Commonwealth to drive North Australian development with Snowy model
The Canberra Times argues retaining the Snowy Mountains Authority as a national development tool makes sense and urges imaginative planning for North Australia. It proposes Commonwealth led, fully financed projects in Queensland Northern Territory and Western Australia to absorb unemployment and spur growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowy Mountains
Commonwealth
Queensland
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Danish Prime Minister Faces Inflation Crisis and Tax Cuts
Danish Prime Minister Krag, ruling with a one seat majority, battles inflation through a package of bills. The plan includes pay limits, price control, housing rent limits, subsidies, and a compulsory loan to absorb extra purchasing power from tax cuts. Opposition resistance persisted but the government moved ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krag
Iggo Kampmann
Mr. Krag
Denmark
Folketing
Britain's trade minister accepts invitation to visit China
Britain's President of the Board of Trade Mr Frederick Irroll has accepted in principle an invitation to visit China though no date is set. The invitation came from Chinese Vice-Minister Lu Hsu Chang after a three week mission to Britain seeking expanded Sino British trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A.A.P. - Renter
Britain
Board of Trade
Frederick Irroll
Chin
Uut
Lu Hsu- Chang
Immigrant Population in Ottawa and Canada 1961 Census
Canada’s 1961 census shows 2,844,000 immigrants making up 15.6 percent of the population. More than half arrived since 1950, with 1,086,000 reporting citizenship other than Canadian in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Public debate over milk pricing zoning and vendor margins
Letters discuss opposition to milk price rises and zoning for competition, citing Melbourne and Canberra figures, vendor margins, and petrol costs. They call for hearing company plans and proposing higher vendor margins, while debating smoking and cancer statistics and urging careful public campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourn
Canberra
Melbourne
W. M. O'Brien
Electrical Trades Union
Smoking and Lung Cancer Debate in Public Health
Reading The Canberra Times April 19 shows the National Health and Medical Research Council urging restrictions on smoking claims. The piece questions a definite link between smoking and lung cancer, citing Dr Michael Kelly and contrasting authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra Times
National Health and Medical Research Council
Michael Kelly
Macfarlane Burnet
Charles Mayo
Kelly
Chinese Paintings Show Amid Canberra Art Club Exhibition
The Canberra Art Club presents Chinese works river side Hut with young artists departing from traditional painting. Hu Chichung leads with 11 pieces showing calligraphic influence and movement. Peng Want-Tsi offers subdued yellow browns and then blue red pieces. The show runs through next Saturday and features framed prints and a table display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hu Chichung
Peng Want-Tsi
NSW leaders push for parks and recreation reforms
In New South Wales this week reforms seek more parks and fields. Dick Healey calls for a Sydney recreation commission to plan 3500 acres of sport land and 50 new golf courses in 20 years. Douglas Darby proposes turning North Head into a park and using the army site lessons to support tourism and quaran tine changes. Local officials defend North Head facilities while plans for a third university face delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
R. O
Dick) Healey
A.B.C
Wakehurst
Douglas Darby
Manly
Healey
Sydney
Forestry Commission
Heatey
California
Commission
Darby
North Head
Australia
Jervis Bay
Port Stephens
Army
Visiting Quartet Chamber Music Disappoints Audience
A Hamburg based quartet delivered a mixed program with Schubert Haydn and Dvorak. The balance intonation and attack suffered with the best parts limited to Haydn's Op. 76 No.5 despite moments of promise in the Dvorak slow movement. Listener W.L.H. notes lacking glow in rarely moving performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whs
Hamburg
Schubert
Haydn
Dvorak
Taos
America
W.L.H
NZ Doctors to reveal smoking habits in survey
New Zealand doctors will answer a health department survey about their smoking to aid educational campaigns. The Deputy Director of Public Health says doctors support the proposal and the questionnaire will be sent to all doctors later this year. England saw more non smokers among doctors than in other professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Berkson
Mayo Clinic
Australia
New Zealand
America
South Africa
Britain
Astcott
K. L. Williams
Campbell
Wellington
Governor General Returns to Canberra From Sydney
Vice regal the Governor General and family members arrived at Government House Canberra after a visit ending at Admiralty House Sydney yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government House
Canberra
Admiralty House
Sydney
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Australia Development
P.M
Curly
J.K
China
Kingston
Canberra Art Club
New South Wales
Times
H. G. Lavering
Lavering
Department of Immigration
School of Artillery
G. C. Ball
Newcastle
J. Simpson
Japan
Simpson
Balmoral Baths
Sep Prosser
W. H. Dawbin
University of Sydney
North Ryde
Wetherell
University of N.S.W
Baxter
Roberts
Sydney University
Mr. Wetherell
Ald
J. W. Paton
Paton
Professor Roberts
Professor Baxter
N.Z
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!