New Guinea policy aims and airline strike disrupts hit
Australian and Dutch officials discuss gradual development for Papuans while Canberra talks stress technical administrative cooperation. Separately the Australian Air Pilots Association faces a three month strike prohibition as ITAA Ansett Qantas and others face a wage dispute ruling by the Commonwealth Industrial Court.
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Squieus
New Guinea
Sid Chat
Wington Sur
Australia
Netherlands
Canberra
Mistalian
Dutel
Commonwealth Industrial Court
Portus
Association
Croft
Save Water Appeal Urges Reduced Usage
An appeal was made yesterday to residents of Canberra and Queanbeyan to conserve water in the coming days. The Water and Sewerage Department engineer said consumption had been unusually high, but there was no immediate alarm or plan to reduce water use.
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Canberra
Queanbeyanare
Department of Works
Department
Asian Students Excel in Colombo Plan Studies
Minister for External Affairs Mr. Casey said Asian students in Australia under the Colombo Plan posted strong exam results. In 1957, 76.8 percent passed, up from 10.7 percent in 1956, reflecting good teaching and adaptation despite language and acclimatisation challenges.
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Australia
Casey
Narrow Escape For Pilot In North Queensland Crash
Melbourne pilot Harry Squires of Squires spraying near Mareeba Queensland narrowly escaped death when his Tiger Moth struck a high tension wire, crashed into trees and the Barron River. He sustained only bruises.
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Brussans
Weanesaa
Harry Squires
Melbourne
Mareeba
Queensland
Squires
Aquires
Egg spill aftermath after motorcycle crash in Canberra
Waclaw Pros a carpenter on Locke Street Yatralumia suffered minor injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car at the Adelaide Avenue Empire Circuit intersection. He was carrying two dozen eggs in his shirt when the crash occurred. Ambulance staff transported him to Canberra Community Hospital.
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Waclaw Pros
Locke Street
Yatralumia
Adelaide Avenue
Empire Circuit
Pros
Protas
Canberra
Canberra Community Hospital
Man Falls Through Glass Door at Home
Regnt year old Pilip Byrne of Blurt Avenue Nartebundah slipped while leaving his home yesterday afternoon and smashed a glass door panel. Canberra Ambulance treated lacerations to his arms.
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Pilip Byrne
Blurt Avenue
Nartebundah
Canberra
Schoolboy's Enterprise Saves Day at National Capital Visit
John Barkenson of Middl eour Primary School organized a trip to Canberra by contacting the NSW Education Department and Trans Australia Airlines to charter transport. He rallied pilots during a 24 hour stoppage, arranged airport reception, and secured a weather note predicting fine morning with possible storms. An airline official offered him a post after school.
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Joan Barkenson
Middleour
John
N.S.W. Deparment of Education
Wiphearrat
Trans-Australia Airlines
National Capital
Department of the Terror
T.A.A
Australia
Airline Pilots’ Association
Melbourne
Leas
Education Department
Sudanese coup reshapes government as Abboud takes power
News from Cairo and Khartoum detail General Abboud’s seizure of control in Sudan with the Armed Forces Council naming him President and Commander of the forces. Ministers from the Khalil regime are freed from house arrest as a seven military and five civilian cabinet takes shape amid a pledge to return the country to democratic life.
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Reuter
Cairo
General Abboud
Abboud
United States
Sudan
U.S
Jansterday
Abboud J
Armed Forces Council
Khalil
Mornday
Tran
Khartoum
Kembassies
Abed ™ eTwate
Freak Storm Devastates Grape Crop at Red Cliffs
A freak thunderstorm at Red Cliffs, Mildura, caused about £500,000 in damage to dried fruit crops. Hailstones the size of pigeons eggs shredded vines and scattered canes while over two inches of rain fell in ten minutes. Full extent awaits property inspections tomorrow as authorities assess ruined vineyards and flooded shops.
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Mildura
Red Cliffs
Mildurs
Russians To Visit Aswan Dam Site
A five man Soviet expert team departed Cairo for a three day inspection of the Aswan High Dam project described as Egypt's most ambitious since the Pyramids.
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Aswan Dam
Cairo
Reuter
Egypt
Aswan High Dam
Train Strike In Sydney Averted
A 24 hour Sydney suburban train strike was called off after Commonwealth Arbitration Conciliator Mr J Welbourn ordered the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen to call off the action. The dispute arose after a guard was ordered to replace a driver on Monday.
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Wee
Sydney
Commonwealth Arbitration
J. Welbourn
oMfoinin Fof
Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen
Railways Department
Mr. Welbourn
Thirty Suspects Caught in Cyprus Army Hunt
Thirty alleged EOKA members were captured along Kyrenia coast in Northern Cyprus during a large-scale operation led by Major General Darling. The raid seized arms and explosives and was described as the biggest effort since his arrival, with ongoing arrests and dispersal of demonstrations by security forces.
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EOKA
Kyrenia
Cyprus
British United Press
Darling
Nicoala Y
Yesterdy
NAAFI
Britain
Diemlased
RAF
NAA Joba
Demonstratora l
Hlas
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Australian Air Pilots Association
Conciliation and Arbitration
Commission
Justice Kirby
Pilots’ Association
Bruce Crofts
ITAA
Anset-A.n.a
Butler
Pf ‘Transport
Qantas
Marke
Rot Sail
Bhief Ostice
Justice Spicer
Justice Dunphy
R Explesion
Qanine
Menhennitt
D.C
Save Water” Appeal
Australian Red Cross Society
L. G. Stubbings
Red Cross
A.C.T
Industry House
P. J. Calvert
Lady Carrington
P. S. McGovern
Schoolboy
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