Eight Prizes for Short Stories in Australian Competition
The Canberra Times and Commonwealth Bank announce the National Short Story of the Year contest now in its third year. Prizes total 2000 for the winner and 700 for the runner-up, with a separate six prize schools section for ACT students. Entries close 5pm September 10, 1976, with winners announced November 6 in The Canberra Times.
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Canberra Times
Commonwealth Bank
Australia
Robert Hood
Bruce Russell
Sydney
Act
Harry Hesaltine
University of Nsw
Leonie Kramer
Sydney University
Ken Lavis
Alexander Mackin College of
John Douglas Pringle
Sydney Morning Herald
Patricia Rapport
Children's Book Council of Australia
Laurie Copping
Fraser cabinet split sparks high level reshuffle talk
Rumours say Prime Minister Fraser will reshuffle the cabinet with Senator Greenwood replaced as Environment Minister by Kevin Newman. Senator Guilfoyle could move up, while the Environment post may be downgraded. contenders for Newman’s Repatriation seat include Durack and Webster with possible departmental abolition tied to Webster’s exit.
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Fraser
Greenwood
Kevin Newman
Newman
Guilfoyle
Environment, Housing and Community Development
Western Australia
Durack
Victoria
Webster
Department of Science
Garland
TAA and Air Hostesses Association Reach Pact
Late night agreement ends two day sink flights disruption. Flights to resume this morning as parties settle. Wimbledon notes Chris Evert won the first set 6-3 and Cawley led 4-3 in the opening set of a women's singles match.
Medibank revision refused sparks union anger
The Government refused to back down on Medibank changes after talks with ACTU leaders led by Hawke. Health Minister Hunt defended the plan as universal, non means tested, and provider cooperative, rejecting ACTU demands to cut the levy and raise the income ceiling. The ACTU plans to decide on possible strike action at Sunday executive meeting and subsequent union conferences.
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ACTU
Medibank
Hunt
Hawke
Melbourne
Canberra Times
ACTHU
Settlement hopes fade in Melbourne hostess talks
Hopes for a settlement in the TAA air line hostess dispute rose as private talks resumed after deadlock. TAA officials and Air line Hostesses Association representatives met at 6pm, with the commission hearing stalling despite progress noted by TAA advocate Des Keary. Passengers, unsettled by the strike, sought alternatives with Ansett flights resuming normal operations amid crowded terminals.
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Melbourne
TAA
Airline Hostesses Association
Arbitration Commission
E. Deverall
Des Keary
Ansett
Australia
Canberra frost and cold snap eases to fine day ahead
Overnight Canberra temperature fell to minus 3 degrees with heavy frost and fog. The forecast calls for clearing conditions this morning then a fine day with winds, a maximum near 11 degrees, and improving snow conditions expected at the resorts this weekend as roads remain clear and open.
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Canberra
Sam
Lease granted to Pharmacy Guild in Capital Territory
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia negotiated with the Department of the Capital Territory for a lease opposite John James Memorial Hospital reserved for national institutions headquarters. The lease, for So veare at an annual rent of $7,000, requires no building costing at least $110,000 to be built within 34 months on the site. Other sites in the same area were being serviced.
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Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Department of the Capital Territory
John James Memorial Hospital
Department
Scullin Pollsiec
Sa Td
Real
Spence
Macgregor
Torrens
Pearce and
Wedan Plaza
Macquarie
Khartoum Faces Coup Fears as Fighting Erupts
Heavy fighting broke out in Khartoum early today as military units ringed the republican palace and key sites including the airport and army command headquarters in what appeared to be a coup against President Nimeiry’s government.
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Nicosia
Reuter
Khartoum
Nimeiry
Summonses Sent For Car Sold In 1974
After selling his car in July 1974, Mr C of Page continued to receive parking infringement notices. Despite assurances from the Motor Registry Office that he no longer owned the vehicle, renewal notices and further summonses were issued in 1976. A computer malfunction blamed by the capital territory department prompted the Deputy Crown Solicitor to request that the summonses not be proceeded with.
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Page
Motor Registry Office
Dickson
Taiwan Olympic Committee urges protests over Canada ban
Taiwan's Olympic Committee asks sports bodies to protest Canada's ban on Taiwanese competitors at TV, Radio, Crossword events. The call targets international organizations and governing bodies, urging solidarity and action to address the exclusion.
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Taiwan
Olympic Committee
Canada
Warriages on W Machinery and Notices of Meetings
Fragmentary OCR lists categories from a classifieds page including machinery sales notices meetings notices and various ad sections. The readable fragments indicate real estate removals tenders and personal notices among farm and rural listings with scattered page references.
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Narrabundah
Harry Haseltine
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Patricia Reppolt
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Cawley
Gerrit Forkem
Deverall
Commission
Justice Coldham
Pharmacy Guild
Ter
Health Insurance Commission
Lebanon
Beirut
Britain
Gwynne Dyer
Maurice Dunnevy
Leonard Ward
Richardson
Santo Tomas
Cecil Lucas
Errol Simper
Frank Hardy
T. B. Millar
Lord's
Olmpic Games
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Jean Trett Pett
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