Renewal of housing welfare pact eyed by Sydney bodies
Sydney Sunday officials from terminating building societies will ask the Federal Government this month to renew the welfare housing agreement due to expire in July. Societies president Mr Hardy McLean says rumours of ending the present accord and shifting funds to the states threaten welfare housing for low income families. He notes societies oppose any move to withdraw federal support and fears loss of welfare housing funds if distribution changes occur.
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Terminating Building Societies Association
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McLean
Melbourne outlaw finally caught in New Zealand
Victoria's 100 most wanted figure Peter Joseph McGann, 32, was captured by Auckland police after more than three years at large. He vanished from the Royal Melbourne Hospital on June 9, 1973 while being treated for a stomach complaint. He had served three years of an eight year term for armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.
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Melbourne
Victoria
New Zealand
Peter Joseph McGann
Auckland
McGann
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Drug seizure in Sydney prompts drug charge against woman
Commonwealth Police seized 100000 dollars worth of cannabis at a Woollabra house. About 0 kilograms of the drug were found. A 22 year old woman was charged with possession of an illegal drug and will appear in Sydney Central Court on Tuesday.
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Central Court
Liberal Young Liberals reject Kerr criticism at Wagga convention
At the national Young Liberals convention in Wagga Wagga delegates debated moves to condemn Sir John Kerr for dismissing the Whitlam government. Victorian leaders ruled the motion unlikely to pass, with most delegates expected to oppose. Other motions called for uranium mining continuation, compulsory national service for all, and federal finance for states through the Australian Assistance Plan.
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Australia
John Kerr
Whitlam
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House of Representatives
John Coggan
Springvale
Victoria
Liverina College of Advanced Education
Nsw
Austral
Tasmanian
Melbourne man murdered in front seat of blooded car
Police probing a brutal New Year’s Eve killing of Peter Phillip Fergeus in Collingwood. Detectives say a passenger caused wounds to Fergeus after a fight in his 1963 station wagon, with motive unclear. The case comes amid debate over a leagues club plan in the ACT, involving rugby league expansion and a long term lease at Ainslie Oval.
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Collingwood
Peter Phillip
Fergeus
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ACT
Staley
ACT Rugby League Inc
Importing of steak criticised by Cattlemen’s union leader
Ian Robertson, chair of the Cattlemen’s marketing committee, condemns Thomas Borthwicks and Sons Ltd for importing 68 tonnes of steak from New Zealand in five months. He argues Australian beef matches any world product, calls for producer control of the Australian Meat Board, and says exporters act in their own interest, undermining credibility and public trust.
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Ian Robertson
Cattleman
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Thomas Borthwicks and Sons Ltd
New Zealand
Pethiwicks
Lemen
Australian Meat Board
Scottish visitor linked to clan gathering plans for 1977
Lady Graham former wife of the Duke of Montrose was in Canberra last week en route to Melbourne and Sydney. She travels from Stirlingshire with her son James to help organize the big gathering of the clans in Scotland in April and May 1977. Her interests include the Scottish Den Scheme, raising funds since the 1930s for district nursing and now linked to the National Trust. She spent Hogmanay in Sydney before a Moral Rearmament conference in Auckland and will visit Fiona in South Africa before returning to Scotland in April.
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Duke of Montrose
Canberra
Melbourne
Sydney
James
Scotland
National Trust
Moral Rearmament Movement
Fiona
South Africa
Outward Bound course has 38 men in standard summer session
The fifth standard 26 day Outward Bound course is underway near Tharwa with 38 men aged 17 to 25. They canoe bike rock-climb and cave through Pine Island Conter Wee Jasper Mount Core and the Tidbinbilla area. Courses begin January 16 27 and February with six vacancies for January 16 or 27. The school aims to include women in the January 27 course. The cost is 348 for privately sponsored and 458 for industry sponsored, including all food equipment and instruction. Contact the Australian Outward Bound Federation at GPO Box 4213 Sydney or phone 297784 or 297785.
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Pine Island
Conter
Wee Jasper
Mount Core
Tidbinbilla
Schol
GPO
Sydney
Drink-drive fine for Maceregor chef after high breath score
Clive Munroe a 21 year old chef of Archdall Street Maceregor was fined 250 and had his license suspended for 12 months after pleading guilty at Canberra Petty Sessions. He recorded 0.210 in a December 25 incident on Florey Drive with alcohol concentration above the limit.
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Maceregor
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Radha Stig
Canberra Petty
Deven
Florey Drive
Australia faces strong year end private capital inflow in December
Australia likely ended 1976 with a private capital inflow well above 300 million dollars in December, contrasting with a 210 million dollar outflow in November after the 17 percent devaluation. The flow suggests dollar appreciations trimmed the devaluation but post-Christmas inflows may be tapering to a bearable level. The Reserve Bank will confirm assets and liabilities on Tuesday for December 29, excluding December 22.
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Australia
Reserve Bank
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