Battle over schools begins in Queanbeyan
Parents teachers and officials clash during Education Week over staff shortages, migrant pupil impact, and aging buildings. NSW Department of Education promises next available infant teacher and six new classrooms plus renovations. Teachers Federation opens school day tours highlighting facilities in need.
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Queanbeyan
Parents and Citizens ' Associations
NSW Teachers Federation
Mauger
Department of Education
Garbage costs could raise rates in Canberra
A new arbitration award increasing truck crews to three loaders and a five day week raises costs for Waste Transfers Pty Ltd. Canberra contracts now end Dec 5 with tenders invited for new papers starting Dec 7. The Department of the Interior offered to fund one extra runner per truck, but details were unsettled while negotiations continued.
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Canberra
Arbitration Commission
Waste Transfers Pty Ltd
Department of the Interior
Canberra Times
Talks on closing gaps in laws
Commonwealth and State law officers will draft legislation to close gaps revealed by a High Court judgment. The ruling found State laws do not always apply on Commonwealth controlled property, prompting talks on retrospective measures and possible cemetery and related regulations.
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Nsw
Rid Raap
Garfield Barwick
Commonwealth
State
Commonwealth Attorney-General
Igh
Texan Buys Northern Territory Cattle Station
A Dallas based Texan, Mr Bunker Nelson Hunt, buys a large cattle station in the Northern Territory for 1 million dollars. He acquires it from Mr Mary Ward of Adelaide. the property covers about 1,400 square miles and expands his Territory interests.
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Sydney
Northern Territory
Bunker Nelson Hunt
Dallas
Mary Ward
Adelaide
Treaty signed renounces force in Europe by West Germany and USSR
In Moscow the West German Chancellor Brandt and Soviet Premier psygin signed a treaty renouncing the use of force and respecting frontiers in Europe. The historic accord marks a major step in Brandt's Ostpolitik toward normalizing relations with Communist nations, ending decades of mistrust.
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Moscow
West Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
Brandt
Siniet
Psygin
Grand Palace
Kremlin
Hak
Profitability to be argued in oil case
The Full Bench of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission ruled that profitability will not be ruled on as a separate threshold issue before the unions' oil industry claims. Mr Hawke will present evidence on company profits in the unions' case, with four weeks of annual leave, higher wages, and shift-penalty changes among sought terms, and the hearing resumes tomorrow.
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Oil Industry Industrial Committee
J. Faichney
Australian Council of Trade Unions
R. J. Hawke
Hawke
Commission
General Motors- Holden
T Red
JT. Hiatt
Mr Hiatt
Richard Kirby
Hiatt
Cage
GMH
Oil Companion
Cooling off call highlights Labor Party bid
Victorian State Labor President urged a cooling off of issues raised at last week's Federal executive meeting. Tension rose in Ulster with deaths of two young policemen in a booby trap and Protestant Apprentice Boys Day celebrations in Londonderry. Guerrillas in Uruguay threaten to kill two more hostages. Algeria to withdraw troops from the Suez Canal amid dissatisfaction with American peace proposals. Papua New Guinea to strengthen its laws, says Secretary for Law. Canberra Methodist Church inquiry recommends Sunday sport be allowed only after 1 pm. Twenty four Aborigines to study culture and future in a six week residential course at ANU next year. Mining stocks rally on the Sydney Stock Exchange led by IMC Nickel fund and Poseidon.
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Victorian Labor Party
Ulster
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Middle East
Algeria
Suez Canal
P NG
Papua New Guinea
Law
L. J. Curethe
Australia
ANU
Sydney Stock Exchange
IMC
Poseidon
Victorians boycott Shell and Peters ice cream
In Melbourne a 40 person meeting of trade unionists women and pensioners urged a boycott of Shell products and Peters ice cream to curb rising prices. Organised by the Union of Australian Women and the Trades Hall committee a petition for price and profit control was planned while other goods may join the protest. Ken Carr said members were asked to avoid Shell and Peters products amid record profits and high petrol prices.
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Melbourne
Peter
The
Union of Australian Women and the
Trades Hall Administrative and Financial Review Committee
Ken Carr
Shell
Canberra population figures rise to 130 250 in June 1970
The Commonwealth Statistics Bureau reports Canberra's population at 130 250 at end June 1970, up 2 500 from March and 36 936 since June 1966. Diplomatic staff and families of about 1 500 are not included. Growth is concentrated in new suburbs Belconnen Weston Creek and Woden. Northern and southern suburbs show little change.
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Canberra
Commonwealth Statistics Bureau
Belconnen
Weston Creek
Woden
Raaf Base
Fairbairn
Hmas Harman
Protesters halted at Redfern Central School gates by police
About 30 demonstrators from the Council for the Defence of Government Schools DOGS were turned back by police at Redfern Central School. They carried placards planning a mini education week inside during Education Week across NSW Victoria and South Australia. They protested for more aid to Government schools and urged ending government aid to independent schools.
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Sydney
Redfern Central School
Council For the Defence of
Nsw
Victoria
South Australia
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G Queenbeyan Infants School Mothers’ Club
Mra J. Goonan
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Queanbeyan Public School
John Bennetts
Commonwealth Aileen
WY Soton
Texan
Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commisson
Mr J. Faichney
Uriguay
Hm Arts
S.A
SF — Iti
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Record and Hi-Fi
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Canberra City
GPO
Sries
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