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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
7
Canberra reports that Minister Fairbairn announced a fresh assessment showing nuclear explosions to form water storages remain far from reality. He cited Non Proliferation Treaty limits and the US Plowshare program, noting no proven technique exists for this use.
A new one class room primary school is to replace existing facilities and serve Tooracrefet Tange and nearby rural areas. Enrolment projected around 960 with kinder through 6th grade, a hall and offices included. Construction contracts valued at about 70 000 dollars and 46 000 dollars awarded to E W Finkaman for interior works and related facilities.
The Government will supply measles vaccine to all States for immunising children aged one to nine, announced yesterday by Health Minister Dr Forbes.
A Goulburn committee, led by Alderman Kest Moresby, to watch wool village moves for the bulk of New South Wales State clip. The plan, tied to a wool selling centre near Sydney, aims to locate in ACT and Northern Territory areas, with schoolboys and local groups involved in campaigns and a safety focus amid measles health concerns reporting 183 deaths in Australia between 1957 and 1966.
The first national director of Roman Catholic education, Monsignor Hoodlabsig, arrives in Canberra from Perth to assume duties. His appointment centers on education matters and research, with involvement in state forest maintenance and a dam road project near Tumut costing about $8,000 to $71,600. The setup includes a testing run and a possible flood-response role for a maintenance crew.
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