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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 03, 1973

Page

2

Memo Matic Knitting Machine Demo at D Js Stores

D Js Knitting Machine advisory centers in Wool Departments will host a live demo by Chris Gapinski in Civic on Thursday with Friday and Saturday morning sessions. Attendees receive a free knitting table valued at 24.80 and wool worth 310 with every 321 Memo Matic purchase. The Memo Matic is a fully automatic punch card machine that knits and weaves, priced at 169 including table and wool.

D.j's D.j’s Chris Gapinski Civic Memo-Matic Memo- Matic

Outback should have more roads says minister

Melbourne Monday. Federal Works Minister Senator Cavanagh told the Australian Asphalt and Pavement Association conference that there should be more road building in the outback with bitumen roads linking major stations to Ayers Rock. He noted six million dollars had been allocated to states for essential roadmaking. Association secretary Mr Ken McKenzie cited about 40 delegates from Britain the US Japan New Zealand and Taiwan.

Melbourne Cavanagh Australian Asphalt and Pavement Association International Alice Rings Port August Atlen Springs Ayers Rock Australia Association Ken Me Kenzie Delegaes Brtain Japan New Zealand Taiwan

Obituary for Gilbert Edmund James Hughson

The funeral for Gilbert Edmund James Hughson of Crace Street Weelan sera will be at 3 30 pm today at Norwood Crematorium Gun ganlin. He spent 25 years teaching in Canberra died at Canberra Hospital on Saturday aged 6 He moved to Canberra in 1934 and taught at Telopen Sark intermediate and Canberra High before returning to Canberra in 1955 to lead Ly ngham High School until 1970. He was involved in education committees and served as a member of the Australian Cottage of Exhibition He belonged to the Canberra Club and Rotary Club of Canberra. He is survived by his wife a brother Gordon Hughson three sisters Mrs Hazel Sweaney and daughters Mrs Patricia Uneroi and Mrs Beverly Sharp.

Gilbert Edmund James Hughson Crace Street Weelan Sera Norwood Mark Crematorium Gunganlin Hughson Canberra Laught Telopen Sark I Nsw Lynham High School Curie Act Exhication Rotary Clu Canterra Gordon Iuhson Hazel Sweaney Patricia Uneroi Naw Bett Beverly Sharp Salisbury Eoghan

Free bus service gains support in inner-city expansion

A Department of the Capital Territory spokesman said yesterday the new free bus service marked a dramatic pilot in inner-city transport. The service around Bundar Street and Sanday Circuit operated every five minutes, drawing 120 passengers compared with 6 on Friday when normal 10s fares applied.

Department of the Capital Territory Bunda Street Airlig Vende Sanday Circuit

Labor silent on plans for adequate highways

Labor has offered little on financing a national highway network since taking office on December 2, 1972. The party previously criticized Liberal-Country policies, pledging a Sydney to Canberra four lane link at about 1.73 miles with costs near 220 million pounds, and vowing to fund urban transport up to 700 million over five years while wary of national road funding.

Simce Alsatia Lavoe Onpasilion Aliaies Me Jones Canberra Mill Terrigal Trai Jones Tahor Singulanhy Whillant Australia Vietnam W Whillam Tyne Albury Mx Whitlam Labor

Low interest loans to Victoria Society directors examined

A Victorian permanent-building society issued large low interest loans to directors and their families, totaling over 100,000. The State Government Building Societies Registrar, amid a national probe, is examining society transactions and has placed the society among those under scrutiny. Directors were unavailable for comment.

Melbourne Victoria Tareas Permanent Thei Peelfmin Thele

Cities Commission to be policy maker says official

Sir John Overall, head of the Cities Commission, asserts statutory authority to set national urban policy while the Department of Urban and Regional Development handles administration. He compares the Commission to France’s urban planning body and the UK Ministry of the Environment, stressing its ongoing role in advising Commonwealth and State Governments and guiding urban growth through a five year plan.

Cities Commission John Overall Department of Liban and France Strohm Ministry of the Environment Department of Urban Hhe Altice Uren RURDA Niblic Service Department Ath ‘Rity Sutyine Srowih Potentizl Srowih

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