Tornado hits Western Australia town causing extensive damage
A severe tornado struck a Western Australia town causing estimated damages up to £50,000. Over 50 houses suffered extensive damage, power lines were down, and debris filled the sky. One woman, Mrs May Lazarus, was injured by flying bricks and debris and hospitalized.
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May Lazanis
Lazarus
Murray District Hospital
Bill Howell
Howell
Tony
Bill Nicholson
A.L.P. And Union Controversey Debate Continues in Party Confrence
Delegates clash over ALP ties to trade unions with calls for central party control and free internal elections. Oliver urges vigilance against outside interference while Colbourne defends union rights and earlier 1989 conference decisions. O’Brien and Fitzgibbon oppose external influence, emphasizing member autonomy and union leadership.
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Colbourne
ALP
Communist Party
Oalbourne
Australian Railways Union
Mick O Brien
Wny
Labour Party
Ro Gietzelt
Workers’ Union
Fitzgibbon
Qantas Completes 24 Hour Sydney London Flight
A Qantas Boeing 707 arrived in London this morning after completing the first one day flight from Sydney to London. The journey covered 1200 miles with exactly 24 hours and 83 passengers onboard.
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Sydney
London
Reuter
Qantas
A L P Move Significantly Rejected Motive at South Australia
The South Australia branch of the ALP rejected a motion to have the Federal Leader and Deputy Leader become members of the Federal Conference. Dr Forbes called the decision significant noting the Federal Conference as the supreme policy body whose rulings bind Parliament. He warned that conference members could override elected representatives and feared domination by the so-called faceless men.
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Adel AE
South Austalia
AAP
Army
Dr Forbes
Pranch
Forbes
Ody
ALP
Australia
Sir Frank Packer Wed In London Ceremony
Sir Frank Packer, managing director of Australian Consolidated Press Ltd, marries in London to Mrs Florence Vincent. Mrs Vincent, of Sydney, has lived in France recently. Guests include Count Loy of France and four Australians.
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London
Australian Consolidated Press Ltd
Frank Packer
Florence Vincent
Vincent
Sydney
France
Frank
Australian Associated Press Ply. Ltd
Jim Cart
J.D. Mcleod
Ao Ho White
Unemployment May Figures Show Strong Demand and Record Vacancies
The May unemployment total was 49,780, up 6,407 from November 1960, with a 4,681 May drop the largest in 17 years. Female registrations fell 2,137 to 24,770, a May record low. Vacancies rose, with skilled metal electrical and building construction posts climbing. Compared to May 1963, skilled metal electrical vacancies reached 8,025 and building/construction 2,001. Australia awaits ACTU input on a government proposal for training adults in three industries. Falls in registrations occurred in New South Wales 1,852 Queensland 410 Western Australia 210 Victoria. Unemployed represented 1.1 percent of the workforce.
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Mr McMahon
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Freeth
Falls of
New South Wales
Queensland
Western Australia
Vicoria
Eight Forgotten Families Rescued From Hawkesbury Flood
Eight families stranded in a Hawkesbury valley were rescued after a week with little food. Rescue divers used boats and ducks through shallow water and quicksand, returning with nineteen marooned people. Five children reunited with parents after three days in an old hut near Riverstone. Hawkesbury Flood Mitigation Committee president Meo Cory Frost criticized government rehab plans as unfair to owner farmers. Social Services Minister Haskins announced grants and loans to aid farmers returning to production.
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Riverstone
Hawkesbury
Cory Frost
Social Services Minster
Hawskins
More Jobs Than Workless in Canberra District May
Unemployment in the Canberra district fell in May with 250 people out of work at month end, including 100 men and 150 women. Men’s jobless numbers were offset by 298 vacancies for men and 70 for women, per the Canberra District office of the Department of Labour and National Service.
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Anherra
Canberra
Department of Labour and National Service
Ares
Deartment
Commonwealth Employment Service
Act
Yarrowlumla
Prime Minister’s Condition Improves Slower Than Expected
Dame Pattie Menzies said yesterday the Prime Minister was improving but slower than hoped. If progress continues doctors may grant overseas leave by the weekend. He has suffered a recurrent abdominal disorder and canceled a planned Israel trip. He is due in Washington June 23 for a four day visit and will meet President Johnson before traveling to London for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference July 8 to 15.
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Damie Pattie Menzies
Israel
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Finer
London
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Robert Sheffield
Alan Fedorow
Rutysian
Russia
Jin
China
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Archie Mandrite Garshin
A.L.P. and
Union Controversey
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Tember
Paris
A.a.p.reuter
Mavulling
International Monetary Fund
Bonn
Labour and National Service
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Herr Lot Blank
Bong
Brussels
McMahon
Johannesburg
Madison
New Jersey
D1 Warren
St. Mark's Methodist Arch
New York City
Associated Press
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Warren
New York Methodist Conference
Robert Menzies
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A.N.Z
Jstralia
Amo Gaynor
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