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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1965
Page
5
Trevor Parker of Carnegie Crescent Red Hill bought block 1 section 10 Garran at yesterday's land auction in Athert Hall. He paid £280 becoming the first individual to purchase land in the new fabric. The report lists various land prices and sections around Garran with multiple figures.
An obscure report describes a teacher connected to the Pontoon era and associated with missionary work in New Guinea. It mentions a chaplain at a gram school, multiple performances, and ongoing pesticide inquiries ending in Melbourne with a public report anticipated in February.
An Army spokesman denied reports that troops at Enoggera Brisbane were being sent overseas. The Royal Australian Regiment battalion had leave canceled prompting speculation of deployment possibly to Vietnam or elsewhere. Minister for the Army Dr Forbes said there was no chance of overseas deployment and that rotations and home leave limits are routine.
Melbourne reports immediate increases approved by the Cabinet for intermediate, semi private and private wards. The rises aim to raise about £400,000 annually and address hospital finance drift after the nurses award effects. Government grants to hospitals to follow later this week.
The Arbitration Court in Canberra adjourned the wage claim filed by the Hospital Employees Federation of Australasia for staff at Canberra Community Hospital. The case was set for February 7 as part of ongoing negotiations over nurse wages.
A German couple Mr and Mrs W Koarpe and their two children lost everything when a weekend fire razed their rented premises on Agnes Avenue Qube yan. They arrived in Australia two years ago and none of the contents were saved. The Roerper family, a carpenter and his wife, are staying with friends in Tench Street Narrabundah.
In Cooma the mayor wins re-election as Alderman A H Johnson confirms support for a second term. The council's first meeting notes elections held in December and approves an annual allowance of 450 pounds, up 100 from last year.
The headmistress Mrs J Hurren announced in the annual report that the sixth prize presentation was held by the college. The remarks mention prize distribution and the contribution of typists to the Service Board.
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