Professor Toynbee's Canberra Lectures 1956
Prof Arnold Toynbee will deliver two lectures in Canberra from June 28 to July 9 1956. He will speak July 4 at Canberra University College on An Historian Looks at the World To-day. Toynbee born 1699 in England. educated at Winchester and Balliol College.
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England
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Winchester
Balliol College
Toynbee to tour Australia with Dyason Lecture series
Oxford scholar Toynbee travels to Australia for a series of talks under the Dyason Lecture umbrella funded by the late B C Dyason. He will discuss international affairs and civilization topics, following a long career including Greece Turkey studies and positions at the Foreign Office and Royal Institute of International Affairs.
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Royal Institute of International Affairs
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Dyason
NSW Petrol Sales Law Questioned on Holidays
A NSW critic argues the petrol sale ban on Christmas Good Friday and Anzac Day infringes public freedom. The piece notes a man fined on Anzac Day, later released when a legislator paid the fine, and calls for repealing the law as inspectors reveal its absurdity and enforcement harms road travel.
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Islam Pushes Southwards Across Africa Power Struggle
An article notes a 75 million Muslim push southward across Africa as Christianity vies for dominance. It cites Sudan's independence, anti-Western sentiment, and Egypt’s Islamic Congress in Cairo as accelerants, with educated Christian missions long dominant in south Sudan and restricted Muslim entry from the north.
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Pressure and Religion Shape Sudan’s Path to Independence
As Sudan gains independence the north south divide may thin as government schools replace missions and Muslims push into the south. Islam spreads via education, politics, and social pressure, with Cairo backed Islamic Congress guiding programs in Africa and complicating missionary influence amid nationalist movements.
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Popular concert by Miklos Gafni at Albert Hall
Tenor Miklos Gafni chose a familiar programme for his Albert Hall concert on Batur Gay night. The third 1956 International Celebrity Concert Series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission drew an enthusiastic audience. Gafni sang with effortless gaiety, ranging from Handel to Verdi and Tosca with folk songs by Kalipanoff Copland and de Crescenzo. Accompanist Henri Penn, noted for tours of Australia, accompanied the performance.
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Henri Penn
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A.B.C
Senator Rankin Improves After Stroke at Hospital
Senator George Rankin age 69, a Country Party member, was described as slightly improved after a stroke. He remains in hospital at Hotel Kurrajong, with doctors reporting he is comfortable and conscious. He is expected to stay about a fortnight.
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Victorian Country Party
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Kurrajong
Parents urged to sign polio consent forms
Commonwealth Director General of Health Dr A J Metcalfe stressed to parents and guardians the need to complete and return consent cards for polio immunisation of school children up to age 14. The cards detail immunisation plans and will be distributed through school authorities in the A C T, with cooperation expected from all parties since no child can be protected without consent.
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A. J. Metcalfe
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Metcalfe
Berlin unity talks fail after East Berlin rejects proposal
East Berlin rejected a Berlin city unity proposal, saying talks on city government level were refused. Neues Deutschland, the Communist Party newspaper, reported the decision yesterday in Berlin.
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Neues Deutschland
Vice Regal departure to Melbourne yesterday
Her Excellency Lady Slim left Canberra for Melbourne yesterday, escorted by Captain M A P Mitchell A D C, highlighting royal travel with official attendance.
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M.A. P. Mitchell
A.D.C
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Tasmania near South Pole in Jurassic Era findings
The Australian National University study shows Tasmania was very close to the South Pole in the Jurassic Age. A earth magnetic field survey by the Research School of Physical Sciences used a special non-magnetic rock hut with two measurement sets. Results indicate continental movement since then, contrasting with English rock data.
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South Pole
Navnal University
University Council
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University
England
Inquiry into Land Use in the ACT and Water Supply
The letter urges a comprehensive inquiry into land use and water resources in the ACT. It argues Canberra lacks natural water during drought and calls for studies on land use, forestry, vegetation cover, soil erosion, and flood control across catchment areas. It notes the need to consider Molonglo and Murrumbidgee rivers and to utilize authorities’ powers to repurpose unused lands for broader regional protection and development.
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