ALP Plans Election Review and Leadership Debates
The Australian Labor Party prepares for a Federal Executive meeting at Kingston to review the recent election loss and discuss leadership prospects. Calwell and Whitlam, invited but without voting rights, face internal splits over future direction and party image.
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Labour
Calwell
Whitlam
Mr. Whitlam
Kingston
ALP
Parliament House
Wyndham
Untir Mann Oto Pts
Whithiun
State cabinet to assess anti labour swing in Wollongong
Sydney observers report the State Cabinet and Parliamentary Labour Caucus plan post mortems into the heavy anti labour swing in Wollongong Kembla. They seek to determine if the swing reflects electorate dissatisfaction or a wider State wide trend against the ALP. Labour's majority in a previously solid Labour seat fell from 3538 to 193 with 80 absentee votes yet to be counted after Saturday by election.
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Sydney
Labour
Wollongong- Kembla
ALP
Australia presents wool trade outreach in China visit
Sir William Gunn led Australian Wool Board delegates to Peking to discuss technical assistance and market expansion for wool. The party assessed China’s spinning capacity, noted mutual benefits, and signaled openness to expert guidance while keeping to non political trade aims. Two Japanese wool trade officials will meet with the Wool Board’s marketing committee next week to submit views.
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Australia
Peking
Wool Secretariat
Asia
John F. Hopkins
Wool Board
Arthur Farnworth
Melbourne
Australian Wool Board
China
William
E.W.S
People’s Republic of China
Sir Witham
Australian Board
William Gunn
Shinji Koezuka
Kiyohisa Kurashige
Japan Wool Spinners’ Association
Japan Wool Importers’ Association
Koezuka
Japan
Kurashige
TWS
Tokyo
Work Stopped On Some Jobs During Holiday Observance
The Trades and Labour Council held its annual picnic and workers holiday at Manuka Oval. Reports said several employees on ACT award jobs worked despite the holiday, with delegates stopping work in small shops. Building trades saw most compliance while some Queanbeyan employers paid non mandated workers. Attendees included Whitlam and Cyril Wyndham as the scene reflected on union gains.
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A.C.T
Mo ‘Tully
Manuka Oval
Tully
Building Workers Industrial Union
F. J. McCauley
J. R. Fraser
Lab
A.C T
Pam
Whitlam
A.C.T. Advisory Council
W.byrne
National Capital Development
J. W. Overall
All.p
Cyril Wyndham
T.L.C
W. A. Andrews
Robert Menzies
Calwell
Indonesian threat over Malaysia crisis and regional talks
The Information Ministry summaries urge peaceful settlement of the Malaysia dispute amid Macapagal's six day state visit. Indonesia vows to crush Malaysia while observers fear a move toward war or peace as Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines reconvene ministers. Brig T D Ho MeMeekin is named commander of the 28th Commonwealth Brigade Group in Malaysia for two years from October.
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Information Ministry
Malaysia
Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal
Frileboay
Indonesia
Macapagal
South-East Asia
Nasution
Antara
Bangkok
T. D. Ho MeMeekin
Two New Libraries For Hughes And Lyneham Districts
The Canberr a Public Library Service will open a Hughes library at the neighbourhood centre to boost hours for a growing population. A Lyneham children’s branch will be established at the Lyneham shopping centre with a leased property readied and thousands of books collected for a planned April opening. over two thousand children attend nearby schools.
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Canberra Public Library Service Advisory Committee
Clevorge Currie
Hughes
Peyneham
Lyneham
Goya Exhibition in London Closes After Record Run
Goya And His Times in London closed after 12 weeks drawing 344,749 visitors. Sir Charles Wheeler, president of the Royal Academy, called the show the most financially successful in the Academy's 16 year history.
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Goya Magnet
London
Reuter
Royal Academy
Goya
His Times
Charles Wheeler
Academy
Meir to Visit London for Week-Long Unofficial Trip
Israel Foreign Minister Golda Meir arrives in London for a week of unofficial meetings. She plans talks with Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home and Foreign Secretary R A Buller regarding regional and diplomatic issues.
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London
New Guinea Parliament Opens with 64 Seats
Government spokesman notes details of Lord De LIsle trip not finalised. Observers expect Australian parliamentary delegation and other international representatives at the inaugural ceremonies. The Assembly will have 64 members with ten appointed by the Administration ten for elected Europeans and 44 open to Europeans Papuans or mixed-blood residents.
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New Guinea
Government House
Lord de Lisle
Australia
Papua New Guinea
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