Service station work to resume near Griffith Infants School
Work on the service station site about 60 yards from Griffith Infants School is set to resume today. A. H. Meldrum of Permanent Constructions Ltd said the contract would be fulfilled, while Shell Co of Australia Ltd managers noted no confirmed worker boycott and insisted there is no danger to children. The dispute centers on parkland use and public safety with opposition from Mrs A Dalgarno of the local progress association.
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Griffith
Permanent Constructions Pty Ltd
Fyshwick
A. H. Meldrum
Sydney
T. Hansen
New South Wales
The
Shell Co of Australia Ltd
Department of the Interior
Trades and Labour Council
Tully
Blacksmiths Society
Unums
Unteniste Sant
Talldaver
Prrate
Meldrum
Red Hill- Griffth-Narrabundah
Progress, Association
A Dalgarno
Dalgarno
Vietcong trapped in Suoi La Tinh Valley operation
Hundreds of Vietcong and North Vietnamese troops are encircled by American and South Vietnamese forces in the Suoi La Tinh Valley about 280 miles northeast of Saigon. The operation, named Shining Bayonet, began at dawn with helicopters landing troops at three points. By noon, Vietcong losses reached at least 60 killed and 100 captured, while US and allied casualties were light.
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Saigon
324Th
Suoi la Tinh
Scots Mission Urges New Trade Push in Australia
A Scots buying mission visit in Canberra features discussions with the UK Commerce Minister in London, a wreath at Burns Club, and meetings with Scottish industrialists including Jimmy Cuthbertson and James McGregor. Sir Robert Maclean praised the Prime Minister and urged aggressive trade expansion across Australia during two weeks in capital cities.
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UK High Commission
Robert Menzies
Robert Maclean
Canberra
Arnold
Burns Club
Robert Burns
Australia
Jimmy Cuthbertson
James McGregor
Alistair
Edinburgh
David
Menzies
Robert
Sydney
Scotland
Two Australian Soldiers Wounded in Vietnam
Two more Australian soldiers have been wounded in South Vietnam. Private P. R. Fagerlund of Penrith and Private D. B. T. Stviee of Port were hit in the fighting. Further details were unavailable.
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South Vietnam
P. R. Fagerlund
Penrith
Doiunts
T. Stviee
Port
Parliament probes over estimated migration costs
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts says immigration officials overestimated the cost of bringing assisted passage migrants from Italy Belgium and Spain. Chairman Mr R Cleaver cites underspending and recommends tighter initial budgeting to prevent embarrassment and repeated inquiries.
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Italy
Belgium
Spain
Joint Parliamentary Committee On Public Accounts
R. Cleaver
Macquarie
Australia
Saigon
Penditure
Teckend
el Eee
Ernest
Ossie) Ostaru
Rhodesian deadlock ends talks as Smith departs for Salisbury
Rhodesian Prime Minister Smith leaves for Salisbury after a stalemate with British Prime Minister Wilson on Rhodesian independence. The surprise final meeting at Downing Street lasted about 30 minutes with no change in positions, Smith saying they only clarified minutes of prior talks.
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London
Mr Smith
Salisbury
Canberra
Smith
Wilson
Joshua Nkomo
Ndabaningi Sithole
Rhodesia
Harper
Rhola
Idesia
Brief
Heath
Alec Wrathall
Salis- Douglas
Case
Britain
South Africa
Aston Motel to Be Canberra’s Largest Unit Hotel
A 105 unit Aston Motel is planned beside the Federal Highway drive in Canberra. Constructed by Cloughlin Homes for £375,000, it should finish by June next year and could expand to 165 units by June 1967. The project includes two 30 by 15 ft pools and a child’s pool, with a restaurant licence sought.
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Australia
Canberra
Cloughlin Homes Pty Ltd
Fyshwick
W. L. Cloughlin
Aston
Sydney
Fishing fee strike by Clarence River fishermen over net size
Sydney report notes a fishing fee strike at Clarence River in protest of a NSW regulation on net sites. Fishermen threaten not to work unless allowed to use nets with one sixteenth of an inch smaller mesh than ordered by Chief Secretary Willis. A. W. Ellen, secretary of the Clarence River Fishing Co operative, said no fishermen in the area were involved yet.
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Salisbury
Port Moresby
Teachers Training College
Rhodesia
Og i
B. J. Madden
Educa Apt Colletion Department
Commonwealth
Sydney
Clarence River
Nsw
Willis
Clarence River Fishing Cooperative
A. W. Ellen
Anglican rites under debate in Sydney
The Archbishop of Sydney Dr Gough argues that Anglican churchmen must not be permitted to alter the set forms of service. Border clashes on the Indo-Pakistan frontier and Kashmir rioting impede UN ceasefire observers. US officials see new opportunities for American influence in Indonesia. West Germany reafirms its aim for a European nuclear defense.
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Sydney
Dr Gough
Indo-Pakistan
Kashmir
Indonesia
West Germany
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Barry James Oliver
Ricky James
Allderine
Greens
Dandenong
An Khe
Oliver
Travellin
Cranbourne
British High Commission
Seo
Rroberrt Mingies
Canberra Highland Society
Drum
Mr Tom Russell
Peter Luck
NATO
Join
House of Representatives
MIT Licevveel Brio
Association of Rhodesian Indusries
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Lnion
Labour
Wasead Bottomley
Nkomo
Sithole
Bunda Street Civic Centre
CTC
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