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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 11, 1959

Page

6

Graham Crusade Ends Before Record Sydney Crowd

Dr. Billy Graham concluded his Sydney crusade before a record crowd of 15,000 at the Showground with 5,683 decisions for Christ bringing Sydney totals to 55,839. The message aired to 70,000 others at the Cricket Ground and venues across New South Wales as fans braved intermittent rain. He announced plans to return for a New Zealand and Pacific Islands campaign in 1962 and noted the campaign will move to Perth and Adelaide next.

Sydney Billy Graham Graham Melbourne N.S. W Showground Cricket Ground N.S.W Brisbane London Africa Australia New Zealand Pacific Islands Crusade Seek Inter Christ Mthowands Dr. Graham America Perth Adelaide

Rush To Inspect Academy Of Science Building

Officials of the Academy of Science were kept busy over the weekend while visitors swarmed to see the building. The visitors book showed nearly 5 000 signatures including tourists from all States England Switzerland and America.

Academy of Science States England Switzerland America Academy

Baby Boy for the Rosewalls in Sydney

Sydney report: Mrs Wilma Rosewall wife of tennis star Ken Rosewall gave birth yesterday to a baby boy named Brett. Ken Rosewall will join the Kramer professional tennis troupe for a United States tour next month. Mother and infant remain in Sydney.

Sydney Wilma Rosewall Ken Rosewall Brett Kramer

Dulles Illness Reported Amid Global Briefs

Washington announces John Foster Dulles has mild pneumonia and responds to treatment but remains somewhat weaker. London reports Britain will deliver more arms to Iraq including Centurion tanks and Canberra bombers. Cairo notes a British claims mission in Egypt without full diplomatic restart. Bonn rejects Soviet nuclear weapons warning as distortion of facts. Eisenhower reportedly pushes Khrushchev for a preliminary atmospheric test ban. North China drought threatens wheat and water supplies across millions of acres.

Dulles Washington John Foster Dulles State Department Iraq London P.reuter Foreign Office John Profumo Britain U.K Egypt Cairo A.a.p.reuter Switzerland A.A.P Reuter Eisenhower Ae Khrushchev

Guard of Honour for Bishops at St Josephs Convent Opening

Archbishop Eris OBrien of Canberra Goulburn and Bishop Henscke of Wagga led a guard of honour of St Josephs School OConnor children yesterday. The event preceded the Archbishop opening and blessing St Josephs Convent.

Eris O’brien Canberra- Goulburn Henscke Wagga St. Joseph's School O'Connor St. Joseph's Convent

Archbishop Opens Convent in O'Connor Canberra Parish

Archbishop O'Brien opened St. Joseph's Convent in O'Connor, Canberra, funded by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The event marks part of a plan to develop a satellite for Lyneham and expand local education and nun training with a central Canberra school in the future. Father O'Connor and Father O'Shea urged continued donations to cover £9,000 remaining on a £35,750 project.

O’connor O'Connor O’brien St. Joseph’s Convent St. Joseph's Convent Sisters of St. Joseph O'Connor Lyneham Father O'Donnell Braddon Yasralumla Manuka O'Brien Ans Canberra Modate Nnuns Father O'Connor Father O'Shea Wu Brien Henscke Wagga Jocesan W. O'Shea

Unions Press Action Over Labour Laws at Gee long Meet

At the Victorian Provincial Trades Hall Councils Association conference in Geelong, union leaders denounced anti working class legislation as vicious. J Restarick urged unions to back clauses with a possible general strike to defend workers living standards and rights to strike.

Trades Hall Councils’ Association Geelong J. Restarick Ballarat

Boy dies after football fall in Perth match

Fifteen year old Garry Cullen of Mt Hawthorn died hours after a Saturday football injury in Perth. Police say Cullen leaped for a mark with others, fell heavily and struck his head on another player's knee. He complained of a headache and, despite medical treatment, his condition deteriorated.

Perth Garry Cullen Mt. Hawthorn Royal Perth Hospital Cullen

State Country Party pressured to end pact at NSW conference

The 1959 NSW Country Party conference on May 27 28 29 will hear motions from Mudgee Electorate Council and Cowra urging the party to contest any country seat it can win, regardless of Labour or Liberal control. Narromine urges total policy independence while metropolitan members question campaigning alongside other parties. Acting Prime Minister McEwen opens the meeting with NSW leader Charles Cutler also addressing.

N.S.W Country Party Mudgee Cowra Liberal Party Labour Bein Nsw Narromine Kcy McEwen Charles Cutler

Collision damages two cars at Northbourne Avenue junction

Two cars were extensively damaged in a collision at the intersection of Cooryong Street and the eastern carriageway of Northbourne Avenue. The drivers were Edwin Alfred Payne, 30, of the Royal Military College Duntroon, and Joseph William Brown of the Hotel Acton. Neither driver was injured.

Cooryong Street Northbourne Avenue Edwin Alfred Payne Royal Military College Duntroon Joseph William Brown Acton

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