Future up to young, says PM at Canberra banquet
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies told Liberal Party delegates at a Canberra celebration that the future belongs to the young. He warned against permanent control of the great movement by one generation and urged youth to lead the political liberty and freedom of society.
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Young
Robert Menzies
Liberal Party
Canberra
Robert
Libers
Amd
Iman
Huine
Liberals reject universal call-up at Canberra conference
The Liberal Party Federal Conference in Canberra voted down a Queensland motion urging universal conscription for all 20 year olds. Dr Forbes called such a plan militarily impossible, as ministers and MPs debated replacing the ballot with universal conscription and publishing a White Paper on communism. The motion failed after concerns over timing, government planning, and the inclusion of Communist Party members.
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Liberal Party
Canberra
Queensland
Forbes
Fan
Snedden
Mas
Ucl
Towty Monty Ups
Sid
DLP
Shexiden
Communist Party
Tran
Can Ruinist
Sneeden
Australians hit by heavy fire from Vietcong
Australians and accompanying American airborne units faced heavy Vietcong fire in a clash described with limited readable text. The fragment notes casualties and continuing combat near a contested area, with emphasis on the Australian and allied forces' engagements and the perilous conditions they face.
Bombing of Vietnamese village by US aircraft sparks inquiry
Reported in Saigon that US forces accidentally bombed a Vietnamese village using air power guidance with a misread map figure. One Vietnamese woman killed and ten hurt as investigators trace target error. officials say no ground observation was used and the platform contained frothing guidance.
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Saigon
United States
Nan
Judd
Jd Ot “Anown
US Marine
Taryey
Youngest Miss Victoria Avbury-Haired Miss Pronkle Lightfoot
A fractured OCR line hints at a page item about a young contestant tied to Victoria and an avbury hair style name. It suggests a beauty contest or pageant note with mentions of discipline and training, though the fragment is unclear and incomplete.
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Pronkle Lightfoot
Mm Vbe
Arrival Tonight At Freddant Madasne Taranang
The readable fragments indicate an event called Arrival Tonight at a venue or location named Freddant Madasne Taranang. Details of time or participants are unclear from the text provided.
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Masiesta Freddant
Madasne Taranang
Rare photograph of 1914 Australian flogging shown
A rare photograph surfaced in Port Moresby showing the public flogging of Germans by Australian officials at Rabaul in 1914. The image, tied to an inquiry by Colonel William Hales and Reverend William Cox, sparked controversy and German protests, with Parliament questioning Defence Minister Pearce about the events and the broader actions in the German Archipelago. The fragmentary piece notes the photographer and subsequent inquiries by authorities.
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Port Moresby
Rabaul
G.A. V" Staley
Atisalan
Suocen
Namatunai
Defence
Pearce
Col
Draught Trouble At Hotel Civic In Canberra Night
Report from Sydney notes a beer shortage at Hotel Civic in Canberra as 40 minutes before closing no draught beer remained. Patrons switched to canned beer while manager John Troach hoped for rapid replenishment. meanwhile talks of pay and hours sparked by brewery workers and NSW Labour Council actions.
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Sydney
Canberra
John
Troach
Merk
Naat
Tooheys Ld
Onions
NSW Labour Cours Jil
Hospital seeks to employ own doctors with all-in rate
A sub committee backs hospital staffed care with two inpatient categories. The hospital service patient fee would cover doctors attendance and equipment. Private doctors would be phased out for hospital patients in favor of full-time staff or sessional specialists. The chair Dr T H Harrison urged a unified 80 shillings daily all-inclusive rate.
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Wit-Committee
T.H. Harrison
Hospital service charge plans discussed by NSW sub committee
The NSW sub committee reviewed hospital service patient classifications in a August budget speech context. It proposed a percentage of hospital beds reserved for hospital service patients with incoming patients classified accordingly. It outlined in-patient charges and options for private or general ward care, detailing ward layouts and bed arrangements.
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Holt
Canberra
Lost NG troops sighted near PORT MORESBY amid charges review
AAP dispatch notes sightings of Lost NG troops reported around Port Moresby as military aircraft prepared in September to review charges proposed by Mr Swartz. The article discusses hospital charges and means tests for patient care, detailing daily rates, combined benefits, and income deductions for dependents and housing.
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Swartz
Road safety education criticised by ACT official
An ACT road safety advocate with about 11 years in the field urged the Canberra Road Safety Council to reassess the education programme as ineffective. He argued resources should fund targeted campaigns and posters rather than broad lectures, warning that current aims threaten the council’s purpose and dignity if not redirected.
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Act
Peg Hy Jone
Peg K
Malthe
Pow
Acs
Trade Practices Bill pages cited in Newsprint
Fragmentary notice summarizes portions of a Trade Practices Bill publication. It references articles from page 2 and page 3, with an article by Professor E Richardson of the Faculty of Law at the Australian National University and comments by the Minister for External Affairs Mr Hinshuels.
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Tour
E Richardson
Australian Nisions University
Anséealla Wis
Tpiog Wriiers
Hinshuels
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