Canberra housing shortage exposed in Fraser broadcast
Canberra families endure makeshift living in sheds and caravans while waiting for Government houses. J R Fraser says 1962 and current year figures show housing shortfall, noting 812 houses built in 1962 and far fewer in the recent nine months. He argues the government has failed to provide adequate housing.
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A.C.T
Canberra
Government House
J. R. Fraser
Lab
Mr. Fraser
Tyne
Burst Mains Mystery Baffles Officials
Four water mains burst almost simultaneously in four Canberra suburbs on Tuesday at about 4 30 pm. Emergency crews fixed them by about 3 am the next day draining streets and leaving many homes without water during repairs at Ainslie Lyneham Downer and Oaks Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department — of Works
Ainslie
Lyneham
Downer
Oaks Estate
Lenin's Body Re-Embalmed for Red Square Tomb
The head of the Soviet Red Cross announced Lenin’s body is given a special embalming treatment every two or three months so it can remain on view in the Red Square tomb. This AP dispatch notes the ongoing preservation to uphold the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maser
Soviet
Red Cross
Ore
V. I. Lenin
Red Square
Associated Press of America
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge gains modern water supply
A new water pumping system raises Lerai Springs water 1000 feet to the rim for Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Financed by British funds, the scheme costs £13 750 and brings hot and cold running water to guest rooms, bathrooms, and chalets, reducing safety hazards from earlier primitive amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanganyika
Ngorongoro Crater
British Technical Aid Fund
Colonial Development and Welfare Fund
Tanganyika Development Fund
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TLE
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JAMAL
Denis and
Morley
Red Hill
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Telopea
Griffith
Queanbeyan
Civic Centre
Charles Rogers
David Jones McEwans
Monaro Mall
Marcus Clark
J. B. Young
Garema Place
Anthony Horderns
Kingston
Meewans
Kingston Cusacks
Manuka
J.B. Young
West End
Elias Southwell
Lenin
A.af-Reuter
Africa
Australian Parliamentary Association
Australian National University
L. G H. Huxley
University House
R. G. Menzies
G. G. Henn
M.L.A
Western Australia
A.N.A
L. G. H. Huxley
G. Wright
MLC
New South Wales
N. Brockam
Papua-New Guinea
T. L. Adams Pty. Ltd
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Frankfurts
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