NRMA patrolmen to hold talks after weekend stoppage
NRMA patrolmen plan talks with management tomorrow afternoon after a 23 hour stoppage in Sydney Newcastle Canberra and Wollongong at the weekend. The strike began at 8am today with Sydney patrolmen leaving to attend a meeting. The NRMA said the stoppage involved the men only and not the Australian Engineering Union. In Canberra the emergency road service stopped at 2pm yesterday but patrols were set to resume in Ham today according to Canberra manager Mr K Wilson.
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Sydney
NRMA
Newcastle
Canberra
Wollongong
Ham
NRM 4
K. Wilson
Loan Sought for Yass Hospital Redevelopment
The Yass District Hospital Board will seek a further loan of 140.00 dollars after advice from the NSW Hospitals Commission. The loan aims to fund ongoing work in the hospital redevelopment program and supports continued improvement of facilities for the district.
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Yass
Yass District Hospital
Nuffield Fellowships Offer Training in Finland 1973
The Nuffield Foundation offers four travelling fellowships for Australian scholars in Finland in 1973. Each twelve month fellowship supports graduates with teaching or research experience and covers expenses and a salary. Applications close August 18.
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Nuffield Foundation
Finland
Park grazing debate invites Cooma meeting
Kosciusko National Park Snow Lesseen Association chairman Mr A M Kingston has invited graziers bush walkers and conservationists to a Cooma meeting on July 18 to discuss the possible re opening of the park to controlled grazing.
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Kosciusko National Park
Snow Lesseen Association
A. M. Kingston
Graviers
Cooma
Women officers to form group at Hotel Canberra
Meeting of Meeting Women members of the public service at Hotel Canberra at 8 pm today to establish a group within the Professional Officers Association to watch women’s interests.
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Public Service
Canberra
Professional Officers Association
Shopkeeper and Wife Win 246218 Tattersalls Grand National Hurdles Draw
An anonymous Auckland shopkeeper and his wife won 246218 in yesterday's Tattersalls Grand National Hurdles Draw. The couple, unnamed, celebrate the substantial prize from the lottery drawing conducted in Auckland.
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Auckland
Minister Fraser Opens Darwin Wildlife Lab Today
The F. C. Pye Wildlife Research Laboratory in Darwin is opened by the Minister for Education and Science Mr Fraser. The $318,000 facility is funded with $103,000 from Mr F. C. Pye a NSW grazier, with the remainder from the Commonwealth Government, supporting pastoral industry research.
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Fraser
F. C. Pye
Darwin
Nsw
Menzies Expected to Leave Hospital Within Fortnight
Melbourne report says Sir Robert Menzies aged 78 is due to leave Mercy Hospital in a fortnight after recovering from a stroke last December. Perth dispatch notes the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots will meet Ansett Transport Industries in Melbourne to discuss retrenchments of 14 junior pilots in Western Australia.
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Melbourne
Robert Menzies
Mercy Hospital
Robert
Perth
Australian Federation of Airline Pilots
Ansett Transit Industries
Melourne
Western Australia
Fire razes house and damages second in Islington
A fire in Islington early yesterday morning gutted one house and severely damaged another in Newcastle. Damage was estimated at ten thousand dollars with no injuries reported.
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Newcastle
Islington
Shots Fired At Richmond Home In Melbourne
Police report shots fired at the Richmond house of former painter and docker Kerry Priest. He was absent. his wife and one child narrowly escaped injury as bullets struck nearby. Authorities seek witnesses and review security footage.
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Melbourne
Richmond
Kerry Priest
Priest
Canberra Red Shield Appeal raises funds to meet deficit
Fruit and clothing donations formed part of Canberra's Red Shield Appeal held yesterday. Five hundred volunteers in the residential stage collected and counted 11904 dollars, with over 2 dollars already donated in business and industrial sections. Captain C. Williams said the national maintenance budget had 3.75 million covered internally, and the Red Shield Appeal would help fill the shortfall.
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Red Shield
Act
Cecil Williams
Bank of Nsw
City
David Cheatly
Bill Brewer
Appeal
Salvation Army
Canberra
C. Williams
Senator Byrne backs national super scheme plan
A BSP Senator backed social services minister Wentworth's proposal to abolish the means test and set up a nationwide superannuation scheme. Senator Byrne of Queensland said the DLP would monitor Prime Minister McMahon's response, noting the party has long urged ending the means test.
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BSP
Byrne
Qld
Canberra
DLP
McMahon
Bomb Found at Canberra Hotel During SEATO Meeting
A smoke bomb at a Canberra hotel during the SEATO conference proved incendiary when detonated at police headquarters. A woman found the device in a bar lavatory. police moved it to HQ where it exploded, a police officer warning the blast could have burned or killed toilet users and blown walls. Authorities suspect the device was left by someone barred from the security screen near delegations. The incident followed two other SEATO related acts, including rockets at an approaching aircraft and attacks on officials’ homes, underscoring rising violence amid a largely small demonstration turnout.
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Canberra
Mariners
Rogers
New Zealand
Keith Howeahe
SEATO
Australia
Sydney
SEATC
SEATQ
High court may rule on vote case in Australia
The Labor Party plans to take 18 year olds’ voting rights to the High Court if needed. Susan King, daughter of SA Attorney General Len King, is expected to be central in any challenge to federal electoral rolls for 18 year olds. The case hinges on Section 41 of the Constitution and whether 18 year olds qualified in State elections are also qualified for Federal elections. The ruling could affect 18 to 71 year olds and whether full suffrage status applies across jurisdictions.
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Sydney
Labor Party
High Court
Susan King
Len King
Senate
Murphy
ALP
Labor
Miss King
Questing
Issie
Commonwealth
Whitlam calls for national urban planning framework
The Federal Opposition leader urged Australia to share urban development responsibility across national state and local governments. He proposed a department of urban affairs to coordinate city plans and advise on grants, and a revised financial agreement elevating local government to equal partner with the states for funding.
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Whitlam
Commonwealth
Cabramatta Civic Hall
Sydney
Canberra
Labor
Department of Urban Affairs
National Government of
Australia
Weekend road toll climbs with Mount White death
NSW road toll rises to 12 after 19 year old cadet electrical engineer David Ayling of Minto dies when his motor cycle crashes into a safety fence on the Pacific Highway Mount White. Year total reaches 507. Four Victorians die on weekend roads, toll to 427 for the year, 57 fewer than last year. A 25 year old man dies instantly when his motor cycle is split in a collision with a car at Beaumaris last night.
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Sydney
Nsw
Mount White
Minto
Beaumaris
Five CP nominees for Eden Monaro pre selection
The Country Party has five nominations for pre selection in Eden Monaro for the coming federal election. Nominees include George Anderson grazier of Crookwell and Narrawa Jim Belshaw public servant of Queanbeyan Canberra Peter Buckmaster grazier of Taraga Far Snowy Mountains Bungendore Roy Howard businessman and Mayor of Bega Cooma and Goulburn and Don Peden grazier of Taralga Breadalbane Braidwood. Final selection will be at a Queanbeyan electorate council meeting on July 22.
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George Anderson
Crookwell
Narrawa
Jim Belshaw
Queanbeyan
Canberra
Peter Buckmaster
Taraga
Snowy Mountains
Bungendore
Roy Howard
Bega Bega
Cooma
Goulburn
Don Peden
Taralga
Braidwood
Breadalbane
Ford halts GTHO plans amid calls for guidelines
Ford Australia will not immediately proceed with production of its high performance Falcon GTHO. Managing director Brian Inglis said the company would seek government guidelines on performance cars after a meeting with Ford executives at Broadmeadows. The move follows government concern over speed and safety and GM-Holden’s decision to cancel the Torana project. Inglis stressed the need to take speed inflation and safety out of conjecture and said Ford would approach authorities promptly.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Australia
Brian S. Inglis
General Motors
Inglit
Inglis
Ford
Fraser calls social security a right for all citizens
Allan Fraser member for Eden Monaro urged social security be established as a universal right on radio 2CA. He recalled pushing abolition of the means test in a 1944 federal speech and noted many countries have done so in 20 years. Fraser made his final parliamentary appearance and will join the Australian UN delegation as an adviser.
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Eden-Monaro
Allan Fraser
Radio 2Ca
Fraser
Australia
United Nations
Grazier Fires Shots As Dogs Attacks Sheep Near Canberra
Canberra grazier Mr B Champion reports repeated domestic dog attacks on his sheep over weeks. He shot one dog and wounded another after two sheep were savaged, destroying the damaged livestock. He notes many dogs, chiefly Labradors, terrorizing rural holders as Canberra expands and urges stronger dog ordinances and enforcement. He cites lack of action from authorities and calls for owners to control dogs.
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Canberra
B. Champion
Mr Champion
Whitlam support expected at ALP executive meeting
The ALP Federal Executive is expected to endorse a strong stand against the French nuclear tests led by Opposition Leader Whitlam. It may call for ending diplomatic relations with France while tests continue and avoid actions that could hurt election prospects.
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Surfers Paradise
ALP
Whitlam
France
Australia
Pary
M. J. Young
Young
W. Harley
Barry Johnston
Ees
Polls Show Parties Even Likely In Coming Vote
Polls suggest Liberal Country coalition and Labor stand nearly even if Gallup margins hold, with City areas in focus. Labor shows slight gains in Sydney and Melbourne while government support dips, reflecting rapid public reaction to policy moves and international events.
Support for LCP up by 2 percent in June poll
A Gallup Poll taken at the start of June shows Liberal Country Party support rising to 42 percent from 40 percent in late April and 37 percent in early April. Of 1816 electors surveyed nationwide, 46 percent would vote ALP, a two point ALP drop since late April. The LCP level matches its 1961 federal election result, when it won by a slim margin of two seats. An accompanying table contrasts recent Gallup figures with Roy Morgan polls since 1949 and Australian Public Opinion Polls since 1972.
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Lberal- Country
Labor Party
Gallup
Liberal Country Party
Weoan
Weld
Oon
LCP
Anl
Lacp
Roy Morgan
Opening of Queanbeyan Post Office by Mr Allan Fraser
Mr Allan Fraser will officially open the new Queanbeyan Post Office at Wa on Tealy 17 on behalf of the Postmaster-General Sir Alan Hulme.
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Pden- Manaro
Allan Fraser
Queanbeyan
Tealy 17
Alan Hulme
Surrender call for ALP candidate in Melbourne election
Federal Labor Leader Whitlam urged ALP candidate Barry Johnston to surrender to police and seek a court adjournment until after the elections. He argued Johnston would avoid double penalties and that prosecutions would end if Labor won. The case concerns alleged breach of the National Service Act carrying up to 18 months in jail.
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Melbourne
Whitlam
ALP
Ste Barry Johnston
Hotham
Amy Taw
Whithamsand
National Service Act
Johnston
Australia
Labor Party
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Australia Party
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Whitham
Holton
Heete
Hiltol
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