Miss Greer to address National Press Club in Canberra
Miss Germaine Greer will speak at a National Press Club luncheon in Canberra on Wednesday to promote the paperback edition of The Female Function and meet her Canberra Mill. She will make a brief visit and stay only a few hours.
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Germaine Greer
National Press Club
Canberra
Howard
Canbera Times
Miss Greer
Miss Career
Canker
Australia
Four dead in Mt Isa crash near Lake Moondarra
A three car collision six miles from Mt Isa yesterday morning killed four people from two young families and left four others in serious condition. The sedan’s baby boy and two women plus the male driver died. two passengers are in non serious condition. The station wagon occupants escaped injury. names withheld until kin advised. The crash occurred at 9:45 am on a hill crest. the sedan overturned and struck the station wagon. The Mt Isa hospital treated serious injuries to the sedan driver and a passenger. The Flying Doctor service pilot, Mr John Murkin, reported light damage to his car, heading to the lake with his family.
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MT Isa
Mtt Isa
Lake Moondarra
Aonemonth
Hosital
Mi Isa
Sea Flying Doctor Service
John Murkin
Weather clears as high pressure dominates eastern Australia
Rain across the Australian east and south east should ease by tomorrow as a strong high pressure system moves in over NSW and Victoria. Some stations report record falls with 23 inches commonly and one homestead 44 inches overnight. Northern NSW and southern regions see heavy to good falls, while central Riverina remains dry. The rain aids summer crops in the north and fallowing in north western wheat areas, with minor damage and nuisance during the downpour. Flooding remains possible in northern river systems like the Paroo Warrego Macintyre and Gwydir. Canberra expect mainly fine humid weather with possible scattered showers and a high of 80 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Sydney
Nsw
Victora
Eula
Cunnamulla
Brisbane
Homestead
Riverina
Bureau
Paroo
Warrego
Macintyre
Gwydir
Weather records for ACT years show extreme temperatures and rainfall
The Fair bairn meteorological office released 32 years of ACT data. It lists a high of 108 degrees on February 2 1968 and a claimed 109 degrees on January 11 1939 at Acton. The record low is 14 degrees on July 11 1971. A 24 hour rainfall peak is 4.03 meters on July 10 1959 and March 1950 reports the greatest monthly rainfall at 17.29 meters.
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ACT
Fairbairn Meteorological Office
Acton
Telephone troubles spread across Sydney businesses
Sydney reports widespread telephone breakdowns affecting many firms and delaying operations. The Amalgamated Postal Workers Union will not repair non emergency lines except for hospitals, doctors, surgeons and essential services while seeking a six dollar weekly flow on from the Metal Trades Award for about 20,000 PMG linesmen.
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Sydney
Amalgamated Postal Workers Union
F. I. Richardson
Metal Trades
Parish swap brings Canadian clergyman to Plympton church
Reverend Michael Mandich from Niagara Falls Canada arrives in Adelaide to take nine months in charge at All Saints Methodist Church Plympton after agreeing to parish swap with Reverend Grant Dunning of All Saints.
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Adelaide
Michael Mandich
Niagara Falls
Canada
All Saints’ Methodist Church
Plympton
Grant Dunning
All Saints
UN official R Buller to visit Canberra this week
R Buller deputy secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union will visit Canberra this week for talks with government and industry leaders on international telecommunications advances during his program.
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Australia
United Nations
R. Buller
International Telecommunications Union
Canberra
Fiji Law Society motion on Australian judge fails
A Fiji Law Society vote rejected a motion opposing government appointment of Sir John Nimmo as Chief Justice. The special meeting followed a petition by 17 Fiji lawyers, with 23 voting against and 12 for. Nimmo was expected in Fiji Thursday after an earlier January 28 survivor date.
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Suva
Sunday
AAP
Fiji Law Society
Neat
John Nimmo
Australian Commonwealth Industrial Court
Fiji
Ty Hae
Sir John
Immigration policy study delayed to 1973 and beyond
A cost benefit study for Australia immigration and a demographic optimal population study have been postponed at least nine months and likely two years or more. The delay pushes completion to early 1973 for the cost analysis and 1974 for the population study, jeopardizing timely policy review.
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Australia
Tom
Department of Immigration
Building costs rise in ACT as materials price hikes loom
Canberra builders report next fortnight rises in sewer pipes about 3 percent from January 24 and cement up 6c per bay after February 1. Wholesale hardwoods in NSW up, potentially affecting Sydney buyers with estimated 50 dollar rise. Grantham Homes says no price changes yet. houses unlikely to feel increases for months.
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Act
Canberra Builders Supply Merchants Association
J. Graber
Sydney
Associated Country Sawmillers
Nsw
Grantham Homes Pty Ltd
J. F. Grantham
Qantas Reviews 7 Percent Global Air Fare Rise
Qantas said it would study the effects of an agreement by major world airlines to raise international air fares by up to seven percent. The agreement, reached in Geneva, does not affect Australia Europe Middle East routes and mainly impacts Atlantic Pacific and western hemisphere routes. The new Australia Europe return fare of 700 dollars was a key point for Qantas at the Geneva conference.
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Department of Immigration
Australia
Melbourne
Qantas
Major World Airlines
Air Tra
Europe
Middle East
Atlantic
Pacific
Western Hemisphere
International Air Transport Association
Geneva
More wool sold to Japan
Australian wool sales to Japan rose 14.5 percent in the final six months of last year, the Australian Wool Board said. Tokyo figures from the International Wool Secretariat show Japan bought 798,453 bales, part of total purchases 978,336 bales, up 12.6 percent.
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Melbourne
Japan
Australian Wool Board
Tokyo
International Wool Secretariat
Australia
Secretariat
Asia
K. C. Clarke
Safety classes resume after wet weather disrupts
Police instructors report near full attendance at the Children’s Traffic Demonstration Centre Deakin Street Deakin as road safety classes resume today. Indoor sessions are arranged if forecasts are wrong, with classes running every weekday through Friday January 28.
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Canberra Times
Children‘s Traffic Demonstration Centre
Denison Street
Deakin
Education improves as Australia edges toward better system
The National Times reports on national reasons for hoped improvement in education this year and features a provocative survey on how bosses regard you. Readers answer questions about salaries and company cars to reveal who are the skinflints or the bosses.
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Australia
National Times
End of rain brings small Townsville relief after cyclone
After three weeks of near constant rain in cyclone struck Townsville, no rainfall was recorded today as residents repair damaged homes. Many remain in condemned houses awaiting alternative accommodation while repair and restoration begin. Elderly pensioners fear relocation as essentials like food and bedding become scarce. Cyclone Carlotta remains 600 miles east north east of Fraser Island, moving toward Lord Howe Island.
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Brisbane
Townsville
University
Carlotta
Fraser Island
Bpnn
Weather Bureau
Lord Howe Island
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