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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 16, 1964

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Major Speech By New Minister Warns Of China Power

At the Buntine Oration opening the Australian College of Education conference, External Affairs Minister Hasluck warned that China’s rise in Asia could affect Australia’s security. He urged Australians to understand regional disputes from neighbors’ perspectives and to recognize China’s growing influence in policy and stability in Southeast Asia.

Australian College of Education Hasluch China Asia Hasluck Australis West South East Asia Ausi

Unionist Returns After International Delegation

The secretary of the AC branch of the Building Workers Industrial Union, Mr K J McCaules, will return to Australia on Monday after leading a delegation of Australian trade unionists to Rome Prague Zurich and Moscow. The group told Sydney on April 23 he is expected back in Canberra on Tuesday. Organisers at a mass meeting in Calberra said arrangements would be made for Mr Mel Alley to address the gathering.

Building Workers [Industrial Union K. J. McCauiles Australia McCaules Rome Prague Zurich Moscow Sydney Canberra Calberra Wist Mir Mel Alley

Water Ski Protest On Lake Burley Griffin Captured

Two Canberra men John Thurnton 24 and Hob Beadman 22 water skied behind a car along the lake wall in East Basin near the power station to protest the motor boat ban on Lake Burley Griffin. Maurice De Smet drove the utility towing them as the three members of the Canberra Boat Owners' Ski Club ignored the cold 50 degree water and wore thick wetsuits for four runs.

John Thurnnton Griffith Hob Beadman Maurice de Smet Canberra Boat Owners’ Ski Club Lake Burley Griffin East Basin Boat Harbour

Campbell in Dusk Drama on Lake Eyre

Campbell flying from Muloorina Station joins Ken Norris and two others to inspect track progress. Their car bogs in salt mud four miles beyond the end of the track, they tear wiring and mount a makeshift signal aboard the sun visor. A rescue team spots the half sunken vehicle at dusk.

Campbell Lake Eyre Muloorina Saltaire Blugbird Ken Norris

Reform in Laws Shuttled Between Ministers in ACT

Debate over reform of ACT laws stalls as two ministers clash over responsibility. Attorney General's Department urged to lead, but government delays and missed statutes hint at long-standing neglect of legal modernization.

Wes Byrne AACLT Attorney- General Department of the Interior Departments of Healthland Works AJC T Ete Attorney-General

Viet Cong ambush leaves 51 dead 30 wounded near Saigon

Viet Cong attacked Route 16 posts north of Saigon killing 51 government troops and wounding 30, including an American Ranger officer. The assault focused on three outposts Tan Avan and a strategic hamlet as advisers warned of intense firepower and coordinated tactics. Casualty totals and details remained incomplete by midday.

Route 16 Saigon Tan Aven Astrategic Lan Uven Dong Nai Tissina

£2.6m Plan Extends Sydney Airport Runway Into Botany Bay

The Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport runway would extend 3500 feet into Botany Bay with dredging and fill costing £2.6 million. Qantas chief executive C C Turner urged urgent authority action while ministers expect the upgrade to strengthen trade, allow supersonic aircraft, and extend total runway length to 9400 feet for 220 ton aircraft.

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Botany Bay Qantas CC. C. Turner Sydney International Airport

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