28 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
1
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Rescue authorities narrowed the Noongah missing seamen search to a 10 mile wide coastal strip between Port Macquarie and Port Stephens. Two naval patrol boats, an RAAF helicopter and Orion aircraft would hunt survivors with ships urged to help. wreckage and a life jacket raise hopes as authorities predict the effort will extend to the weekend.
Two men from NSW and Victoria survive the Noongah disaster aboard the Koyo Maru after hours in the sea. Anwyl Durose and John Wirth describe being submerged, fighting to surface, and hearing an abandon ship signal. A Melbourne marine inquiry began to determine if cargo shifted in heavy seas and may last weeks.
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Police and ships along the Queensland and New South Wales coasts were alerted to search for a 69 percent boat with three men and a woman aboard including Mr and Mrs Regan of Melbourne. The vessel has not been sighted since August 15.
Canberra residents faced sudden weather shifts from heat and humidity to cool wet air. The ACT Bureau of Meteorology regional director F A Daw said unsettled patterns moved faster than expected and rain spread from northern NSW toward Canberra with further showers forecast this morning and possible breaks later.
Canberra planners and the ACT Health Services Branch consider new suburban medical facilities as Canberra grows toward a population of 500 000. A British firm, Trewellyn Davies Weeks Forestier Walker and Bor, has not yet been appointed but is expected to present proposals for community medical centres and expanded doctor practices. Current rules limit home or rented premises for doctors. discussions include allowing doctors to hire other physicians and establish clinics adjoining shopping centres. The Australian Medical Association welcomes better coordination of services between general practitioners and specialists. Canberra has one planned medical centre, a five-suite facility in Curlin shopping centre planning for consulting rooms.
The upcoming October 25 election faces two potential flashpoints in sugar policy. A Commonwealth Queensland Sugar Agreement renewal may set home consumption prices for years, while the International Sugar Agreement's export price guarantees affect half the industry's output. Both could influence voters in Capricornia, Dawson, and Wide Bay.
A US consortium will study a $400 million steelworks at Jervis Bay on the New South Wales south coast. The project could employ about 3,000 workers and spur a new town of 15,000 between Jervis Bay and Nowra. Armco Aust Pty Ltd, linked to Armco Steel Corp, bought over 2,000 acres near Huskisson. Currambene Creek site, near Huskisson, is the proposed location. The study will examine coal reserves, port facilities, power water and other services. Concessions to explore coal have been granted by the NSW Government. Development hinges on the study outcomes.
Plans to build a deepwater port at Jervis Bay for a proposed steelworks prompt Commonwealth resistance due to near Royal Australian Navy ranges. Executives cite 60ft water depth and private land, while Australian participation and site feasibility are debated amid Defence Act constraints.
Arab League ministers in Cairo shelved King Hussein of Jordan’s urgent summit plan for at least three months. Egypt’s Nasser backed postponement while Saudi Arabia urged an Islamic summit to address Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque unrest. King Faisal and Morocco’s Hassan were invited to work on that plan. An assassination attempt targeted Israeli deputy premier General Allen as guerrillas fired rockets at Jerusalem amid election rallies.
Spokesmen for BHP said they were examining the Armco statement with considerable interest while a BHP official cautioned it was too early for a formal statement. Councillor Caldwell doubted a need to speed Westernport development, noting competition may lead to both projects finishing around the same time.
The Prime Minister Gorton and Opposition Leader Whitlam clashed in Parliament over Labor's national health proposals. Also noted are Kaunda reshuffling the Zambian government amid a political crisis, US base withdrawals from Thailand, Britain’s draft to ban biological weapons, and Me Me Ewen’s push for a US Canada wheat meeting as prices surge.
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