$26m SUIT IN AUST.
Claim Against Publishers <N.ZP.A. -Reuter— Copyright) SYDNEY, July 12. Two writs claiming a total of $26 million were brought by an Australian mining company against a Canberra publishing firm, and a journalist The mining company, Vam, Ltd, is claiming $lO million from Maxwell Newtown, Pty, Ltd, publishers, apd a writer, Mr lan Huntley. X
The chairman of directors of Vam, Ltd (Mr Frank Close) is claiming $3 million from each party. The cause of action was no disclosed in either writ issued out of the Supreme Court yesterday. However, a legal spokesman for Vam, Ltd, said that the actions were brought for defamation arising out of a front page article in the July 6 issue of the “Australian Miner.”
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32349, 15 July 1970, Page 10
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