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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1953
Page
4
Parliament notes Menzies travels toward the Coronation as Korea and Laos loom. Cabinet debate focuses on Indo Chinese risk, Western interests, and the Woomera Rocket Range. A Sydney boy prompts the PM on Senate timing, highlighting political involvement.
A special Coronation souvenir issue of The Express will be published on Thursday to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The edition is illustrated and notes Lausanne Switzerland as a popular site for the 1960 Olympic Games. The text mentions a large US 29 ton gun, steam locomotive, nuclear ideas, television, jet propulsion, and British inventions. It references early steam heated passenger trains in the USA and a stockman’s outfit event at Wai’iada shows.
Major works to construct the Adaminaby dam as part of the Snowy Mountains scheme will begin soon. The project includes a large earth filled dam on the Eucumbene River, a 14 mile tunnel under the mountains, and a Tumut Pond dam with five power stations along the Tumut River. Cabramurra town is being built to house workers, and contracts are expected for the 14 mile tunnel and associated power installations. Completion is projected around 1959 with rapid progress possible after contracts are signed.
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