21 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
1
Prime Minister Menzies said the government would focus on stabilizing and developing the economy, seek closer talks with manufacturers on tariffs, and push for full employment. He emphasized private enterprise as the dynamo of progress and affirmed commitment to the Commonwealth's economic strategy in 1962.
Reginald Hamilton, 19, drowned while swimming across the Murrumbidgee River near a reserve picnic spot about 20 miles south of Canberra. Friends said he entered the water after lunch and was swept over rapids near rocky outcrops. Police and divers searched the river banks and river bed until dark, with dawn plans for resumed diving.
Sir Earle Page former Prime Minister and long time MP for 42 years died today at 10 10 am in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney aged 81 He had served as Treasurer and Leader of the Country Party and represented Kerle Cowper since 1919 He was ill at his Grafton home and underwent an operation for acute bowel condition A service will be held at Norther Suburbs Crematorium conducted by Rev Norman W Lickiss Obituary notes include his long parliamentary career and role in NSW politics
In Nashville, the State cancelled Mrs. Mary Mell Turner’s unemployment cheque after she wore jeans to collect it, marking the first case under a new policy.
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