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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1963
Page
12
The piece argues Australians embarrass the Queen with boorish behavior during open events and garden parties. It urges personal courtesy, noting the need to avoid staring and treat the monarch as a guest at home rather than a public spectacle. The author calls for self restraint in crowds near the Queen.
Geraldine M. Spencer argues a Canberra cultural centre should provide unrestricted workshop space for rehearsals, photography, and library activities, noting that regular hiring rooms are not needed. She cites Advisory Council discussions and Assistant Commissioner Mr. Andrews on an auditorium and exhibition hall but no regular society hiring. Another letter condemns youth delinquency and critiques contemporary discipline, urging reflection by Australian forebears.
Aborigines will attend the first two sessions of a three day conference in Canberra to raise council concerns. Secretary Stan Davey stated the council will address issues raised by Aborigines and not those suggested by others on their behalf. Economic equality tops the agenda ahead of education.
A reader salutes a mother for her thoughtful discipline on 22 February 1963 and questions modern society's need to shield children from everyday messes.
A driver injured by a road hole questions public authority liability and six month notice rules. The discussion covers whether state agencies must repair roads and the possibility of selling a life estate farm with proceeds reinvested, with executors potentially approving sale to fund securities.
The Governor General entertained Lord and Lady McCorquodale and Mr and Mrs Harold White to lunch at Government House on Saturday. Sir Frank and Lady Francis and Mr and Mrs Gerald Williams have left Government House.
In Colombo a report notes bulllock carts will stay in Ceylon until 1980 while a joint US Public Works study predicts their removal by 1980. Meanwhile bicycles rise in popularity, especially in villages, growing about seven percent yearly as the cycle trends take hold.
Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev rejects Western claims of antisemitism as a crude falsehood and malicious calumny. He states all citizens are equal regardless of nationality or race and that laws punish racial exclusiveness. The letter replies to Lord Russell's recent anti nuclear campaigns.
In Westminster Conservatives pin hopes on Chancellor Reginald Maudling as a pivotal spring figure. He may shape policy, boost consumption, tax reform and export growth, potentially altering Heath's leadership prospects and pressing the party toward a general election showdown.
Documents from Australia's early naval history reveal officer appointments in the Victorian Navy and milestones of notable figures. Signed by Vice Admiral Sir William Creswell, they include details of Engineer Commander William Clarkson and Lt. Henry James Feakes, with the 1893 Victoria Navy qualification certificate. The items were handed to the Navy for archival preservation.
Nova Scotia plans a 60 million dollar thermal generating station at Dartmouth in four stages. The first phase, valued at 15 million dollars, should be completed in 1965 as authorities aim to keep capacity ahead of demand to avoid power shortages.
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