Boy blinded in milk bar incident awarded 114000
In Sydney a Supreme Court judge awarded Noel William Clare a damages award of 114000 for loss of sight in his left eye. The 12-year-old from Oak Flats was struck by a ball-point pen thrown by Theo's Milk Bar proprietor Mathew Jans after buying milk on June 1 1964. Medical evidence said the boy has lost all useful vision and the trial faced a 2 day stay of proceedings.
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Oak Flats
Mathew Franciscus Jans
Theo
Monica Clare
Justice Taylor
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Noel
Hey
A. Collins
The
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D. O'Connor
Wollongong
C. Bowie
Police quell huge Tokyo protest
Riot police used teargas as thousands of demonstrators gathered at Meiji Park to oppose the Japan US security treaty and Prime Minister Sato. Over 10,000 officers sealed off the US Embassy and Diet as skirmishes erupted, with at least 13 students arrested. The crowd included students youth groups antiwar activists and workers.
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Meiji Park
Diet
Parliament
Youth Movement
Japanese Communist Party
Sato
Washington
Okinawa
Vietnam
Poseidon shares ease after erratic day in Melbourne and Sydney
Poseidon nickel stock eased from intraday highs to close lower on both Melbourne and Sydney stock exchanges. Melbourne closed at 28 50 after opening 50 higher and Sydney finished 27.00, down from earlier gains. Ampol Exploration rose on Wapet oil flow news, with Wapet’s 14 hundred barrels a day cited and Ampol’s one seventh stake noted.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Poseidon
Ampol Exploration
Wapet
Dongara
Ampol Exoration
ANU student summons ten under Crimes Act over service registration
A final year ANU law student summoned five people for encouraging non registration under the Crimes Act. Ten total informations were laid by Mrs Pam Coward of Lyons as part of a move to test legality of counselling opposition to the National Service Act. One summons was served on Gordon Walsh, ALP candidate, to appear on October 20 for contravening Clause 7a Part Ia. The case involves eight other academics including Dr Brissenden and Dr Ram son. The act punishes incitement or publishing material encouraging offences with up to 200 dollars fine or a year in prison. Mrs Coward is active in the campaign to discredit the National Service Act requiring registration.
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Australian National University
Pam Coward
Lyons
Coward
Ann Aytion
Fredan
William Ramson
R. F. Bri
ANU
Brissenden
Commonwealth
Court of Petty Sessions
Crown Solicitor’s Office
Walsh
Canberra
Canberra actions spark national service protest wave
Dr Brissenden says 37 charged under the Crimes Act for inciting refusals to register. Mrs Coward and Dan Coward, ANU staffer, lead a Canberra effort delivering summonses and denouncing the National Service Act as unfair. Canberra figures including Dr Stephen Knight and Mr Douglas Carpenter face court action as part of a broader published opposition across cities.
Navy to undock Melbourne amid labor dispute
The Melbourne, in dry dock for bow repairs after a March collision with US destroyer Frank E Evans, is slated for undocking today under Navy direction. Labour Council leader B Unsworth called the move provocative as wage disputes continue with Cockatoo Island Dockyard management, unions dismissals mount, and a union conference planned in Sydney.
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B. Unsworth
Melbourne
Frank E Evans
Kelly
Cockatoo Island Dockyate
Hmas Melbourne
Aranda land auctions bring strong premiums across suburbs
Across multiple Aranda blocks bidders paid premium prices at unrestricted and restricted auctions. Top blocks sold at $9,100 while overall averages rose: Aranda premiums averaged $5,223 across 17 blocks, Weetangera $4,426 across 31, Torrens $4,400, and Farrer $3,442 across 45. Total for four days: $820,710 in premiums and $497,800 in block sales.
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Aranda
Department of the Interior
Weetangera
Cook
Torrens
Farrer
Australia’s 10 best dressed women gala in Sydney
In Sydney the outdoor awards for Australia’s 10 best dressed women faced disruption from threat of rain and nonattendance by four finalists. Apologies from three titled guests were read by Prime Minister Gorton, as several attendees explained travel constraints. The event raised funds for Australian Musical Foundation scholarships with tickets at 15 dollars and proceeds to the Metropolitan Opera.
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Australia
Sir Warwick
Ly Fairfax
Australian Musical Foundation
Baillieu
Grimwade
Money
Gorton
Edwards
Sturten
Balmain
Milson
Far Western
Queensland
John Cavanagh
Brisbane
Porter
Adelaide
Fairwater
Melbourne
Metropolitan Opera
Lake Burley Griffin vandalism alarms officials
Damages reported along the shores of Lake Burley Griffin raise concerns at the Department of the Interior. A willow by Blundells Cottage has been stripped while rangers patrol the area to deter tree damage and digging worms for bait.
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Lake Burley Griffin Shores
Department of the Interior
Blundells Cottage
Ulster police chief resigns over force reorganization
Belfast report says Anthony Peacocke, Inspector General of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, resigned following an official report urging sweeping reform and the abolition of the Bspecial constabulary. Sir Arthur Young of the City of London Police will replace him after already being in Ireland.
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AAP Reuter
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Anthony Peacocke
Arthur Young
City of London Police
Peacoe
Ireand
War Mack Wins Lease Case In Canberra Firm
Canberra firm War mac Dickson Pty Ltd wins its legal battle for variation of a clause it holds in Dick son actions. The wage case notes “poor” witnesses called by the ACTU understated their incomes, employers’ counsel said. Geoff Watt, the intriguing Victoria Mount Erica figure, faced death with a remarkable life as an athlete. Geoffrey Sawer reviews Edward St John’s book Time to Speak, calling it vigorous and well organized but predicting it will not alter the October 15 election outcome.
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Warmac Dickson Pty Ltd
Dickson
ACTU
Geoffrey Sawer
Edward St. John
Sawer
St. John
Campaigns and Attacks Target PM in Speeches
A fragment suggests Mr Whitham and Sir Cairns launched harsh attacks on the Prime Minister. The text references coverage across pages for Courts Arts and Entertainments, TV, Radio, and notes sections on Church news Gardening Finance and Classified index pages.
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Courts Arts
Church News
Gardening Finance
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