Appeal by meat industry rejected in Australia
Melbourne reports the Federal Government refused a special grant to aid redundant workers in Victoria's meat industry. The Meat Industry Employees Union claimed drought and slumping stock caused layoffs, while Deputy Prime Minister McEwen said it would be premature to view the downturn as permanent. Premier Bolte rejected co operative lenders' drought relief loan request of 800,000 pounds to resume operations.
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Melbourne
Tuesdas
Meat Industry Employees Union
McEwen
G. Seelaf
Mrr McEwen
Henry Bolte
Theg
Co-operative Farmers
Grarters
Co-’ Operative
Let my people's land go day sparks NT land rights call
Aboriginal leader Dexter Daniels spoke in Melbourne urging restoration of tribal lands in the Northern Territory as a national policy. He warned against black power as a tactic and said only a small faction advocates it, while government action on land rights remains disputed by pastoralists and officials.
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Melbourne
Northern Territory
Dexter Daniels
Daniels
Fed ’ Jeral
Richmond Abattoir
America
Australia
Diversion Delayed On Adelaide Avenue Road opening
A temporary road on the Deakin side of Adelaide Avenue between Empire Circuit and Hopetoun Circuit was not opened until yesterday due to incomplete lane markings delaying the Monday schedule.
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Deakin
Adelaide Avenue
Empire Circuit
Hopetoun Circuit
N T PROJECT Aims to Aid Aborigines in Northern Territory
Darwin reports a scientific research project tracing health and welfare of about 20 000 Aborigines. Led by Health Minister Dr Forbes, the study covers nutrition diet physical fitness work capacity and disease causes. blood samples from Elcho Island typhoid cases will assist, with results assessed by John Curtin School Canberra for the Australian Academy of Science.
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Darwin
Dr Forbes
Australia
Human Adaptability Committee
International Biological Programme
Elcho Island
John Curtin School of Medical Research
Canberra
Australian Academy of Science
Hero's welcome for Round the World yachtsman in Paris
A Royal Navy escort will greet 60 year old grocer Ales Rowe as he finishes a single handed world voyage aboard Lively Lady. He left Plymouth on July 17, reached Melbourne after 154 days, sailed back on January 18, capped by a Cape Horn rounding on April 1. He will be awarded the freedom of the city later this year.
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Portsmouth
Royal Navy
Ales Rowe
Paris- Wout
Australia
Navy
Rose
Plymouth
Melbourne
Cape Horn
Australian appointed Cyprus police adviser to the rank of superintendent
Inspector Graham David, son of Melbourne, head of the Victorian mobile traffic section, is named police adviser in Cyprus. He becomes the third Australian to take the post, holding the rank of superintendent while serving in Cyprus.
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Graham Davidson
Melbourne
Cyprus
Mr Baker Becomes Sister in Charge at Footscray Hospital
Melbourne report details 30-year-old Robert Baker becoming sister in charge of the 30-bed east wing at Footscray and District Hospital. The matron calls it a breakthrough as the first man in the post. Baker, once at a Sydney children's hospital, sports a self designed uniform and eyes further clinical advancement.
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Melbourne
Robert Baker
Sydney Children’s Hospital
Footscray and District Hospital
Death Kiss Before Shooting in Kings Cross Case
In Sydney’s Central Court a man charged with murder said the dead woman received the kiss of death shortly before a shooting at Kings Cross. He denied seeing Paunovic shot and claimed he intended to shoot him but was beaten to it. Hearing resumes July 8.
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Sydney
Kings Cross
Central Court
Paunovic
Hoax call charges laid in Paunovic murder case
Four men and a woman face charges linked to the December 29 murder at Kings Cross. Accused include Harbecke of Rockdale and Thornton, with others from Berkeley, Mortdale, and East Melline Perth Police Court remanding them for multiple counts of hoax calls, aiding, and harbouring false reports to do with aircraft crimes. Police say one report involved an aircraft carrying 34 passengers. The case names CIB statements and continued investigations.
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Helen Gertrude
Paunovic
Kings, Cross
Perth
Fred Harald
Storeman
Harbecke
Rockdale
James Patrick
Thommen
Berkeley Wile
Allen Stanley Dillon
Queens Park
Apy
Salesman
East Melline
Tobourne
Thornton
John Coy
Christel Anna Dorisjaircraft
Fleetwood
Mortdale
C. Rogerson
Esplanade
CIB
PNG Band Members to Train at Australian Music School
Three members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band will train at the Australian Army School of Music in Balcombe Victoria for nine weeks starting July 4.
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Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary
Australian Army
School of Music
Balcombe
Victoria
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Tom Ropers
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M. J. Mitchell
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