Fyshwick leases prompt ministerial plan tested
The Interior Minister pledges action to limit Fyshwick retail use and avoid a major shopping centre. Critics question the department’s handling, urging possible new legislation to constrain leases and protect existing retailers and Canberra Chamber of Commerce interests. The timetable remains unclear as Parliament nears the Budget session.
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Fyshwick
Ares
Sma
Anthony
National Capital Development Commission
Ewutsate Fyshwick
Hee
Minster
Canberra
Canberra City
Chamber of Commerce
Hacking
Chamber
JR. Fraser
Fishwick
Refugees flee as Middle East stalemate persists
UNRWA reports Arabs displaced since 1948 1949 total about 1.317 million, with major camps and concentrations in Jordan Lebanon Syria and the Gaza Strip. Jordan hosts the largest numbers while Israel controls key areas and new tent camps are planned. aid efforts include food medicine tents and school spaces amid crowded conditions and health risks.
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Palestine
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Unrwas
Lebanon
Gaza Strip
Syrian Arab Republic
Jordan
Jordan River
Allenby
East Bank
Kingdom of
Boitish
International
Red Crow Pyte
Linrwa
West Bank
Lawrence Michelmorr
UNRWA
Unrwa Ae
Iran
Ing
Hlankers
United Nations Emergency Force
Nasser
Red Cros
Sine
Sweden
Syria
International Red Crossa He Trom UK
Damascus
Deraa
Sena
Canada
UN Children’s Fund
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
Fed
Axehead Mystery in Australis Streets
In a fragmentary exchange on a street scene in Australis, locals debate Axehead’s age and identity. A quarrel over mistaken recollections of a man nicknamed Dog Face reveals shifting memories and urban gossip amid a backdrop of a boom in male beauty parlours.
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Bevides
Axehead
Leas
Australis
Men in the Outback Embrace Beauty Parlour Culture
A rambling account shows shearers and harsh workers adopting beauty routines and cosmetics after long days. Portable skin care, moisturisers, and face care become common in sheds and big city venues, with male grooming spreading through clubs and rest farms as part of rugged modernMasculine culture.
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Alice Nave
Jem
Mockman
Murrumbidgee
Clancy
Despie
Nsw
Guearbevan
Yes
Tare
Trenes
Dangers of Anzac Parade Letters to the Editor
The letter laments road hazards on Anzac Parade after recent wrecks and deaths. It calls for traffic safeguards including a roundabout at Constitution Avenue, improved give way signaling, clearer signage, and safer road lighting to reduce crashes and protect drivers and pedestrians.
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Constitution Avenue
Accident figures blamey crescent and parade intersections raised
The piece notes recurring traffic hazards at the Anzac Parade and Campbell Avenue Blamey Crescent junctions in Canberra. It cites February 1946 minutes from the National Capital Development Commission and 1966 discussions detailing accident figures, dangers, and calls for action while highlighting driver behavior and the failure of official measures to protect public safety.
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Tlamey Crescent
Anya
National Capital Development Commission
Wa Reese
Aniac Patase-Blamey Cresent
Anzac Parade
War Memorial
Campbell
Blamey Crescent
Conscience clear amid 1908 disaster notes and concerns
The report references accidents since April 28, 1908, and questions surrounding safety and oversight. It mentions deaths and incidents linked to a planning failure, urging accountability for promised safety improvements and brighter standards.
Dentists and Fees Sparks Over Health Education Drive
In NSW the Dental Health Education and Research Foundation has raised over 2006 from donations to fund five years of research and education. The Director spoke at an international Congress in Paris, defending preventive care and criticizing calls to limit future dental bills while noting public concern and questions about fee structures.
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Marppos
den- Yees
Sime
Dental Health Education and Research Foundation
Nsw
Dents Congress
Paris
Usie Reid
Rereman
Asso
Surat
Tagamesche
Erage Medical
Ofwial Suney
Melbourine
Fai Guese
Street Swaney
Pedestrian Safety Protest At Commonweishin Avenue
Residents including Walter Walter and Joan Mitchell protest the high pedestrian speed and demand safer crossing near Cantera Avenue. ACT member Fraser attends the event urging support for policing and cheaper suspension of fees, while families worry about children walking to school each day.
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Cantera
W Fraser
Canotra
Poliscans
Walter
Philie Paencue Fito
Brose Mutahet
Joan’ Mitchell
Shon Alan
Por Atlan Sapdig
Bea Sheila Mantiog
Datel
Jecot
Teticom
Kanak
Betty Teese
Janet P Orr
Willa Tie Ae
Bridge on Thames to be sold for 250000 in bid
The Cay corporation of London plans to sell the old Thames bridge for 250000 if a buyer appears. The aging span once carried medieval towns and daily traffic but now fails to meet modern needs with 25000 daily car commuters during rush hour. The historic crossing, tied to royal names and centuries, remains part of a long riverine legacy despite structural concerns.
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Corporation of the Cay, of
London
Bsuay
Thames River
King William TV
Thames
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Su Imatramesta
Geneva
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Nicosia
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Melbourne
Allen
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George
Dog Face
Alan. Fitzgerald
Atawe Pare
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