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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1963
Page
4
Melbourne reports a twinette sleeping carriage is being built at Newport for Spirit of Progress service. The 75 ft long car will be the longest passenger vehicle at Newport and can seat 20 sleeping passengers plus six first class and eight second class seats.
Australia should adopt a decimal weight system to simplify freight calculations and align with the United States Canada and South Africa. Secretary R J Graves of the Australian Road Transport Federation said the 14 lb stone and 281b quarter would become 14 and 281b fractions under a 100 lb hundredweight and 2000 lb ton, easing conversion costs and complementing currency decimalisation.
Premier Heffran concluded a brief Beirut stop on his world tour and departed by air overnight for New Delhi. He met local officials and discussed regional issues before continuing his diplomatic itinerary.
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