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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1967
Page
2
A floodlit gum tree was placed atop the Opera House as the shell work nears final completion of stage III. The 2,194th of 23 shells was lifted in, weighing seven tons and valued at $800. The tree will stay lit tonight before a crane removes it tomorrow, with only exterior tile panels remaining to finish stage IE.
ME LBOURNE Tuesday The Victorian Egg Board ends attempts to keep housewives from unstamped eggs as the Free Traders and Egg Producers Council notes a new marketing system. Details were settled by Nigel Bowen QC before his appointment as commonwealth Attorney General. The system overrides laws forcing stamped eggs and is now under Privy Council appeal.
Ground staff meet on January 6 to demand payment for all engineers stood down by the strike and retroactive re credit of annual leave for affected employees. Management refused the request. Mr Morgan motte says staff seek parity with stewards and clerks.
Police pressed an arrested man to place his hands on a stolen car to obtain fingerprints. In Central Court today solicitor Mr D Baker questioned the action. Defendants Peter George Frecklii 33 and Reuben Arthur Brian Kennedy 33, both labourers of Shranshire Street, appeared.
A 1965 meeting in Canberra and Sydney aims to decide if a new trans Tasman air route will be carried. Officials including airline executives discuss Pacific service plans amid court actions and charges against several individuals. Authorities in Washington and Melbourne coordinate with aviation and tourism leaders.
In a troubled Wentworth Hotel ballroom in Sydney, guests recall the grand chandelier that once lit the Prince of Wales era. Auctioneers prepare to auction furnishings as the chandelier’s legacy fades, with whispers that the costly chandelier has vanished. Charlie, an elderly figure in a tattered suit, witnesses the decline.
Air New Zealand reported a record number of trans-Tasman passengers during the Tas pilots strike period from November 25 to December 22. The firm carried 9,163 passengers on routes from Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane to Auckland Wellington and Christchurch, with a separate claim about wage deductions and bank account transfers raised in Canberra Court.
Noel M McInnes Pty Ltd in London Circuit was fined 400 for failing to buy taxation lamps after a police check. Lawrence Walter George Moulden, 46, disqualified for four months and fined 365 for driving under the influence. Moulden claimed drugs played a role and asthma. Prykiel, 20, was cleared of a drink driving charge after police testimony of erratic driving. Sutcliffe, 20, was fined 25 and disqualified three months for dangerous driving after nearly hitting pedestrians. Prykiel and witnesses testified of being assaulted in Queanbeyan, details unclear.
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