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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
9
Parliament sessions span the afternoon with a Japanese Trade Treaty due for tableing and the Wool Testing Authority Bill under resumed debate. A noon tribute marks the ceased member. Byrne Labour Tasmania to move a motion on employment.
London letter notes how MPs watchdogs scrutinize government spending, yet time lags and limited reporting hinder full control. It praises Estimates and Public Accounts Committees while suggesting modernization and stronger follow through on recommendations.
The article discusses Russia's claim of a perfected world reaching weapon and the historic arms race. It argues disarmament hinges on sincere international goodwill, condemns isolation of China, and warns that force persists without a reasoned alternative guiding policy.
The article recalls former Postmaster General HL Anthony as a pioneer in TV motion pictures and notes tributes from leaders in Parliament. It mentions former Minister for Air and Civil Aviation Arthur Drakeford and Labour Senator Joseph Devlin, with Senate and House adjournments in their honor.
Mrs Edwards, Launceston mayor in her second term, and her husband visited Canberra with one son. The Canberra Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a reception. Edwards praised local government as constructive and accessible to women balancing public life with family duties. Miss Millie Best, immediate past president of Launceston BPW Club, accompanies her and notes Liberal Women ties. Mrs Edwards, an arts graduate of the University of Hobart, spoke on women’s public service opportunities.
In Australia a move to a decimal currency system is under discussion with wide public support. The Decimal Currency Council, formed to gather information, invites organisations and citizens to share views. Letters should be sent to the council secretary in Melbourne for a full government inquiry consideration.
Florence Ashton of W.V.S Canberra urges manager of local picture theatres to publish suitable child friendly films for holiday matinees. She notes requests to revise Wednesday's Tol programme to avoid shocked patrons.
A car to be displayed at a Detroit show is described in a terse notice. The report mentions the vehicle and implies a newswire lead from A. A.P. Reuters.
In Melbourne on Tuesday a deputation of 14 unions led by ACTU officials will urge the Federal Government to set an example by granting equal pay to men and women in the public service. They will brief Labour Minister Holt before he departs for Canberra and press for consultations with state governments to adopt equal wages.
Australia will appoint a High Commissioner in Accra after the Minister for External Affairs Mr Casey announced the decision yesterday. The move follows agreement with the Government of Ghana, which became independent within the Commonwealth on March 6 this year.
83 year old Mr. Ernie Old begins a round Australia cycle from Melbourne on June 12 delivering goodwill messages from Victoria Premier and the Lord Mayor. He has already passed through Canberra via Uhror Bi land Darwin and the eastern coast.
Proceedings show departments answer parliamentary inquiries through cabinet level review, often delaying or softening arguments before publication. Recent examples illustrate the tension between public accounts scrutiny and executive resistance to parliamentary oversight in social and political contexts.
Corroboree Park youth centre expands children holiday program to Ainslie Hostel. Games and craft in hall and grounds attract many, with about 100 children at Corroboree Park yesterday enjoying cricket, softball, basketball and skittles under supervisor Mr. Mills Milliken.
A group of girls from Wagga spent hours sightseeing in Canberra yesterday to gather material for essays. Air India offered a prize to the girl delivering the best impressions of the city. The tour was arranged by the Wagga and Canberra tour bureaus with travel by three buses.
The new High Commissioner for South Africa, A. A. M. Hamilton, will arrive in Canberra next month to succeed J. K. Uys. Born in 1909, he studied at Witwatersrand University and Oxford and has served in the External Affairs Department and at the South African Embassy in Washington. He will represent South Africa at the Federation of Malaya independence celebrations and has three children.
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