Cameron’s Critics Fail to Deter Labor Spokesman
The Australian Labor Party defends Clyde Cameron against calls for his replacement as industrial relations spokesman. The piece argues Cameron’s reform proposals, including more bargaining at industry level and stronger penalties to enforce agreements, are vital amid policy turbulence. It notes opposition from old-guard unions like the Australian Workers Union and praises Cameron’s proactive approach and broader value to labor and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Workers Union
Clyde Cameron
Labor Party
Barnard
Whitlam
ALP
Cameron
Australia
Labour
ACTU
Dougherty
Araluen’s Ghost Town Echoes Of Dreaming Past
Araluen, sixty miles from Canberra, a once famed gold town, is a ghost town with no school as dwindling children force closure. Historic figures Charles Harpur and Henry Kendall lived here. Kendall's daughter Araluen died young and is memorialized in poetry. By 1970 a centenary tablet noted the school’s end, as buses ferry pupils to Braidwood. only water lilies remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Araluea
Araluen
Canberra
Australia
Charles Harpur
Windsor
Henry Kendall
Kendall
Eurobodalla
Harpur
Braidwood
Tronic
Hunger and Hope in a City of Unemployed
A veteran journalist profiles rising unemployment in Adelaide, detailing queues at the Commonwealth Employment Office, rising relief totals, and stories of hardship. Larry Watson, a bankrupt Hobart painter, relocates with his wife Leigh and son Matthew to Melbourne then Adelaide, losing nearly all possessions and living in a College Park hostel while seeking steady work. The piece highlights hunger, inability to afford medical care for the chronically ill child, and the yearning for dignified work over charity, urging policymakers to address job creation and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Employment Office
Currie Street
City
Adelaide
Australia
Canberra
Hobart
Larry Watson
Larry
Leigh
Watsons
Matthew
Melbourne
College Park
A. F. Zinnbauer
Commonwealth
Nhat
Leigh Watson
Snedden
Hostility in hostels over dress codes and youth©
The letter argues Commonwealth Hostels Ltd bears blame for adverse publicity after McHarg’s removal from Hotel Kurrajong. It defends relaxed attire for young guests, noting age and status divisions, and suggests using experienced operators for the low-tariff hostels to avoid issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHarg
Commonwealth Hostels Ltd
Kurrajong
Hitanitt
Readers vent on hostels and rail link plans in Canberra letters
A sequence of letters criticizes Ainslie Hostel for youth housing in Canberra, urging smaller low tarff hostels as homely options. Other readers discuss Canberra’s center development, the need for extended rail links from Yass, and urban transport issues affecting pollution and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yass
Canberra
Crraven
Australia
Ing
Angles Wil
Mary Moore
China's Growing Military Tiger and Strategic Counters
The article argues China's vast manpower and draft system enable rapid expansion of the PLA Navy Army and Air Force. It compares strengths with the US and Soviet forces, notes regional combat experience from Korea Vietnam and border skirmishes, and discusses nuclear and missile progress, with Maoist strategy emphasizing caution and gradual armament development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
Soviet Union
Ad- China
People’s Liberation Army
PLA
Pakistan
North Vietnam
North Korea
Red Army
Navy
Chairman Mao
Chiang Kaishek
Korea
Vietnam
Peking
Sinki Desert
Mao
George Orwell
Governor General Hasluck Hosts Suharto Visit in Sydney
Sir Paul Hasluck and Lady Hasluck attended an interdenominational service at St Philip's in Sydney and opened the new St Philip's Parish House. Later they welcomed President Suharto of Indonesia and Mrs Suharto at Fairbairn RAAF base on their arrival for a State visit to Australia. The President and Mrs Suharto stay at Government House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Paul Hasluck
Hasluck
Sydney
Canberra
St Philip's
York Street
Paul
St Philip's Parish House
Suharto
Indonesia
Raaf Base
Fairbairn
Australia
Government House
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Mr Cameron
A. W. Bosser
Arsluen
Mary Arsluen
Batemans Bay
National Library
Sam
St Vincent de Paul
Vincent de Paul
Hercies
Howse
Ainslie
Russia
Siberia
Earl R. Evers
Braddon
K. Doris Crowe
Asher Lee
London
Panding Armaments Industry
Washington
Moscow
United Nations
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