachts man and Sydney businessman Calin Ryrie 42 of North Sydney was killed when a fiberglass boat crashed into a bowl on Sydney Harbour on Friday night. His wife Anthea 26 daughter of Sir John and Vad Marks was rescued after clinging to a gear for about an hour near the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club Point Piper.
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Sydney
Olvimapie Yachts
Calin Ryrie
North Sydney
Sydney Harbour
Anthea
Sir John
Vad Marks
Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club
Point Piper
NSW coal output climbs with record production
Sydney report indicates NSW coal production rising to a new high, with preliminary figures showing about 12 000 tons more than the prior record. The data suggests continued expansion in mining activity and output across the sector.
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Sydney
Nsw
Four Rescued Off Queensland Coast After Break Down
Two Brisbane couples endured eight hours on a broken-down launch off the Queensland coast before being rescued by an air sea launch from Bastard Head near Bundaberg.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Bastard Head
Bundaberg
Man injured outside Yarraville hotel charged
Melbourne Sunday report: Mr Bors Damevski, 24, of Yarraville, in satisfactory condition at Footscray Hospital with chest injuries after an incident outside a Yarraville hotel. Police have charged a 39-year-old man.
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Melbourne
Bors Damevski
Yarraville
Footscray Hospital
Diver collapses underwater in Middle Harbour incident
A civilian diver Mir Bob Davie, 26, of North Narra heen, collapsed while diving in Middle Harbour. He was taken to the Royal Australian School at Underwater Medicine, Bal- Moral, where doctors found exposure. He is detained overnight for observation as secondary effects could develop.
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Syoney
Sumla
Mir Bob Davie
North Narraheen
Middle Harbour
Royal Australian School At
Bal- Moral
Doyle
Brisbane police probe missing WRAAF officer murder claim
Missing Sunday. Bristane police believe Christine Baker a WRAAF police woman who vanished after arranging to meet an unknown man on a paid blind date set by an escort agency has been murdered.
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Brisbane
Hiss
Christine Baker
WRAAF
Canberra protest over orchard pullout plan grows
A group of Goulburn Valley fruit growers plans to camp outside Parliament House in Canberra this week unless the Federal Government approves a scheme to pull out redundant orchards with government compensation.
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Melbourne
Goulburn Valley
Parliament House
Canberra
Teens raise funds at Metho dist church hall
Nearly 30 teenagers spent 24 hours fasting at the Methodist church hall in Queanbeyan on Saturday night and raised more than 41 for charity, while in Inverell news reports storage at Capeton Dam on the Gwydir River would begin tomorrow, three weeks ahead of schedule, according to NSW Minister for Conservation Freudenstein.
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Queanbeyan
Inverell
Capeton
Gwydir
Nsw
Freudenstein
Chinese crewman reported missing after liner incident
A Chinese crewman named Fong Wing Eo Em was reported missing after an incident involving the liner Tjiwangi. Details are sparse but authorities acknowledge the event and are examining the case.
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Sydney
Fong Wing Eo
Ulla
Beto Ovare
French Firms See Sales Slump in Australia Protest
Melbourne reports French goods boycotted across Australia over Pacific nuclear tests. Australian unions ban French products, Renault sales fall sharply since last month. French mail accumulates in Sydney post offices, Renault installs its own mail service after telex cuts.
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Melbourne
Australia
Pacific
Sydney
Renault
Unions React to French Nuclear Tests Ban in Australia
Renault Australia chief M Ferrey says impact is mainly psychological, with union boycotts affecting sales and staff. Banking and postal unions report lasting effects while French government action remains uncertain. Trade unions and Labor Party members push for stronger government response amid Paris tests.
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Renault
France
Union Lans
International Congress of Postal Trade Unions
Paris
Eight Die In House Fires Across Three States
Weekend fires killed eight people in Brisbane Melbourne and Sydney areas. In Brisbane a married couple and a guest perished. in Melbourne suburb of Filden a man and woman died. in Sydney Kempses area a woman was killed. Firefighters recovered bodies and neighbouring residents reported fear and aid actions.
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Brisbane
Melbourne
Fildon
Sydney
Kempses
Exchange limits relaxed in Australia amid banking restric tions
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced that exchange restrictions on banks would ease from tomorrow. Banks may buy and sell foreign exchange for normal trade and current account transactions, travel, and contracts entered before June 23. Forward exchange facilities for trade will resume from July 10 with changes.
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Sydney
Reserve Bank of Australia
Sir John Phillips
Reserve Bank
Sir John
Move to alter quorum at Queanbeyan Leagues Club
A Queanbeyan Leagues Club meeting discussed changing its quorum rules after concerns a 2 percent or about 240 attendance could allow a small group to influence decisions. Attended by 47 members, the extraordinary session approved constitution changes and debated board representation as a bare majority, with several votes on attendance and meeting conditions.
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Queanbeyan
J. J. McIntyre
Bob Jackson
Canberra
Jackson
McIntyre
Sau
oMcIntyre
Queanbeyan District United Rugby League
Changeover in NSW to Celsius Sept 1 brochures planned
Changeover Sydney officials announce about 500000 brochures will be distributed across New South Wales explaining the transition from Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature readings on September 1.
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Sydney
Nsw
Qantas board labeled failure by ALP spokesman
The Federal ALP transport spokesman Mr Jones called the present Qantas board a proven failure with disastrous losses and almost nonexistent staff morale. He noted Qantas market share decline since June 1966 and criticized recent board appointments for lacking international airline or transport experience. He urged reform reflecting real industry needs amid board expansion to eight members.
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ALP
Transport
Jones
Qantas Board
Qantas
Roland Wilson
Canberra
Joncas
Civil Aviation
K. Humpries
Colonial Sugar Refining Co
Donald Anderson
Coaf
Esis i Mee
Australia’s tennis in crisis and recalls hit drivers
The National Times surveys tennis decline in Australia with Evonne Goolagong as Wimbledon finalist note and reports five major car makes recalled for rectification defects. The feature examines problems facing the game and what is required to revive participation and interest.
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Evonne Goolagong
Frank Sedeman
Australia
National Times
Sunshine State shivers in cold snap across Queensland
Queensland endures freezing weather with most regions seeing minimums in the 30s or low 40s and a statewide average below normal. Townsville logged 4 degrees, the lowest in 12 years, while Cairns reported a 3 degrees minimum, the state’s highest for cold spell. Heavy snow blocked Mt Buller skifields with long lift delays and cars buried further down the mountains.
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Townsville
Cairns
Melbourne
Mt Buller
Government housing halt in ACT sales sparks debate
The temporary government housing sales halt in Canberra drew criticism and defense. Critics warned buyers affected, while supporters like Dr P J Hughes praised the move as tackling low cost housing. Officials cited dwindling rental pools and potential misuse of funds amid party and association reactions.
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Canberra
Tanner
Australia
Hunt
Liberal Party
Act
P. J. Hughes
Hughes
ACL
Enderby
Land ballot plan to provide low cost housing in Canberra
Dr Hughes outlined a land ballot system in Gren Place to allocate restricted domestic leases for low cost housing. He proposed allowing couples to indicate building covenants and accept restricted blocks via ballot, avoiding the need to accept uncertain land. He noted early Canberra tenders for indivisible blocks sold at low prices and urged more land sale at restricted auctions to enable families to build homes at about $2.50 to $3,000, with terrace and lawn-horse styles favored for appeal and environment.
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Canberra
Hughes
Gren Place
Hallor
Sixteen die on roads in Victoria NSW toll rises
A weekend road toll across Victoria and New South Wales climbs with sixteen deaths, bringing total fatalities to twenty one. Among the victims were a Beaumans couple returning from the southern NSW coast, and several others in crashes near Cundalgat, Majors Creek, Moulamein, and Nelsons Bay. ACT reports note hazardous conditions as snow affected driving and twenty nine weekend accidents.
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Beaumans
Nwsw
Budley Claude Geer
Marianne Allevrne
Policies sought by AFF to aid exporters after sterling devaluation
The Australian Farmers Federation urged Prime Minister McMahon to declare government leadership to mitigate the impact of sterling's devaluation on exporters. Canberra issued statements said the AFF, representing about 160,000 farmers, sought policy recognition of repercussions for exporters to Britain and worsening economic conditions.
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Australian Farmers Federation
MxMahon
Canberra
Federation
AFF
McMahon
Britain
Aboriginal art exhibition at Canberra Theatre Gallery
Deaconess Winifred M. Hilliard, supervisor at Ennabella Mission, warns exploitation occurs when Aborigines are paid poorly for crafts. She oversees a Pitjantjatjara display in Canberra, aiming to boost demand, expand with silk screen printing, and raise wages to full rates. The show features works by 25 Aboriginal women with some casual staff, with prior exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, and soon Adelaide.
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Ennabella Mission
Winifred M. Hilliard
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Sarasa
Girl Hurt Twice at Renwick Gunpoint Incident in Perth
A girl was shot at gunpoint in Renwick early Sunday while her boyfriend lay nearby. An armed man, described as a Vietnam veteran, wore a belt with bullets and fled after the incident near a spa by a railway line. Police launched an intensive search for the suspect.
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Perth
Renwick
ALP defender of draft resister speaks in Armidale
Victorian ALP delegate W H Hartley defended Barry Johnston, the draft resister and ALP candidate for Hotham, saying any challenge to the party stance would weaken support. He urged fair handling and warned against pressuring Johnston or provoking police.
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Sydney
Labor Party
Barry Johnston
Whitlam
ALP
W. H. Hartley
Joneston
Melbourne
Hotham
Mmnti
Hartley
Armidale
University of
Ew England
Ita
McMahon
Johnston
Commonwealth Police
Never greater challenge to liberalism in election year
Perth report says the Minister for Supply Mr Garland told the WA Liberal Party conference that the challenge to liberalism had never been greater this election year due to party disunity and inadequate press of principles. He praised government efforts but warned the opposition remains a major threat. The conference proposed a national superannuation scheme funded by a 1% social services levy and opposed multi racial society, urging assimilation.
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Perth
Garland
WA Liberal Party
Mir McMahon
Australia
Call for action against strikes in Australia
The Federal Government bears a clear responsibility to curb political strikes by militant unionists, says Senator Kane of the Democratic Labor Party. He condemns Waterside Workers Federation for banning shipping to New Caledonia and French Polynesia in protest against French tests, arguing it harms Australia’s interests and raises costs for imports and island trade.
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Democratic Labor Party
Kane
DLP
Canberra
Waterside Workers Federation
New Caledonia
French Polynesia
Pacific
Australia
Arrested girl to leave Spain
Adelaide by Sunday Valerie Rogers, held on a drug smuggling charge in Spain, will return to Adelaide before the hearing. Her mother Mrs P. N. Rogers said Spanish authorities do not expect Valerie to remain after bail. The attitude, they say, is typical of such cases.
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Adelaide
Valerie Rogers
Eee
Spain
Mra P. N. Rogers
Valerie
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