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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
12
The Canberra Times notes the 1963 election results resolved quickly, enabling the government to form a new ministry. It discusses appointing ministers for Attorney General External Affairs Defence and National Development, with emphasis on younger members and backbench opportunities. It predicts a five to six year term and portfolio allocation this week.
A theatre review praises Peter Shaffer’s Five Finger Exercise as more than a trivial family drama. Doris Fitton’s stark production highlights a strained English household and a German tutor’s unsettling influence, with strong performances from Betty Dyson John Norman and David Yorston. The piece promises another late show at the Albert Hall tonight.
The Governor General sends a message to Sultan Seyyid Sir Abdulla bin Khalifa on Zanzibar independence. He offers best wishes for peace prosperity and happiness and expresses confidence in closer ties within the Commonwealth of Nations.
R IAN McKILLOP urges Canberra readers to beware Victoria’s strict rules on bringing foodstuffs into the state. He cites bans on fruit and vegetables and pig meat, cites at Hume Highway Wodonga inspection, and recounts confiscations from cars with ACT plates. He advises disposing of or consuming foods before crossing the border.
Cairo reports the United Arab Republic high dam project is on schedule with Soviet chief engineer Alexander Alexandrov saying all tunnel digging should finish by January 1. Five days of Nile flow stoppage begin May 15, 1964, diverting water to tunnels.
The Navy and Army announced movements including Lieut Rodney G Taylor to Britannia during the Queen Mother’s tour to Australia and New Zealand. Col I M Hunter becomes commander of the Australian Army Staff College at Queenscliffe with brigadier rank. Lieut-Col D H Crompton will take over the 1st Division post as colonel. Col Donald Macdonald attends talks in Tokyo on maps for South East Asia. Sgt Colin Tiller wins the Governor-General's top Army apprentice award for 1963.
In Victoria Parliament recessed to March after Labour and Country blocks defeated the on the spot traffic ticket bill. Premier Bolte vows to make it an election issue if the third bill fails. Weather dominates talks with hail rain wind heat and storms. Melbourne underground railway plans surface with cost estimates and federal support talks.
Paris reports that President de Gaulle’s security team relies on a massive police and troop mobilization during state events. Guards fear lone fanatic attackers and note past OAS plots. four crack shots vow to sacrifice to protect the president.
Nearly 300 teachers applied in Australia for teaching jobs in Papua New Guinea. Department of Education officials plan orientation in Port Moresby after selection, while an American graduate student from the University of Chicago begins yearlong ethnology research in Karimui region. The University of Illinois and University of Washington project on New Guinea religions also involves new fieldwork in eastern highlands.
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