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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1967
Page
3
A chaotic OCR fragment reports a deadly road period on a Saturday in 1966 across Australian states. It cites national injury counts, with NSW, Victoria, Queensland and others listed, noting many deaths and hundreds injured. It quotes officials discussing transport policy and road safety measures, but details are garbled.
Mrs Adams of the Housewives Association calls for a prices tribunal to investigate rising essential food costs. The protest notes wage increases and general price hikes, urging Parliament to review living costs and price levels including bread.
The ABC deemed 110 days work for 30000 dollars insufficient to hire a manager for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Dixon faced criticism as negotiations stretched with Mr T Duckmantnn and others weighing in on the disputed terms and future conductors.
An ABC spokesman discussed a position and mentions a second spokesman supporting a cabinet and development committees. The text references Mr Dixon and Wimwell, a wife and teenager, plus state authorities and a prison warden, with several garbled names and roles making specifics uncertain.
Fraser on car dealing remarks appear garbled with missing context and names. The readable fragments show a Sunday reference and potential quotes about trading or months, but no clear events, entities, or outcomes.
A Daily Mirror report recounts Larry Adler joking that a touring partner was part Arab. The quip about being Arab sparked discussion after a Middle East tour ended in London sightings.
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