German mine defused by Navy near Southport Spit
Southport report states a World War II German mine was safely defused by a Navy team at Southport Spit. Lieutenant T Parker led the deactivation operation using plastic explosives around the rim, after which the area was cleared and personnel evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Southport Spit
Wxlay
Surers Paradise
Spiti Gulchayny
Lievenant T. Parker
Navy
Wckorm
Parker
Natal
Old Light Horseman statue anniversary sparks Canberra memorial
A long obituary style report details an Australian Light Horse veteran in Canberra Hospital after a battle like victory. Plans mention a mounted Light Horse statue to honor the desert regiments with involvement from government, the National Capital Development, and the Canberra public.
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Canberra
Canberra Community Hospital
Port Said
Accra
Seeman
Nelvourie
Ann
Austin Bog
Ghia
Ghana
Gayein
Zao Ierit
Shreuk
Land Mounted Rifles
Shieh Activ
AMD
George Saud
Anthony
Feinom
Fale Ata
Eanberry Verhen
Tenia
Cvern McItibe Thulin
Capi Ghana
Herra
Tal Development
U S troops forced to shoot allies in evacuation zone
American forces in Vietnam reportedly opened fire on allied South Vietnamese troops during an evacuation, as helicopters overloaded with evacuees strained the mission, per AAP dispatch cited by Timex News Service.
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U.S
Washington
Asha ‘ Wood Timex
Nee Aerak NP
Confused report on evacuations and wartime events
The fragmentary text describes a chaotic account involving a general named Wettontes, refugee and evacuation operations near Saigon, and mentions Canberra, Vienna, and Moscow. It references fighting days, desertions by Vietnamese troops, and performances at festivals with various international figures. The piece mixes names, places, and dates in a garbled panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Wettontes
Soley
Morela
Saigon
Portland
Cules
Relian
Nazi
Viemmer
Tage
Canberra
Jens Ee Pear
Peter O’shaugh
Orce
Ivory
Sha
Reir
Peter
Lord De Lisle to wed widow in quiet English estate
Viscount De Lisle a 56 year old former Governor General of Australia will marry Margaret Lady Glanusk a 51 year old widow. The couple are linked to Penshurst and Ken, with De Lisle noted for wartime service at Anzio in 1944 and recent return from Australia after relinquishing a late May post. Her daughter Shan aged 21 is mentioned.
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London
Thursay
Viscount de Lisle
Australia
Margaret Lady Glanusk
Lord de L'isle
Anzio
Kear
Penshurst
Wince
Glanus
Shan
Lod de Lisle
Astronaut docking link up marks space mission milestone
The report details a docking between two spacecraft in orbit, describing a tense but ultimately successful link up. Astronauts, including Armstrong as the first civilian participant, achieve a major breakthrough toward moon missions. The mission is described as stable and crucial, with subsequent events including splashdown and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimeutties
Space Agency
Armstrong
South Atlantic
Tokyo
Radio Research Insite
Gemini
Indonesian students seize Labour Ministry after protest
Around 2000 students surrounded the Labour Ministry in an anti government demonstration aimed at forcing the resignation of Minister Sumimo. They demanded handing over the building keys to the Army and chanted insults at the Foreign Minister Subundie as part of a wider unrest described in Canberra and Tokyo dispatches.
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Hunoreay
Athei It Juente
Labour Ministry
Filice
Labour
Sumimo
Cor
Canberra
Yusef Muda Pize
Ministry of Mines
Suban Lem
Vdrio
Karno
Pein
Sukarno
Sn Ceonini Way
Purschie Be
Air Force 54
Five Die Crash at Mildura Involving Load of Mad Metal
A multi-vehicle collision in Mildura killed five people including Leonard Bernard Plank, 62, and Loume Edwards, 5, both local residents. Driver Allen I Miccirath of Mildura survived and remained in hospital as police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildura
Owe Loume Edwards
Wale
The
of Man
Leonard Bernard Plank
Jm Boapital
Eve
Allen I Miccirath
Wan Inospital
Farewell to Sir Robert Farewell to Sir Robert
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a farewell to Sir Robert and a reference to a former prime minister and cultural topics. The text is garbled with stray phrases including references to peer, royal hunt, and a TV Arts page, with unclear dates or positions.
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Peer Shaffers
Royal Hunt
Rees Tv-Arts
Finaners Courte
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Sydney
Andr Li Parker
Ikl
Waval
H Bsidson
Tol Forrest
Twi
Elired
Pritier
Coyde
Foi
Ser
Iarl
Palestine
Sinai Peninsula
Seanberry
Voral
Orginal Desert Corps
Titan
Attom
Russia
Asy
Christopher Kraft Shel
Fann
Elizabeth
Catherine
Anne
Lucy
Sue
Arbi
Auntiala
Helot Gein
Tor
Britain
Iike
Pens
Gohart Place
David Scott
Neil Armstrong
Cape Kennedy
Lady Glanusk
Dr Subundie
Cata
Saad Hay
Scout
Minne
Engen
Star Fight
Setioud
Robert Citruis
Femini
Sir Robert
Sir Robert Memes
Shademaster
Ekson
A.C. Blind and
Pirie Street
Fyshwick
Holland
Fixed Fi
Palmers
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