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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1963
Page
3
A pilot survey starts in Queensland to measure miles travelled across Australia. The Australian Road Research Board and the Main Roads Department Queensland will conduct the six month study to aid future highway planning.
A Canberra memorial service honors Dr Clyde Finlay, longtime school doctor, with a chapel at Canberra Grammar School and praise for his unselfish service. Separately, the Road Research Board outlines Queensland driven vehicle data collection, sending 18 000 questionnaires to motorists to study one day’s travel and vehicle details without personal ownership data.
Students at the R A A F School of Languages learn to listen and speak with accurate accent, while writing takes lower priority. Tape recorders let one instructor teach up to nine languages simultaneously with individual student instruction. The image shows student cubicles and Linguist Sergeant L Delaney adjusting the master console for the teaching program.
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