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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1961
Page
1
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Australia will shift to decimal currency after cabinet delays the original February 1963 target date. The government has studied the vast costs and preparations required and backed the move in principle toward a normal currency system.
Canberra hosts the future central mint while Melbourne and Perth coinworks may close. The decimal plan aims to minimize costs during the changeover, with early adoption hoped by 1963 as officials weigh coin size, alloy, and designs amid a vast minting program.
A 2037 ton cargo passenger ship Save burned from stem to stern near Quelimane Mozambique early last week after explosions ripped her apart. A ring alleged shows survivors escaping over the bows. About 240 people died in the disaster. The ship carried 550 passengers and cargo including dynamite and matches.
Victorian Legislative Assembly results show Bolte likely to retain 39 seats and capture Oakleigh Labor seat. Democratic Labour Party gains significant vote share though no seats. Labour up slightly, Government down. Country Party down big. Leaders for Bolte and Stoneham won comfortably amid debate on DLP influence and anti Communism messaging.
About 600 people have died in a cholera epidemic in Bihar State, with Patna reporting 189 deaths and 575 cases. A mass inoculation drive has reached over four million people, and officials say the outbreak is now under control despite rural sporadic cases.
Canadian observers describe the Friday night communique after two days of talks between Duncan Sandys and Canadian ministers as terse. They say Ottawa goes further than Australia in expressing grave concern about possible Britain Common Market negotiations and the impact on Canada and the Commonwealth.
A youth died in a badly damaged truck during a weekend crash in Canberra. Two separate road accidents occurred within 95 minutes, killing 19 year old Mansfield and injuring 16 year old Stokes, as police questioned witnesses and identified victims and the truck’s owner James Lawford.
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