Canberra ACT voting rights clash over motion
In Parliament on October 17 1963 Mr J R Fraser pressed Sir Robert to amend the act to lift ACT voting restrictions. Sir Robert refused. Fraser noted the ACT member can vote only on proposed laws not motions, sparking claims electors are denied representation in key decisions.
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House of Representatives
J. R. Fraser
Lab. Acct
Fraser
Sir Robert
Robert
A.C.T
Canberra
ACT
My Fraser
ACCT
Escapee Antal Tompos Recaptured Near Korumburra
Antal Tompos, 23, who had been missing since Saturday, was recaptured about 20 miles from the bay at Korumburra. He was serving an eight year phrase for armed robbery and said he hid in scrub on the island until yesterday before attempting escape. He found clothes on reaching the mainland, bought food with a friend’s money, and was picked up by a taxi near Korumburra.
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Antal Tompos
Korumburra
Tompos
Oming
Wlie
Kerumburra
Payroll robbery shocks Oakleigh as gunman flees
A tall quiet gunman robbed payroll money outside the Bank of New South Wales in Atherton Road Oakleigh, forcing accountant George John Ziltver to drive to Cliphing Road and abandoning the car after a short chase. A similar Croydon robbery had occurred weeks earlier, with over 22 000 taken.
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Melbourne
Oakleigh
Bank of New South Wales
Atherton Road
Croydon
George John Ziltver
Centre Road
Brighton
Hin
Ihe
Zilive
Cliphing Road
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Buckingham Palaces Replace 50 TV Sets for BBC Channel
The Queen has had all 50 television sets at Buckingham and Windsor Castle replaced with G2S line reception for the new BBC channel opening next April. The sets were hired, not bought, according to the Daily Mirror diarist.
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Buckingham
Windsor Castle
Mictorifiarist
BBC
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