Referendum ends in a loud No to doubling Parliament
In Australia the 1967 referendum rejected increasing the House size without enlarging the Senate. The No campaign portrayed politicians as overpaid and self-serving. Prime Minister signals no expansion during the current term, pushing immediate focus to electoral boundary redistribution and future seat increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Senate
Liberal
Labor
Country
Gair
Noa
Holt
Captured documents reveal Hanoi's stance on Vietnam war
The Cedar Falls capture yielded three key documents from Le Duan and General Nguyen van Vinh. They show North Vietnam directing Vietcong strategy, target priorities, and peace terms, with Central Committee authority cited. The notes also compare China and the Soviet bloc, noting Hanoi’s preference for its own party guidance over alliance pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Duan
North Vietnam
Lao Dong
Communist) Party
Nguyen Chi Thanh
South Vietnam
Vietcong
Nguyen van Vinh
COSVM
Communist Party
Vinh
National Reunification Commission
South
Hanoi
Central Com
Central Committee
Party Central Committee
China
Russia
Communist Bloc
Soviet Union
Shelepin
Krushchev
Vietnam
Giap
Nguyen van Dinh
Wenyen Chi Thanh
De Gaulle May See Wroclaw In Visit To Poland
General de Gaulle plans a Poland trip next month with a possible stop in Wroclaw to signal France’s recognition of Poland’s postwar borders. The piece details Wroclaw’s reconstruction, demographics, industry, and the political resonance of a Western territories visit amid Polish West German tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General de Gaulle
Poland
Russia
Stalingrad
Germany
France
Oder-Neisse
West Germany
Bonn
de Gaulle
Wroclaw
Breslau
Lieer Silesia
Lower Silesia
Lwow
Palawag
English Electric
Warsaw
Holeslaw Iwaszkiewicz
Letters On Access To Elizabethan Trust Opera Series
A Canberra letter writer condemns new Elizabethan Trust booking rules as unfair to country patrons and distant residents, urging broader access and voice. A second letter thanks volunteers for the 1967 Senior Scout Traday, praising Scout endurance and refuting negative views of modern youth and Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethan Trust
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Goulburn
Wagga Wagra
F Sinnfr
Forestry
3CA
Philippine inventors slash cost of gun salutes for visiting dignitaries
The Philippines Armed Forces Research Centre unveils a cheap acetylene fired artillery salute cutting welcome costs from five pesos to five centavos per shot. A spokesman quips that savings fund guard polish while proposing further economies including a single guard or portable record playback of salutes and national anthems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Philippines Armed Forces Research and Development Centre
Mr Holt
Philippines
Treasury
Armed Forces Research Centre
Marcos
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Canberra Times
P. J. Honey
Cedar Falls
United States
Indo-China
Korea
Algeria
London University
Opera Bookings
Watson
Scouting
Alan Fitzgerald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!