Ford Holden clash in Bathurst Hardie Ferodo 1000
Ford and Holden lineups clash as 19 Torana V8s face 11 Falcon V8s in the Hardie Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst. A strong international field will chase outright victory with Allan Moffat, Jacq leks, Bond, Hamilton, Goss, Pescarolo and the Brabham duo among contenders amid Torana reliability questions after Sandown.
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Allan Moffat
Jacki Leks
Colin Bond
Alan Hamilton
John Goss
Henri Pescarolo
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Toranas
Peter Brock
Sandown
Collingwood Favoured In Melbourne Grand Final Replay
Victoria’s Collingwood is seen as the likely winner over North Melbourne in the grand final replay at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. North Melbourne makes no team changes, while Collingwood replaces injured Doug Gott with Chris Perry. Coaches expect minor impact from last week’s hard match as a mild, clear day is forecast for the sell-out crowd and live telecast to Canberra.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Chris Perry
Canberra
CT Report
Four die in Gippsland school bus crash in Victoria
In wet conditions at Newborough Gippsland two school buses collided killing four people including Moe teens Paul Wright 14 Gregory Olsen 14 and Shane Plautz 16 and supervisor Mrs Carol Warford 50. Two boys 13 and 14 and Michael Gaffa 14 remained seriously or critically injured. about 40 children were ambulanced to Moe hospitals.
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Paul Wright
Gregory Olsen
Shane Plautz
Carol Warford
Mark Wilson
Trevor Buckton
Michael Gaffa
Yallourn
Murray Jones
Harden Murrrumbrrah town rifts over hospital dispute
Harden Murrumburrah town politics split over hospital services as matron M Brandt laments a difficult year and calls for better rapport with the board. Public meeting turns tense. Dr Pat Brown and Mr Webber clash over calling a fresh public meeting amid accusations and counter claims.
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Harden
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Murrumburrah
Webber
Harden Shire
Pat Brown
Brown
Y. S. Khalfan
M. R. Datoo
Australia
Murrumburrah Harden
John Shepherd
Hijacked Caravelle Flight From Paris To Lyons
A lone gunman hijacked a twin-jet Caravelle from Paris to Lyons. A French stewardess was shot in the arm, the plane returned to Paris and circled Orly for 90 minutes before landing. The wounded hostess and six passengers, including a child, were allowed to leave. about 93 passengers and seven crew were aboard. The hijacker was described as tall with blonde hair, about 45, carrying a pistol and hand grenade. Police guarded the isolated aircraft.
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Aav-Reuter
Paris
Lyons
Orly
Japanese airliner to fly to Dacca for hostage release
The Japanese Transport Ministry said a JAL DC-8 carrying six prisoners and 4–6 million would depart Tokyo at 2100 GMT to secure hostages held at Dacca Airport by urban guerrillas. The flight comes one hour before the guerrillas set a deadline for delivery of their colleagues and the cash. Four more freed.
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Rraay
aar-Reuter
Japanese Transport Ministry
ACT Rates Fight Looms Over Redevelopment Valuation
The Department of the Capital Territory plans to appeal a Valuation Review Board ruling on redevelopment factors in Kingston and Griffith. The board reduced unimproved land values for 76 of 173 finalised appeals and reserved decisions on 12 lessee cases awaiting the department’s appeal outcome. Affected residents face potential rate changes, with guidance on reduced national land values and possible remittances for invalid pensioners. A public meeting on ACT rates is set for Nellie Hall, Melba, with lawmakers and ratepayers leaders speaking.
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Valuation Review Board
Kingston
Griffith
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Kingston and
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Bougainville Street
Yesteday
Nellie Hall
Melba
Prize winner in Canberra Times Pick-a-Day Give-away
J Hodges of Padbury Street Downer won the $1 000 prize after the draw. Five winners shared $53 500 in total with Holt Hawker Griffith Melba and Downer among recipients. The final draw was by J B Fairfax of Federal Capital Press on CTC TV with thousands of entries.
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J. Hodges
Padbury Street
Downer
Dickson Newsagency
R. Ross
Holt
K. Burgess
Hawker
Hamilton
Griffith
J. Carter
Melba
Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd
J.B. Fairfax
Ctc-Tv
Late News
Fairfax
Hal Porter story entry on McGarrigles Inn page TI IV
Australian author Hal Porter submits a vivid Chronicle of McGarrigles Inn set in a Tasmanian village. The piece features in this year’s National Short Story of the Year competition on page TI. IV, Radio Crossword October Sky ANG ER.
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Tasmania
McGarrigles’ Inn
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