Australian envoy Loomes to become Korea ambassador early
Mr A H Loomes, 51, currently ambassador to Burma and former Bangkok consul general, will become Australia’s ambassador to Korea next month. He will also serve as the Australian representative on UNCORK. Loomes previously worked with the Australian mission to the UN and has held postings in Bangkok and Burma.
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Thailand
A. H Loomes
Korea
Hasluck
Loomes
Uncork
United Nations Commission For the Unification and Rehabilitation of
Burma
Bangkok
Taken for a Ride Oil inquiry demanded
In Melbourne tonight the Victorian Chamber of Commerce president A C Dougall urged the Federal Government to appoint a Royal Commission to probe the oil industry. He cited the Bass Strait deal and marketing practices as national questions needing a nationwide inquiry. Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce president John Collins urged petrol to be 4d a gallon cheaper, noting large discounts to bulk buyers could be passed on.
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Melbourne
Victorian Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Dougall
Chamber
Bass Strait of
Deal and Oi
Australian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
John Collins
Gippsland
Bass Strait
Esso- Bhp
Tariff Board of Inquiry
Australia
Petrol Prices Rise Forecast By 1970 Warned
A service station owner argues bulk buying lowers petrol cost and demands cheaper fuel for the public. He predicts price hikes in 1969 and 1970 as Bass Strait oil is refined, while critics urge a Royal Commission into the industry and challenge offshore oil agreements as unconstitutional.
Pioneers Recall Canberra in 20s
Two Canberra men with memories of the pioneer era in the 1920s reflect on their careers. John Arbuckle, who turned 90, and J. E. Droop, retired from the Government Printing Office after 41 years. Droop helped establish the office in 1927 as Canberra grew from 7 000 to 10 000 people.
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Canberra
Kingston
John Arbuckle
J. E. Droop
Government Printing Office
Droop
Government
Hayes Crescent
Griffith
Alnce
Arbuckle
Parliament House
Victorian wins his third ploughing title
Alex Morrison of Bena Victoria won the 1968 Australian ploughing championship at Camden, scoring 536 points to claim his third national title ahead of runner-up Peter Anderson of Camden with 519 points and Tasmanian Owen Badcock in third with 497. Morrison and Anderson are eligible to represent Australia at the 1969 world contest in Belgrade. Tasmanian entrants dominated the top places as judges praised the highest standard yet. The event coincided with an Australian chain-saw contest and a farm machinery field day.
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Sydney
Alex Morrison
Bena
Victoria
Camden
Morrison
Australia
France
Norway
Peter Anderson
Anderson
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Owen Badcock
Camden Park
47-year-old Rozelle man charged with murder
Sydney Sunday report states Louis Mohr engineer of Longview Street Rozelle was charged in Central Court with the murder of Lyndall Jane Bayliss a production assistant trainee of Rozelle. Bayliss was found stabbed to death in her backyard on May you remanded to appear in court tomorrow.
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Appeo
Central
Louis Mohr
Longview Street
Rozelle
P. Cooney
Lyndall Jane Bayliss
Cooney
Mohr
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State Circle
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Manuka
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P/T
Newcastle St
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Northbourne Avenue
Canberra Credits Pty Ltd
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David Jones
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