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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1971
Page
1
Fragmentary report references pilots and aviation officials in Canberra and Australia. Mentions a controller, civil aviation, and a person named Pau Hacker, with apparent confusion in names and places. Content is garbled and lacks a clear event or outcome.
A fragmented report follows a woman, Miss Hacklet, who trained as a flying officer after joining athletic control trainee programs briefly advertised to men. She traveled from Melbourne to Sydney and Canberra, aiming to use her math skills in a naval posting and develop her golf handicap.
Economics writer Warwick Bracken notes the yen and Australian dollar revaluations are unlikely to significantly alter Australia’s balance of payments. He argues trade and capital flows would shift prices, making Australian exports cheaper to Japan and dearer to the United States, with imports from America becoming cheaper and Japanese imports costlier. He cites IMF figures and cautions that a Japanese revaluation could moderate Australia’s export growth to Japan, its biggest market.
The Commonwealth’s fresh housing package drew backing from New South Wales and South Australia yesterday while others voiced cautious consideration. The offer, worth about 412 million over 1971 to 1976 with a 275 million annual base, would fund servicemen housing and a new commonwealth led program. South Australia Premier Dunstan and NSW Housing Minister Stephen were the only ministers to accept the proposal, with the Cairns minister noting the states needed time to study the new terms.
State ministers debate Commonwealth offers to replace microlone subsidies with a 2.75 million grant on a semiannual basis. They reject the basic principle of the agreement, saying progress requires practical terms not promises. Discussions halted until next month.
The National Capital Development Commission spokesman said assertions that Canberra building costs exceed Melbourne’s were unsubstantiated. A survey of brick veneer houses built late 1969 showed only a $2 per square difference in construction costs between Melbourne and Canberra, with various factors behind price variations. The article notes government and private housing comparisons, market pressures, and ongoing debate sparked by letters to The Canberra Times.
Tokyo announced an emergency move to float the yen, ending two weeks of speculation. The Ministry of Finance said the currency would seek its own value, reversing the prior government policy to hold parity with the dollar. Officials noted Japan’s foreign reserves and the U S balance as context for the decision.
Japan's Cabinet Council on Tuesday rejected rapid currency revaluation and signaled a move toward a floating yen. Sources said authorities would intervene to prevent a sharper fall, while measures to boost domestic demand and fiscal policy were planned. London trading after the broadcast showed the yen weakening against the dollar before recovering slightly, with Australian Treasurer Snedden noting ongoing Treasury consultations.
The Australian National University reports a test of the world’s most powerful electromagnet built by a team led by Mr Peter Cardin of the engineering physics department. The magnet generates a field about half a million times Earth’s. Cardin described the test as a significant engineering breakthrough with potential to influence future high power transformers and large safety containers for nuclear reactors.
The Lower Embassy will pay Mr Linton Galic of Narra hundah 87 dollars a week and 50 dollars a year for accident insurance while tending grounds. A severance of 798 dollars is also promised, with no further payments. Mr Galic resigned after a rheumatic complaint and had claimed two weeks holiday pay and long-service sums. The arrangement follows Australian law and a 1970 contract with the embassy, lasting until October next year. Mr Hulin, ACT organiser of the Australian Workers Union, urged joining a union and working under an award rather than a private agreement.
A reported coup attempt against President Tombulhaye of Chad was foiled. French radio and Chad National Radio provided limited, unclear details from Fort Lamy and nearby areas. No further information was immediately available.
A man named Denis Wickham, age 26, plans a transcontinental journey on a penny farthing bicycle from London to Brisbane. He is expected to arrive in Darwin by a week from Tuesday, traveling via Singapore and other regions.
The wage claim hearing by carpenter Unione before Melbourne’s Full Bench could become the national wage case after a Commonwealth move to introduce economic evidence. Other items note relative price rises, strike impacts, and regional business activity across NSW and Victoria with multiple references to pages and sections.
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