Canberra counts begin as figures expected this week
Preliminary Canberra population figures will be announced by week’s end after counting 41 divisions. A Bureau of Census spokesman said most interviews are done and only a few rural checks remain. the yearly count has run since 1963 except last year when Canberra was included in national figures. Final results will reflect the city’s population and school enrollment data.
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Canberra
Bureau of Census and Statistics
Wade
Flints
Anberra
Rescue plans scuttled by petrol sniffing Aborigines
Darwin court heard two Aborigines Gueritjiri and Jawir admitted attempting to seize a mission boat to rescue banished tribesmen on Eicho Island. The plan allegedly aimed to take friends from Raragali to Floha Island to petrol sniffing areas. Each man received three months in jail for illegal use of the vessel.
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Eicho Island
Oday
Gueritjiri
Jawir
Raragala
Raragali
Floha Island
Leader
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Mel
Commonwealth grants boost wheat research funding in 1967 68
The Commonwealth Government approves about 1.016 million dollars for wheat research in 1967 68, aiming for a program exceeding 2 million with state contributions. New topics include soil nitrogen immobilisation from straw, soil fertility, drought impact on seed wheat, reducing grain maturity, and establishing a national wheat variety collection. Research spans soil science plant physiology entomology breeding and agribusiness economics.
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Adermann
Commonwealth
Drought relief area declared across most of Victoria
Victoria's Western District is proclaimed a drought relief area stretching about 50 miles along the border with South Australia and extending east to near Ballarat. Premier Sir Henry Jolle announced twelve shire areas now drought declared including Tooradin, Kewree, Ripon, Warrnambool, Colac, Mortlake, Glenelg, Wannon, Mount Rouse, Harpden, Glenele and Dundas.
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Victoria
Adllarat
Henry Jolle
Croughtreas
Torthand
Kewree
Ripon
Warrhambowl Colac
Mortlake
Gienville
Wannon
ME Rouse
Harpden
Glenele
Dundas
Five Corio candidates in Geelong by election race
Sir George Jones the Liberal Reform candidate lodged his nomination with the electoral returning officer today. This brings to five the number of candidates contesting the by election for the little Federal seat on July 22 with nominations closing at noon tomorrow.
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Geelong
George Jones
Liberal Reform
Cono
Tasmanian wages board chief recommends postponing total wages
The chairman Mr J. W. Miley of the Tasmanian Wages Boards says the total wages concept should be postponed for now in Tasmania. In recommendation 10 the Electrical Engineers' Wages Board, meeting as a test case, he believed eventual general adoption would occur, but machinists would have...
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Melbourne
Taslmanian Wages Boards
J. W. Miley
Tasmania
Electrical Engineers’ Wages Board
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