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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1973
Page
3
Indonesia embraces Australian military aid with the Sabre program renamed Garuda Bangkit meaning the awakening of the eagle. The plan aims to modernize forces while reducing overall rivalries as Suhrahadi and Panggabean stress reform, ideology, and welfare over external aggression.
GOULBURN, Tuesday. A five mile section of the Hume Highway between Towrang and Wandi, built by the Department of Main Roads, was opened yesterday.
A South Mawson Residents Association spokesman said the Department of the Capital Territory will take early action to improve the area near Melrose Drive and the Mawson telephone exchange. Pedestrians currently walk on the roadway due to no footpath and neglected lawns adjacent to the exchange will be upgraded along with area maintenance.
Minister for the Capital Territory Enderby aims to present within a month a draft policy for ACT self-government. He urged speeding up decisions on the form of self rule while promoting much larger housing output in 1974 to stabilise rising costs. He noted no opposition to his 60 percent housing increase submission and said land and housing supply could be expanded with Treasury cooperation.
Canberra outlines six day Easter and Anzac break with store closures at 5 30pm today and reopen next Thursday. Major supermarkets parks banks chemists post offices and transport schedule altered while hotels garages libraries and SPCA adjust hours. airlines add flights, tourist bureau hours set, and bread and fruit markets operate limited hours during the period.
Dam effects to be reviewed by Tallaganda Shire Council with the Metro Politan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board next month. Topics include road disruption and planning in the eastern shire. the Welcome Reef Dam will affect several roads including part of the Braidwood Nowra road.
In Muttons Falls about ten miles east of Bathurst thieves raided St Peter's Church which dates back to the late 1850s, taking the bell and the altar. The act was discovered this past weekend.
Australia exported meat worth 280 million dollars to the United States in 1971 72, led by beef veal and mutton aided by healthy demand. Meat exports to Japan for the same year reached 578.5 million dollars, signaling solid international sales across key markets. Senator Wriedt, Australia s Minister for Primary Industry, expressed satisfaction with the outlook for imported meat demand.
Commonwealth State plans for a national park on Sydney Harbour shores appear pigeonholed indefinitely. The NSW Lands Minister said no progress after two approaches to the Prime Minister since his term. Restoration of shore land for a park had been acclaimed by Labor in Opposition.
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