Premierships decided in four codes this weekend
The 1973 season crowned its champions as Canberra Tigers beat Queanbeyan Hives 17 8 in rugby league at Ca tra. In Canberra soccer Croatia Deakin won its second ACT Soccer Federation title with a win over Juventus 2 1 after extra time in the Amoca Cup final. Bowral defeated Yass 11 3 to claim Canberra Cup premiership in club rugby union. ANU Law beat Easts Colts 13 9 for the Waugh Reports title.
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Seiffert Oval
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan Blues
David Grimmond
Canberra Tigers
Terry Parker
Blues
John Anderson
Catra
Queanberan Hives
Tigers
Queanbeys
Sydney
Byian
Nimsiie
Bongetts
Salton
Richmond
St Kilda
Collingwood
Carlton
Croatia
Deakin
ACT Soccer Federation
Juventus
Ant Deakin
ACT Club Rugby Union
Bowral
Yass
Anu-Law
Easts Colts
Unity of three Churches closer after Presbyterian poll
Sydney Sunday report notes progress toward the Uniting Church of Australia as a large Presbyterian poll asks 1,043,570 members about union with Methodists and Congregationalists. First counts show St Andrews Forrest voting against union while other congregations lean toward it. results are unofficial and binding only toward the May 1 decision.
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Uniting Church of Australia
Presbyterian Church
Christian Broadcasting Association
Five Dock
Churches of Australia
Presbyteres
Strate General Assemblies
General Assembly of Australia
Presbyterian of Australia
Christian Stewardship and Promotions Department
The
Jock MacKillop
Fred MacKay
Natonal Assembly
Unclear fragmentary news item from late edition
A garbled OCR fragment mentions army matters and an investigation linked to a Republican arpolitical topic. It references Heath and IRA warnings, with incomplete names and place details making precise reporting impossible.
Trains Delay After Melbourne Sydney Express Derailment
Two Melbourne to Sydney passenger trains were delayed three hours after four cars derailed at Binnal 40 miles north of Cootamundra. No injuries reported.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Binnal
Cootamundra
Sabah Names New Governor After Oath Taker Retires
Tan Sri Datuk Mohamed Fuad Stephens, former Maay sian High Commissioner to Australia, took the oath Sunday as Governor of Sabah State. He succeeds Pengeran Ahmad An, who has retired from the post.
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Kuala Lumpur
Tan Sri Datuk Mohamed Fuad Stephens
Ma’aysian
Australia
Malaysia
Sabah
Natin Pengeran Ahmad ‘An
Runaway truck injures man near creek
A truck ran away at Yass yesterday afternoon pinning 44 year old Jim Beck under the wheel amid petrol spills near a creek. He was freed after about 30 minutes with a crane and rushed to hospital in satisfactory condition for a possible leg fracture and chest and arm injuries.
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Yass
Jim Beck
Beck
Mr Beck
Australia loses UK vote on Commonwealth role
London reports show Australia defeated in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting over moves to give Canberra a permanent executive committee representative. Delegates from Australia and many Pacific nations opposed the plan, while New Zealand and others questioned Pacific paternalism. Audit notes Daly-led bid failed. Daly returned to Canberra as Forbes leads the delegation with Senator Cant as deputy.
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London, Sunday
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Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Association
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
House of Representatives
Daly
Australia
Commonwealth
Pacific
Hunt
Muldoon
Canberra
Forbes
Labor
Western Australia
Cant
Canberra Sunday Enjoyed by Crowd at Lake Burley Griffin
A drowsy Canberra day with 15 degree sunshine drew hundreds to Lake Burley Griffin lawns and parks. Families picnicked and dozed while anglers fished near Kings Avenue bridge and youths played on the shore. Roving chatter pointed to large crowds expected for the Australian rules final at Manuka Oval and rugby league final at Seiffert Oval, with forecasts predicting continued fine weather and northwesterly winds. Floods threaten.
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Weather Bureau
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Australia
Canberra
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Aea
Manuka Oval
Seiffertona
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Canberra Times
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Pompidou
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ANT
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