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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1965
Page
11
An advertisement extols Holden Station Sedans as the greatest all rounder with smooth seven hearing crankshaft and hydraulic lifters for highway action. It touts low buy price and strong resale value during Trade’n’Travel Time with figures cited for station sedans and options.
Australia will be represented at the official opening of the Seacom submarine cable between Singapore and Jesselton in North Borneo on January 15. The opening will be led by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdul Rahman. The Postmaster-General announced that Me AE Chadwick will leave Australia to attend. The Singapore to Jesselton leg spans 860 miles with connections to Hong Kong and Cairns, and the project aims for interconnections with other global cables by next year.
A Turkish welcome welcomed the Anzac pilgrimage planned for later this year. The voyage includes groups from Attaran, New Zealand, and Britain, led by veterans and their families. The party, organized by Returned Servicemen associations of Australia and New Zealand, aims to honor those who fought at Gallipoli and other World War II participants.
An Australian university student warned that native students in Port Moresby face dangers amid political pressures and regional tensions. The National Union of Australian University Students led by R S McDonald urged caution as the Tertiary Federation seeks greater influence.
In Sydney on Sunday the Sixth Division, the most decorated in the A.L.F., marched with thinned ranks to mark 25 years since its first members left for World War I. A wreath was laid at Martin Place Cenotaph by Sir Isen Mackay Furlier, and Lieutenant-General Sir Wen reviewed about 2,000 marching men.
The article notes a penny from 1937 being auctioned in Sydney on January 2, led by ex commanders Sir Frank Berryman and Major General Ivan Dougherty. The event follows a reunion of division members at Randwick, with the coin kept in vaults at St Andrew's Cathedral and St Mary’s Cathedral. The penny, one of four made, arrived as change at a Sydney hotel bar three weeks earlier amid royal abdication context.
In Canberra a Sunday report notes 1964 saw a strong mineral sector with the Mt Ise smelter shutdown easing prior problems. Minister for National Development Mr Fair cites gas discovery 200 miles north of Perth and coal production trends as factors shaping the year amid optimistic projections.
The document cites a 1983 value of £89 million for a figure named Sydney Sarthe, with references to a 1964 record of 296 million and a 410,000 ton benchmark. Experts discuss mine production, pay rates, and potential withholdings to conserve supplies, signaling industry strains and possible manipulation of output and pricing amid ongoing energy and mineral debates.
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