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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
3
The conference highlighted industrial applications from wool research with 20 delegates from the wool textile sector. Sir Frederick urged defining key measurable wool qualities to aid processing and automatic control, while noting genetic breeding can raise output and that fibre diameter and staple length are pivotal macro characters.
The Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies would be invited as guest speaker at a Canberra seminar on regional development. The event set for October 15 and 16 will include talks by Interior Secretary RK Kingsland and other officials on tourism decentralisation education and production with a briefing from Commonwealth figures.
An exhibition of international crafts opens Thursday July 20 in Australia, running for a week at Mananoaries with displays of native foods, Thai dance masks, stamps, and various research demonstrations. The event features partners from the Philippines and Israel, plus a concert on July 24 and a Prime Ministers conference event at Monaro Mall.
Sydney reports that several shipping firms have raised fares for travel between Australia and Europe during the off season from August 1 to December 31.
The article reports new travel rate increases from nine to nineteen pounds for first tourist and one class travel effective yesterday, with older bookings kept at old rates. It also notes a transfer of over two thousand pounds to a claimed fund at Commonwealth Savings Bank and lists regional deposit amounts, plus planned fare changes for Australia New Zealand routes and group tourist class reductions.
A search party found the bodies of two Roman Catholic priests after their single engine Cessna 208 crashed near a cliff face in New Guinea's eastern highlands. Father Joseph Walachy of Trenton New Jersey and Father Joseph Rayer of Wiesan West Germany perished on the crash. The wreckage was spotted from the air and located 8 000 feet up. The priests apparently died instantly. The bodies were to be brought to Goreka by the search party. The aircraft belonged to Catholic Mission Airways and the priests served with the Catholic Divine Word Mission and Mission staff.
Australian sailors, after Perth commissioning delays, built a 4 mile walking trail and created 18 camping sites forming a circle named Australia Park in Rhode Island. They felled 6 acres of pine, helped establish the camp network, and Governor John Chafee attended a luncheon with Australian fare.
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