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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1956
Page
4
Vacancies for a Departmental Assistant and a Research Assistant in the History Department. An Honours degree in Arts or equivalent and research experience required. Salaries range from £900 to £1,200 for researchers and £700 to £900 for assistants. One year appointment with renewal possible. Apply by February 7 with referees’ names to Box 4, Canberra AC.
In Yass Court in the past J J Cusack denounced the case as a political brothel that robbed him of his good name. The 83 year old ex state member alleged defacement of property and sought action within limits, but the judge dismissed the summons and ordered costs.
Melbourne University invites applications for a Mechanical Engineering lecturer focusing on Heat Engines and Thermodynamics with salaries from £1,300 to £2,160 per year plus superannuation. Registrar Johnston notes January 51 1956 as closing, with an attendant role at North Canberra Swimming Pool offering £14 2s per hour week rising with overtime. Bronze Medallion and First Aid desirable and applications to Inter or Department, Canberra by January 31 1966.
Job ad lists Part-time and Full-time stenographer positions with duties and hours. Applications directed to Secretary, Box 24, GP.0., Canberra. contact Sunnie Prytoon Commissioner for details via phone 51 ex 68 or mail to Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra.
The Australian National University announces positions for a Research Assistant with an Honours in Arts or equivalent research experience and a Departmental Assistant to help compile research data. Salaries range from £900-£1,200 for Research and £270-£900 for Departmental Assistants with leave provisions.
Government notice outlines preference to applicants under the Commonwealth Employment Act. Applicants must state full name date and place of birth educational qualifications experience current employment and war service if any. Send copies only of testimonials. Salaries quoted include cost of living. Permanent appointees eligible for superannuation benefits.
Interior Department Canberra seeks research officers in forestry and pathology with university or forestry school qualifications. Positions include Grade 3 to Grade 4 roles in Canberra and Mount Burr with salaries from £1,686 to £1,363, focusing on plant health, extraction and utilization, soil relationships, and forest product economics. Applications due February 16, 1950.
London experts cite Imperial College figure Professor J D MeGes explaining a telescope at Palomar could, by photo plate techniques, view light arriving from up to 5,000 billion years ago. This would push observation to near the era when the universe began, per The Daily Excess.
London reports Dr. Richard Woolley, an astronomer, defending his view that space travel offers little benefit. He argued no plant or living being could survive more than seconds off Earth. He spoke to reporters during a visit to the Royal Observatory in London, amid debate with spaceflight enthusiasts.
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