State House Orders Wool Ban Inquiry
The debate centers on a nationwide wool price crisis and a proposed ban on Goulburn wool. Mr Hughes argues the move harms the free auction system and risks national economic wellbeing, while Mr Tully cites overseas duty to buy wool cheaply and the need for decisive action. The government reserves the right to intervene if monopolies threaten primary producers.
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Hughes
States
Canberra
Goulburn
New South Wales
Australia
Goldabrough
Newenatle
N.5.w
Newcastle
New England
Association
Tully
Min. Nott
Mr. Nott
Murder suspected in Canberra man's death at beach hut
The mutilated body of a Canberra man was found in a blazing holiday cottage at Maloa Beach Batemans Bay and identified by police as Thomas Congrave Hewitt. Detectives from Nowra and Wollongong sifted embers for clues as officers sought the killer.
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Sydney
Maloa Beach
Batemans Bay
Thomas Congrave
Hewitt
Canberra
Kero
Nowra
Wollongong
Bay Disaster Toll Soars as Rail Carriage Is Raised
In Bayonne New Jersey a Jersey Central rail carriage plunged from an open drawbridge into Newark Bay after a floodlight aided collapse. A crane surfaced the wreckage early today lifting bodies as the death toll rose from about 20 to potentially over 40 with passengers scrambling from submerged cars.
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Bayonne
New Jersey
Reuter
Newark Bay
Jersey Centralrain
Sickbed Flight Aids Opposition Move In Australia Senate
Senator Donald Grant 68 in poor health from surgery flies from War Memorial Hospital to Canberra to back an Opposition amendment to the 1958 59 Budget. Labour and allied Senators marshal a majority to challenge the Government as absences and a pending court case affect Canberra voting.
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Donald Grant
Lab
N.S.W
Sydney
Senate
Arnold
Grant
Labour Executive
Labour Party
Democratic Labour Party
Queensland Labour Party
Seator
Ken Snelly
Weeking Residendum
War Memorial Hospital
Canberra
Parliament House
Bhe
Don
Cooper
Wright
Gorton
Lib. Vic
Hobart
Cole
Tas
McManty
Kennelly
Britain Hesitates as Macmillan Faces Formosa Crisis
London reports a two hour Monday night exchange between Prime Minister Macmillan and Opposition Leader Gaitskell over Quemoy. Gaitskell urged readiness to travel to Washington if needed to stave war while Macmillan warned against overselling public positions on Formosa.
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London
China
Hugh Jaitekell
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Gaitskell
Macmillan
Washington
Quennoy
Mr. Macmillan
Scotland
Gaitskell Tater
Bromley
Formosa
New York
Casey
United Nations
Casey Oid
Mr. Casey
Radio Moscow
Russia
Formola
Warsaw
Mfr
Jacob Ream
Ching
Wang Ping-Nan
Commonwealth keeps iron ore ban on Japan in place
The Commonwealth maintains a 20 year ban on iron ore exports to Japan. Correspondence between the Commonwealth Government and Western Australian premiers is cited. Hawke has pressed to export 1,000,000 tons to Japan over 24 years. Prime Minister Menzies tabled the letters in Parliament.
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Commonwealth
Premies of
Western
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Woomera
Ministry of Supply
Department of Supply
Beach Hut
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