Diplomatic visits and social notes from Canberra scene
The High Commissioner for Ceylon Mr Perera begins a first official visit with a week away. Ambassadors and consular staff host receptions in Red Hill while German officials plan month long engagements including a theatre visit. Australian officials depart Tokyo after three years. social pages note a Melbourne wedding and a Canberra birthday party with over 50 guests.
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Ceylon
B. F. Pereave
Canberra
Mr. Perera
Holden announces new car with chrome flashing radiator
General Motors Holden announces a new Holden model in Melbourne with a smaller tail on the head radiator grille and chromium flashing. The mechanically similar car gains a 7 to 1 compression ratio and 70 bhp. Indication lights and rear door design updated. Company denies rumors of production changes and focuses on current model.
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Melbourne
Holden
General Motors
Houden
Maid
Five A C T Girls In Miss Australia Quest
Five A C T entrants in the 1958 Miss Australia Quest are Patricia Selway Jill Coat Eileen Pringle Natalie Thomas and Trudy Smith. For the first time A C T contestants are judged as a state finalist and Miss A C T goes to Melbourne. Prize money and overseas trip details are listed along with a charity fundraising target for the Spastic Centre in the ACT event on October 14.
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A.C T
Patricia Selway
Jill Coat
Eileen (Pixie) — Pringle
Natalie Thomas
Trudy Smith
A.C.T
Melbourne
Miss
Pesania
New York
Income Tax Appeal Before Privy Council
Shareholders in three motor companies bring an appeal to the Privy Council under the Australian Income Tax Act. Sir Garfield explains that if a private company remains private at year end it must distribute most profits, or face tax on the undistributed amount. Gerreld Barwick joins six other counsels for the appeal expected to span several days as the case challenges a ruling upholding the Commonwealth Commissioner of Taxation on a 21 655 000 tax liability from share sales.
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Sian
Suesday CE Reuter
Garfield
Judicial Committee
Privy Council
Elne
Gerreld Barwick
Aix
Queen's Counsel
Motor Compania
Cn Ieert
Justice Kitto
Commonwealth Commissioner of Taxation
Shifting Heart Reveals Family Portrait in Theatre
The play centers on Nita Pannell’s mother lifting a shade to reveal a fraught family scene. Viewers note convincing realism through domestic detail including neighbours, Christmas decor, and carolers, shaping a moving portrait of hardship and resilience.
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Nita Pannell
Napoleon death anniversary observed on St Helena
The Governor of St. Helena led ceremonies marking the 137th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death on St Helena in 1821 after six years in exile.
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Napoleon
A.ap.-Reuter
St. Helena
Bt. Helena
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