Trans Australia Airlines to cut staff next year
Trans Australia Airlines plans voluntary terminations early next year with hundreds of jobs expected to go from the government owned carrier. Some through natural attrition relocate retraining or retrenchment. General manager L L Mckenzie warned Melbourne staff in a notice detailing the airline’s difficulties and growth constraints.
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Trans Australia Airlines
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L. L. Mckenzie
Melbourne
Auvisine
McKenzie
TAA retrenchment plans shock staff amid looming layoffs
Government airline TAA warned staff of retrenchments this year with lower traffic than January 1974 and cutbacks in pilots hostesses and programs. FRANK CRANSTON notes Holden and GM-H plans to shed 5,000 jobs next month, while Enderby calls the move cruel and the government weighs losses to keep jobs. Unemployment outlook worsens, Ansett gains passenger advantage as clerks fear large-scale cuts across 2,514 positions.
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Deje Motors-Holden
Enderby
GNGH
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Ansett Airlines
Ansett
Sill
Federated Clerks Union
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Grene Wille
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Doctors reject new hospital plan offer in Canberra
At a Canberra Hospital meeting more than 100 private practitioners rejected contracting with the Canberra Hospitals Board as proposed by Dr John Deeble. They would consider a fee for service system with strict conditions, including limits on full-time salaried posts, potential contracts to age 65, and possible salaried employment in selected specials.
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Australia 75 festival grants total aid for International Women Year
Prime Minister Whitlam announced grants totaling more than 58,000 Australia pounds for the Australia 75 festival and related projects. Recipients include the Women’s Theatre Group Victoria, Australian Council of Churches, Nina Council of Women of Tasmania, Fitzroy Accommodation Service, Liverpool Women’s Health and Resources Centre, and the Western Australian Institute of Technology. The government had already allocated about 30,800 pounds to the International Women’s Year voluntary fund.
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Tasmania
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Melbourne
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Sydney
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Australian postal workers seek pay rise after arbitration
Melbourne reports show more than 143000 public servants and postal workers appealed to the Arbitration Commission for an additional weekly rise of 9 50, following a December 2 decision. The Australian Public Service Association seeks a total 30 percent increase across postal, telecommunications, and related funds. The union argues post and telegraph workers lag behind other groups. The commission’s three-judge bench continues hearings.
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Senate approves bid to let girls play Little League
The Senate backed a bill removing the word boy from the Little League charter and replacing it with yours People, ending the tie to male exclusivity. The measure also drops the term manhood while preserving citizenship, sportsmanship and athletic intent, following a New Jersey appellate decision granting girls access.
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GM Holden offers talks on layoffs with Australian government
Deputy Prime Minister Cairns welcomed GM Holden's telegram offering to meet, saying he would be happy to discuss the proposed layoffs. Earlier he warned GM-H against threatening the government or workers and urged an immediate conference with ACTU and unions.
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GMH denies US link to Australian retrenchment decision
Damon Martin GM-H managing director denies any link between sackings of about 1000 Australian workers and actions in New York or Detroit. He cites January 16 as the date plants resumed normal production after the Christmas shutdown, with all workers expected to return. Federal Labor Minister Cameron pledges government support for an immediate union application to the Arbitration Commission for US‑style redundancy pay, while noting no plan to mandate severance.
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Australia
Angry workers walkout at GMH Fishermen's Bend plant
About 4,000 GMH workers protested a plan to dismiss 5,000 next month at Fishermen's Bend. They attacked a passing Japanese car, shouted for work, and clashed with police as union officials urged restraint. A meeting resolved to resume work next day while authorities review the dispute.
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Melbourne
Fishermen's Bend
Unclear text from damaged page on holiday decisions
Fragmentary report notes that Bryant and others discuss holiday choices and consumer spending. Shopkeepers reflect on customer behavior and potential sales impact while authorities consider related actions. The text is garbled with many unreadable words and names, yielding a partial snapshot of local opinion.
Act Resistance Assembly Confronts Government Over Finances
A confrontation in early January marks the ACT Resistance Assembly clashing with government leaders over fiscal policy. Finice Wright reports from Page 2 on the unfolding dispute and potential political fallout.
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Resistance Assembly
Finice Wright
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Telemae Loudon reports on international tensions involving China and the Soviet Union through Entertainment World News. Wiggs is noted in a TV Talking Point segment as a featured commentator.
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Helweta
China
Soviet Union
Classified Ads Summary From Fractured Text
Fragmented San classified entries show requests and listings for maintenance services, rentals, employment, and general goods. Reads as a mixed page with scattered codes, numbers, and partial titles lacking full details or proper names.
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