Hancock a worrier, coroner told
Sydney coroner's court heard comedian Tony Hancock was a perfectionist and a worrier. Edward David Joffe testified Hancock died by self-administered amylobarbitone while in deep mental distress. Hancock's body was found at Birriga Road Bellevue Hill by Mrs Joffe. Coroner praised his fortitude amid worries as he carried on work giving others pleasure.
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Industrial disputes cost 4m in wages in March quarter
Commonwealth Statistician Mr K Archer reported in Canberra that industrial disputes in Australia during the March quarter cost 4 million in wages and caused 378,602 lost working days. NSW recorded the most disputes with 209 disputes and 207,105 lost days, totaling 2.2 million dollars in wages.
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Canberra scaffolders end six day strike and return to work
Eighteen Canberran scaffolders will resume duties at 7.30 am after ending a six day strike on a Builders Labourers Federation recommendation. They had demanded seven and a half pence an hour increase. a federal arbitration conference failed to settle the dispute. The employer Fyshwick Mills Scaffold Division said retrospective payment could be overruled if applications seek it.
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Margarine Sales Hit by Bolte Price Talks
Melbourne reports Premier Sir Henry Bolte warned he may limit margarine sales, provoking public outcry from housewives and pensioners groups. A Swan Hill by election and pensioner meetings shaped debate over a new lower priced cooking margarine brand. Reactions centered on affordability and freedom of choice amid quota restrictions and price tensions.
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Henry Bolte
Swan Hill
Henry
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Housewives’ , Association
J. Ellis
Fraser attacked over policy by Canberra Young Liberals
Malcolm Mackerras, president of the Canberra Young Liberals, accused Labor Member for the ACT J R Fraser of inconsistency on Communist expansionism. He said Fraser showed this in a radio interview on Monday after a statement on Tuesday.
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Militant civil rights debate concerns young Americans
An American Baptist leader in Canberra warned that young Americans are drawn to militant civil rights figures. Dr John Williams of Kansas urged peaceful means, while noting the challenge of engaging militants who dramatize injustice. He supported Humphrey for broad civil rights awareness but condemned aggressive tactics.
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Hubert Humphrey
New Zealand firm denies shipping rates won 260 Australian houses bid
NZ contractor denies cheap freight aided tender for 5.25 million dollar Hamersley Iron project to build 260 homes in northwest Australia. Beazley partners dismiss business fears, noting 80,000 houses built yearly in Australia and that the 260 homes amount to 0.3 percent of annual output.
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Lone Australian sailor completes solo voyage to England
Lone world circumnavigator Wolf Hausner of Australia arrived in England aboard his home built 32 foot catamaran Taboo after leaving Western Australia in July 1967. He called the designer Erik Manners in Norfolk to report his England arrival and plans to sail to Great Yarmouth for a civic reception, with the final leg from the West Indies aboard the North Sea route.
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Erik Manners
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West Indies
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