The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 3

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The Chief. Minister, Mr Everingham. leave Darwin Harbour. But before the takeover "ministers" could read their prepared speeches, Mr McNally staged a counter-coup and evicted them from the studio. Undeterred, the leaders sent a telegram to the Prime Minister whom Mr Rocklife had described on air as' John Fraser to inform him of the "takeover!" -Then they all went home to bed.

While the "coup" was going on, hundreds pf public servants who being transferred from the Federal Department of the Northern Territory and Construction to the NT Government were throwing huge parties. Liquidation They weren't just celebrating self-government, they were drinking the remaining liquid assets of their various social clubs that have become defunct with their department. The official takeover took place at. 8 am when the Territory's Admini-strato'r'Mr John England, swore in Mr Everingham, a 35-year-old lawyer, and his four-man His Deputy and Treasurer is Mr Marshall Perron, a 36-year-old for- At midnight on Friday the, Federal Government formally relinquished coo-trol of the Territory and eight hours later, in a solemn ceremony, the new Country liberal Party Cabinet of Chief Minister Mr Paul Everingham was sworn in. But in, the meantime 25.

less serious-minded citizens of Darwin occupied radio station 8 DN to declare the establishment of the "Democratic Republic of the Northern Territory." They into the studio and surprised the two-man nightshift, but" the startled announcer kept them at bay long enough to call station manager Jim 'McNally, rushed from his bed' to the? After talks with the "revolutionaries," Mr Mc-Nally allowed self-styled president Alan Rocklife to make the independence declaration over the air. Mr Rocklife, wearing a T-shirt, shorts and thongs, told listeners that due to official incompetence the Territory had no Government between midnight and 8 am and he had taken control. He announced that the Territory had seceded from the Commonwealth and HMAS Derwent had been given 30 minutes to panicked after the shot and fled empty-handed. The American, dazed and bleeding, phoned the reception desk and staggered down to the lobby, leaving a trail of blood. The receDtionist said heads.

American, 28, grabbed the barrel of a sawn-off .22 rifle the men 2 pointed at him and I struck one of them with if mer wharf tally clerk and barge company manager. Within minutes of being sworn in, Mr Perron was handed a cheque for $55 million from the Federal Government the first payment from Canberra under the new self-government arrangement. 1 Mr Everingham and his team then flew to Adelaide. River, 120 kilometres south of Darwin, to raise the new Northern Territory flag a Sturt desert rose emblem on an ochre background at the local races. Later, they returned to Darwin for a similar ceremony accompanied by a 17-gun salue from HMAS Derwent and a spectacular firework display.

But despite the celebrations, self-government day in Darwin jwas an anti-climax. Administrative changes have been progressing slowly for a year and Government sources freely admitted that most Darwin residents were, apathetic to the issue. In any event, the Territory probably won't achieve full statehood promised by Prime-Minister. Mr Fraser, for another 1 5 to 20 years. The Mayor of Darwin, Dr Ella Stack, has been an unwavering, supporter of self-government.

fit's-high time that the decisions made on are made by the people we have elected locally, not 2,000 miles away," she said. But what of the 100,000 ordinary Territorians? "It won't make much difference," said a driver, John Evans, 34,. Another very Special Release of his other hand. The gun went off and the bullet struck the she thought the Ameri-1 can was joking when he i called her to say he had been "He's the fsort of per- son who jokes a lot but then he came down and I saw all the blood li 2 American in the left arm. tie was laier treated 7 Ww tuc rauauiaua iiospiui, where his condition was satisfactory.

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I a local theatre in' play 'Beginner's Nothing arlr ment, including; iand money, btfen dis-, and there was no sign of forcible entry or struggle. 1 sprinter in Victoria and appeared with the Australian National Theatre before coming to the United States. Crane, 49, had been savagely beaten over the head. An electric cord was tied around his neck. Ilil and run A l6-yeaf-old knocked oyer in a accident early on Saturday morning, is in a V'very poor condition" at Prince Alfred Hospital.

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