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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1973
Page
4
More than 41,000 children in the ACT started holidays after government schools closed for six weeks. About 20,000 pupils remained at government schools, 10,000 in Catholic schools, and 11,000 in other schools. The Education Ward said exams and starts would resume late January and February with primary and high school pupils returning dates noted.
Damages were awarded in Sydney involving a beacon call incident. The plaintiff cited Mr Pele Castor, 41, and the case referenced Sylvania Waters in the proceedings.
About 400 people gathered on the lawns outside Parliament House to protest the government’s decision to proceed with the Black Mountain project. Speeches by R Gollan and others condemned overruling public opinion and Labor policy, calling the move a complete farce and urging action through Labour channels.
Yarrowlumla Shire Council announced a 5.79 percent rate increase raising the unimproved land value levy to 1.65 dollars per dollar, with total council revenue projected around 2,380,000. Council cites inflation, road upkeep needs, and rising wages while planning grants from the Australian Grants Commission as partial offset.
A Commonwealth NSW planning group urged extending the existing Sydney airport to defer a second airport until the 1980s while examining Galston as a site. The plan favored duplicating the main runway and upgrading facilities at Sydney Kingsford Smith, with a shortlist of sites to study for a possible early 1980s opening, amid environmental and regional impact concerns.
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