Canberra’s Garden Like One Big Paradise Tourists Say
A Sydney visitor describes Canberra as a green garden with a central lake and parkland. Adelaide families admire Weston Park and Black Mountain views while tourists praise War Memorial and suburban scenes. The city’s calm, blossom season, and leafy avenues contrast with politics and daily headlines.
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Sydney
Commonwealth Park
Sally Owens
Sale
Victora
Australia
War Memorial
Manuka — Forrest
Red Hill
Hijackers Free 10 More Hostages in Syria Flight
Japanese Red Army freed 10 hostages today leaving 19 aboard the hijacked jet en route to Algeria with about six million dollars in ransom. The five attackers flew from Damascus after a 700 mile leg from Kuwait. In Dacca an American missionary condemned Japan's capitulation as brutal scenes were recounted. President Rahman maintained control as reports of a deadly uprising emerged in Bangladesh.
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Algeria
Kuwait
Japan Airlines
Athens
Crete
Dacca
Rahman
Bangladesh
Victorian power dispute threatens emergency act
Melbourne faces a state of emergency as 2400 striking maintenance workers self-describe. Premier Hanter vows to use the Essential Services Act to force a return to work and potentially take over the La Trobe Valley power industry to restore supply. Trade union leaders denounce the move as provocative and dangerous while negotiations continue and a federal role is discussed.
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Fbason
la Trobe Valley
Hamer
Arbitration Commission
A. R. Vasti
la Trobe
Victoria
Street
About time says Queensland premier on Victorian unions
Queensland Premier Bjelke Petersen says Victoria acted late against power workers and warns that federal awards push pay rises across states. A stand down of 750 GMH workers at Acacia Ridge Brisbane was postponed for one day due to component shortages from the Victorian power dispute. Delays affect GSML TD plants in South Australia and New South Wales.
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Queensland
Bjelke-Petersen
Victoria
GMH
Acacia Ridge
Brsbane
South Australia
Nsw
Poll could be forced to call polls by unions says Nixon
In Canberra the Federal Minister for Transport Mr Nixon warned that any government would face compulsory polling if unions continue their current activity. He cited the Seamen's Union in its dispute with Utah problems in the Pilbara issues in the Victorian power dispute and disputes with the Builders Labourers Federation. His remarks followed a weekend speech seen as fueling election speculation amid moves by Victorian and Queensland governments to act against unions.
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Canberra
Seamen's Union
Utah
Pilbara
Victorian
Builders Labourers Federation
Queensland
Act
Mrs Gandhi Arrested in New Delhi Coup News
Former Indian Prime Minister Mrs Gandhi, 39, was taken into custody by the police Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly acquiring 104 jeeps from two companies by misusing her official position, Samachar News Agency reported.
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Aap-Reuter
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Samachar
Gandhi
Police Central Bureau of Investigation
Land-deals inquiry details three man syndicate
Melbourne inquiry heard a three man land-deals syndicate boosted by two Rolls Royces five Mercedes and large entertainment expenses. Mr McGregor Rulsebrook Kean testified the group shared profits evenly from ventures including a Sunbury deal with Lensworth Finance. He noted connections to Moore Williams and Son Pry Ltd and possible conflicts of interest while denying directorships.
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Melbourne
McGregor Rulsebrook Kean
Kean
Brighton Beach
Enzo “John" Minuzzo
Laurie Williams
Moore Williams and Son Pry Ltd
Howard Nathan
Minuzzo
Hunt
Williams
Moore Williams
Sunbury
Lensworth Finance (Vic) Pty Ltd
Housing Commission
Gregory Gowans
A. P. Duckett
Michael Dowling
Lensworth
Duckett
Japanese team plans pyramid in Egypt a 4500 year gap
A team of Japanese archaeologists announced plans to build a new pyramid in Egypt, led by Sakuji Yoshimura. The project, to begin in January and take about 18 months with nearly 10,000 workers, would source blocks from Cairo quarries and test ancient stone cutting. The Nippon Television Network funds the roughly 900000 Australia dollar project, with conditions from Egypt to avoid overlapping the Giza view and to remove the pyramid after photographing.
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Egypt
Herodotus
Sakuji Yoshimura
Associated Press
Waseda University
Tokyo
Giza
Ahmad Kadry
Department of Antiquities
Yoshimura
Nippon Television Network Corp
Uranium as Potential Election Issue Highlighted
Gay Davidson notes both sides may underestimate uranium's importance as an election issue in a Page 2 column. The comment underscores how energy and mining factors could influence voter perspectives and policy debates during the campaign.
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Gay Davidson
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