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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 18, 1974

Page

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Fragmentary dispatch on rails event and local yield

Unclear OCR text describes a rail event and a California day in Norin perhaps. Names and places are garbled. Unable to extract a coherent main action or identifiable entities from the fragment.

Perkins Faces Inquiry Over Aboriginal Affairs Claims

Mr Perkins risks suspension and possible dismissal after an inquiry into his statements about Senator Cavanagh and ministers Patterson and Pi lero. A three member board of inquiry may be appointed. the case prompts calls for free speech and wider investigations into Aboriginal affairs governance.

G. Dexter Perkins Public Service Board Northern Development Pilero Cavanagh Patterson Hick Sticks Liberal Party Laucke Labor Leitcior Laucke Administrative and Clerical Officers Association Association Phil O'Brien Council of the Australian Union of Students Northern Territory South AAS Department of Aboriginal Affairs Counci

Department halves Canberra housing waiting list after questionnaire purge

The Department of the Capital Territory reports the housing waiting list was cut by more than half as ineligible names were removed after a compulsory questionnaire. About 7,400 on the list were affected, with 2,300 struck off for not returning forms or being deemed ineligible. 1,247 removed for other reasons. Some 760 were ruled ineligible as their names resurfaced, and over 600 voluntarily left to join a new land waiting list.

Department of the Capital Territory Schedute Canberra Department of the Darity National Capital RSNA Reidental

Garbage missed in nine Canberra suburbs

Waste Disposals Pty Ltd faced a labour shortage causing a missed garbage collection in nine Canberra suburbs including Belconnen and Melba yesterday. The company said the shortfall delayed some pickups and that remaining routes would be completed today.

Hall Well, Waste Disposals Pty Ltd Canberra

Civic Permanent to Seek Declaration on Right to Buy Building

The Civic Permanent Building Society seeks a court declaration on its power to buy its new head quarters the Civic Permanent Centre. A circular for members notes the aim and outlines the building’s costs while regulators review the proposal and laws governing cooperative societies.

Civic Permanent Civic Ceative Permanent Building Society Limited Actreme Court Li Clara Cation Civic Permanent Centre

Tomorrow the 75th anniversary of a wartime exterlish

Fragmentary text notes tomorrow marks a 75th anniversary connected to a soldier and a reputation admired and envied, with mentions of Cranston and a historical context.

Bowe Cranston

Wool Clip Proposal Seeks AW C Control Over Wool

The Australian Wool Commission recommends giving the corporation full disposal control over almost the entire Australian wool clip. If approved by the government, the move would place AW C in charge of about one third of world raw wool production and over half of world produced marine and finger-embroidered wool. The six months to December show revenue of 513.7 million dollars, a figure the commission argues supports the plan as prudent. The proposal stands as the major element in a broader wood marketing preface disclosed in a report published by Senator Weidey's ministry yesterday.

Corpors Communion Commission Weiedt Yester Ys

Government to study wool report before decision on recommendations

The Minister said the report would be examined in detail by the Government before deciding on recommendations and submissions from wool industry bodies and other groups would be welcomed. The commission proposed a marketing system that keeps auctions but adds negotiated sales and could make woolbrokers agents of the commission. Some within the Government may oppose the proposals, and revisions could be politically driven.

Mc Dester Public Service Board Perkins Senator Cavanagh Public Service Regulations Commonwealth Commission Cera

Wool marketing plan advocates state stockpile system

The document outlines a proposed export marketing framework for wool involving a corporation to control sales, set quantities, and stabilize prices. It envisions a stockpile, distributed sales, bonuses, and mixed finance, with private and government support, to aid the wool industry and export all greasy wool.

Fragmentary OCR Note on Prices and Quantities

A partially legible OCR fragment discusses leaf prices and quantities, mentioning a seven dollar amount and various odd numbers. The text references a person or entity and notes misread terms, offering little coherent context or complete facts. The readable content suggests pricing and trade, but specifics are unclear.

Paracels Islands Clash Sparks “Threat” Warning

South Vietnamese forces accuse China of ending two battles near the Paracels, claiming Chinese trawlers landed crews on an island. Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Wuyang van Bee says Hanoi reserves all measures to defend sovereignty amid rising tensions.

China Paracels South Vietnam Weceeter Wuyang van Bee Hie

Bougainville copper resources and local impact reviewed

The article notes Bougainville copper resource development and its impact on local relations. It references Douglas Oliver's book on the subject and mentions ongoing discussions in the paper, with pages indicated for further reading.

Bougainville Douglas Oliver

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