Lease Auction Sees High Bids and Pass-Ins Across Hawker
Prices for Hawker, Latham and Chapman leases surged at yesterday's restricted auction with only nine of seventy six leases meeting or beating the reserve. Several blocks drew strong interest from buyers, including a Sydney couple who said values compared well with prior prices. The average Hawker lease price rose to around $X,XXX while Chapman listings climbed from July. No government houses will be built in Hawker or Chapman.
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Chapman
Hullavre
I Pelham
Canberra
Sydney
Hawker
Tatham
R. H Webster
B& O
Flynn, Macgregor & Melba
Javelin accident kills Mentone boy 14
Melbourne brief reports Andrew Bryce aged 14 died after a javelin struck him in the back of the head during school practice at Mentone Boys Grammar. His sister Denice described the death as an accident. the headmaster was unavailable for comment.
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Melbourne
Moonday
Andrew Bryce
Mentone Boys Grammar
Denice
KK. W. Jones
North View China trainer tops late US pride report
A late news brief notes a North View China trainer leading the field in a relay or training event. Details are sparse but the item highlights a Chinese entrant and a top position in the event.
Japanese PM apologises to China on normalising ties
Tokyo reports say Prime Minister Tanaka apologised for past Japanese crimes against China during a six day visit to Peking. The leaders agreed in talks to normalise relations to ease tensions and promote world peace despite lingering differences. Chou En-lai welcomed the move, stressing a long history yet a lesson from aggression.
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Tanaka
Chou En-lai
Peking
China
Kyodo
Tokyo
Chou
Japan
Mor & Hew
Keyode
Mir Tanaka
Mr Chou
Akataka Imperial Palace
Nixon
Honever
Tansko
Epocaaideath
Aeeny
Mr Tojo
Bomb addressed to US official in Sydney
A letter bomb detected in an envelope posted from Rabaul to the American Consulate-General in Sydney marks the sixth letter bomb found in Australia since Saturday and the first aimed at an American diplomat. Police and Post Office investigators will expand checks as authorities assess the device and suspect methods.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Australia
Canberra
Amsterdam
United States Air Force
Tempe
Austraia
Din
Jin
M. Hannah
Alan Saiil
Woollahra
Alan
Presa
Parlament House
Redfern
Netherlands
Post Office
Nsw
Oliver Holmes
US Air Force
USAF
Frank Sino Japanese talks open in Peking hall
In the Great Hall of the People in Peking the leaders met for three hours this afternoon. A 40 minute preliminary session preceded the talks as Tokyo announced a gift to China. Both sides called the discussions frank and useful as they explored a future peace treaty and a commercial pact.
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Peking
Rer
China
Amo
Oma
Mort Street sites over valued in two assessments
Two Mort Street sites were undervalued by the Valuation Review Board, authorities told yesterday. Each property should have been valued at 105,000 dollars instead of 170,000 and 176,000. The matter appeared on Page 3. The report also notes other items across pages including charity, defence pay, politics, a prison inquiry, and stock market mentions.
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Mort Street
Pentridge
Formosan vessels escape custody at Manus island
In Port Moresby three Formosan fishing boats slipped away from custody on Manua Island around 10:10 pm Saturday. Captains and engineers remained in Lorengau under Manus district authority as Lae and Madang patrol boats plus a commercial aircraft hunted them. The search ended late yesterday as vessels appeared to be beyond territorial waters. court action against the three captains for Guinea waters charges would proceed.
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Port Moresby
Manua Island
Department of the
Lorengau
Manus
Lae
Madang
Guinea
Wool price rises prompt call for stability by minister
Australia’s Minister for Primary Industry Mr Sinclair warned at the Narromine Macquarie Valley Irrigators symposium that wool prices rising too quickly could push textile buyers toward man-made fibres. He urged a stable, profitable price level and noted current high demand but warned of possible abrupt collapses.
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Sinclair
Macquarie Valley
Canberra
Australia
$100,000 Drug Haul Seized in Melbourne Restaurant
Federal and state detectives seized hashish worth over $100,000 from the Ali Baba Restaurant in Swanston Street Melbourne. About 100 pounds were hidden under eight crates on the Norge ship's shipment from Marseilles via Lebanon. Police questioned more than a dozen suspects after raids on Melbourne suburbs.
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Melbourne
Australia
Swanston Street
Thurusy
Norge
Lebanon
Marseilles
Pia Et
Boxer Archer Hospitalized After First-RRound KO
Melbourne reports South African welterweight Joey Archer was rushed to St Vincents Hospital after a sensational first round knockout by Michael Karpaney at Festival Hall. The second Australian fight ended when Archer absorbed a devastating left hook and was unable to continue.
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Melbourne
Joey Archer
St Vincents Hospital
Michael Karpaney
Festival Hall
Archer
Emer Mas
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Mir Mikaide
Keno Yoshida
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Han Wien Lung
Liao Sheng Chih
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Wang Heian Yin
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Mort St
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