Submarine Ovens Launched in Greenock Scotland
HMAS Ovens, the third Oberon class submarine for the Royal Australian Navy, was launched at Scott's Ship building yard in the Clyde by Lady Slim. The ceremony drew British and Australian naval observers as work continues on the other subs Oxley Wayward and Onslow, signaling a rebirth of Australia’s submarine arm and expanded maintenance facilities.
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Greenock
Scotland
Hmas Ovens
Royal Austraian Navy
Lady Slim
Australia
Viscount Slim
Ovens
Britain
Royal Navy
Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering
Clyde
Hmas Oxley
R. A. H.J. Millar
Iit Britain
Royal Australian Navy
A hitch in the hike
Two Australian youths shirtless and shoeless with long hair and beards were sprayed with disinfectant before an Australian High Commission official allowed entry to his office in Singapore on a Tuesday.
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Singapore
Australian High Commission
Private teacher subsidy sparks NSW federation doubt
A NSW Teachers Federation spokesman criticized private school subsidies as an unfashionable luxury the Commonwealth could not afford. The report notes the policy would mainly affect ACT and Northern Territory schools and press state governments to seek similar aid. The piece mentions Catholic Church figures and a potential subsidy plan for independent schools, amid broader education funding debates.
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Sydney
NSW Teachers Federation
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
Broadfoot
Canberra
Commonwealth
Goulburn
Eris O'Brien
Nto
Quarantine and Education Debates Surface in Canberra
Discussion centers on quarantine checks and travel disruption amid calls to streamline procedures. In Canberra debates, concerns about state aid for Catholic versus government schools surface as teachers threaten action over accommodating Catholic pupils in public schools.
Butter bounty raised ten percent by interim rate
The Minister for Primary Industry, Mr Anthony, announced an approved increase of 6c per hundredweight to 13 dollars and y from the initial interim rate of 65 2 dollars per hundredweight for butter production by dairy farmers.
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Anthony
Beer supplies to stay normal in NSW Christmas period
NSW brewery officials and leading hotel keepers say supplies should be normal over Christmas and New Year as workers return after a recent stoppage. About 1,830 men at six breweries attended a meeting to discuss new award talks and authorized the NSW Trades and Labour Council to press the Brewers Association for a reconsideration. The union seeks a standard industry award for all employees rather than separate agreements. A counterfeit 20 coin incident is noted in Melbourne.
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Sydney
Nsw
Melbourne
Brunstry
Alweek
Coburg
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Hmas Oxiey
Federation
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R. W. Greenthem
Tctal
Senate Select Com
Teachers Federation
Slan
Menzies
Woden Valley
NSW Trades and Labour Council
Brewers Association of Nsw
Umi Orne
Woolies
Eos
the Hawkesbury
Oapte
Ketoomba
O'beyen
Ise
Woolworths
Golden Hand
Granny Smith
Krie
Jo Conten
Philien
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