Closure urged for cave at Wee Jasper over infection risk
Tests on soil and air from Church Cave near Wee Jasper show potential fungus risk linked to histoplasmosis. Medical officer Dr Strakosch proposes immediate cave closure until results from Royal North Shore are known. Five young climbers diagnosed recently prompted precautionary sampling at Gong Cave as control. Local officials, including Shire President Tom Glover, vow to follow expert recommendations while considering nearby caves for safety.
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Royal North Shore Hospitals
Sydney
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Alec Howard
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Reyfield
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Thieu considers NLF peace bid acceptable to U S
A South Vietnamese senator quoted President Thieu saying the NLF ceasefire and a three part coalition government could be acceptable to allies though Thieu warned the communist demands were not reasonable The report cites Kissinger talks with Thieu and other officials and notes the NLF seeks elections at all levels from national to hamlet to topple the current regime
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Nixon
Kissinger
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National Liberation Front
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Ellaworth Bunker
US Army
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Charles Whitehouse
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Tran Thien Khiem
South Vietnam Security Council
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Bunker
Danh No
Thiew
United Press International
United States
McGovern
Diplomat Susini dies from Hanoi bombing injuries
Paris report states Pierre Susini a leading French diplomat died in a Paris hospital after being buried under wreckage from the October 11 attack on the French Delegate General building in Hanoi He suffered third degree burns and a head wound The AP reported a preliminary US inquiry warned a stray bomb may have caused the damage in Saigon the same day
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Pierre Susini
Hanoi
Susini
Population decline marks first since 1916 in Australia
Australia’s population fell in the June quarter for the first time in more than 50 years, with preliminary figures released in Canberra yesterday. The data signal a rare dip in a period of steady growth, prompting analysts to reassess migration, birth rates, and economic factors shaping the nation’s demography.
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Australia
Unclear late news fragment on prios ta and legal matters
Fragmentary item mentions Rhett ASED Bonn and Bonn, jail terms for fence offenses, a potential marriage to West Gare, and official aware statements. Text is garbled with many misspellings, limiting clear facts or outcomes.
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Bonn
Crermal
Weter Mann
Gomer Vo
West Gare
Population declines in June quarter across Australian states
Commonwealth Statistics Bureau data show a June 30 population of 12,959,000, down 12,000 from March, marking the first quarterly decline since 1916. Net overseas migration fell about 53,000 and births exceeded deaths by about, with NSW and other states also reporting decreases. NSW 4,662,000, Victoria 3,546,100, Queensland 1,869,300, South Australia 1,088,500, Western Australia 1,053,200, and ACT 392,200.
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South Australia
Western Australa
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Victoria
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Saus Ago
West Australia
Act
War cabinet records made public for study by researchers
The Commonwealth Archives Office will publish about 60 pages of Cabinet records from 1939 to 1941 for scholars Monday, with more wartime materials to follow. The Canberra Times will run a series drawing on these documents, which reveal leaders’ attitudes and policy debates during early World War II.
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Robert) Menzies
Joon
Arthur Fadden
John ‘Curtie
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Economic Cabinet
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Australia
Germany
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Japan
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Nto
Communist Party
Change in top London post amid retirement plans
Sir Alexander Downer 62 will retire as Australia s High Commissioner in London next Tuesday. Control of the post is expected to shift from the Prime Minister s Department to the Department of Foreign Affairs from November. Prime Minister McMahon announced the retirement and named W B Pritchett acting High Commissioner until a successor is appointed.
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Alexander Downer
Australia
London
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Department of Foreign Affairs
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Alexander
W. B. Pritchett
Executive Council
Mr Pritchett
Foreign Affairs
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High Commission
Sir Alexander Downer
A Sweet Cop for Jam Man
Sydney reported a plum jam theft by a man who took six tons of jam. It was his second major theft this year after previously stealing several tons from another factory. He was hired to collect a jam load from a Darlington factory and has disappeared with the vehicle.
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Sydney
Sydey
Talks off in Port Moresby constitutional talks
In Port Moresby on Friday Australian Papua New Guinea talks were canceled at the last minute. Chief Minister Somare said External Territories Minister Peacock agreed that progress was satisfactory and no formal session was needed at this stage.
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Australia
Papua New Guinea
Somare
Peacock
Papua Now Caines Minis
More Housing Blocks Likely Soon
The NCDC plans to boost land for detached housing by over 530 blocks in its 1973 75 program. A Canberra conference criticizes terms of reference for the national superannuation inquiry and its committee. A Northern Ireland Protestant leader predicts Protestants will be in Ulster. Nixon’s revenue sharing will distribute 2 560 million dollars to state and city administrations this month, reversing a multi year trend. Life at 70 features modest pleasures and pensioner routines in a reflective vignette.
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NCDC
Committee of Inquiry
Canberra
L.S
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