Committee to advise on PS staff transfers to Albury Wodonga
Mr Whitlam outlines a joint consultative committee to advise on transfer details for staff to Albury Wodonga including employment conditions and amenities at the new employment centre. The plan hinges on broad departmental decisions and acceptance by public servants, with a potential setup in months and major transfers unlikely for five to six years.
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Whitlam
Albury-W.ga
Albury-Wodonga
Whitlam Aid
Albury- Wodonga
Haseen
Public Service Board
A. 5. Cooley
Commonwealth
Cooley
Wimbledon Women Singles Result Report
In the second set of the Wimbledon women’s singles, American defending champion King won the first set 6-3. Miss Gorls Gong won the second set 7-5, as London match coverage details late news from the tournament.
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London
Wreers
Wimbledon
America
Dean King
Evenne
Gong
Miss Gorls
Woman 62 Discovers Brother in United Kingdom
Mary Bascombe of Waram 'amanga learns she has a 67 year old brother, Joe Revell of Cheltenham, after receiving a surprising letter marked dear sister. Bascombe, adopted young, has lived in Australia 18 months with children in Canberra and Germany. She plans to write and hopes to meet him, possibly in England or Australia, to finally connect after decades.
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Woman
Mary Bascombe
Joe Revell
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
England
Bascombe
M Revell
Gamor Street
Waram ‘Amanga
Motci
Navy
Australia
Cardiff
Canberra
Germany
Meat prices expected to rise further this month
In Sydney the meat market signals higher prices over the coming weeks. Pork, once a practical option for households facing high beef and lamb costs, is forecast to become unaffordable as prices climb beyond 1.40 dollars per pound. Officials cite feed and meal costs as drivers in the rising trend.
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Sydney
Date set for forces pull-out from Singapore
The Australian Minister for Defence, Mr Barnard, announced phased withdrawal details from Singapore. By year-end 1974 all combat elements and up to 600 personnel will leave, with complete return to Australia by April 1975, and only 150 personnel remain for technical and defence projects through 1978. Mirages from Butterworth await future timing, to be reviewed by March 1974.
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Defence
Barnard
Singa
Met
Anzak
Jalia
Assralia
Arnard
Singapore
Butterworth
Government plans two restaurant policy at Parliament House
Minister Enderby pledges a two restaurant policy in the Capital Territory aiming to rival The Lobby. The new restaurant would be government run, with study underway on setup, operation, staffing, and construction. Expected to prevent private monopoly as Cabinet prepares funding.
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Surfers Paradise
Othe
Capital Territory
Enierby
Parliament House
Enderby
US dollar sinks to record lows in Western Europe
The US dollar fell to record lows across Western Europe with sharper drops in Frankfurt Paris Zurich and London as traders avoided holding dollars. Causes cited include Watergate trade figures inflation and other factors while the dollar’s value has slid from about 3.00 marks in 1969 to around 2.25 marks amid renewed weakness and gold prices rose.
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London
Europe
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Russels
Stockholm
Copenhagen
United Press International
United States
New York
Auskcen — Ey
Imaeus
Jankaus
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Minister to aid tower fund
An article notes government support for a new tower funding initiative while reflecting on broader policy debates. It mentions rising land lease prices in the ACT, attributed to supply and demand forces, with references to figures such as Frank Brennan and the ALP.
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A.C.T. Land
Frank Brennan
Wimbledon Women's Singles Semi Final Result Report
Mrs Court and Evert faced off in a Wimbledon semifinal with Evert defeating Court in three sets by 6 1, 1 6, advancing to the final. The match reflected a tight, high level contest on the Centre Court as spectators watched eagerly.
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Don
Evert
Australie
Aera Court
Hn Evert
Watergate and Australian dollar slide cited by senator
Senator Wriedt told Victorian Farmers' Union that Watergate disclosures pushed the US dollar and the Australian dollar lower. He noted the dollar's decline since February, including 11.8% against the German mark and 7.6% against the French franc, hurting rural exporters and wiping out gains from December devaluation.
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Melbourne
United States
Wiiedh
Victorian Farmers’ Union Today
Country Party
Wriedt
Police lament lenient laws allow gambling in Canberra
An official notes that lenient gambling laws have allowed at least two establishments to operate with impunity in Canberra. Spokesman says most patrons are new Australians who gamble socially. Raids include Coffee Inn and Johny's Coffee Inn and a Civic club. Inspector Kennedy says meals and cards are used to mask gambling, with small earnings and commissions claimed. The report cites poker machines and TABs as signs of expanding gambling as authorities struggle.
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Kennedy
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Cameron
San
Fo Ave
Wriangle
David Solomon
Urity
Soviet Union
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Fort the
Farlier Report
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Dee Row
Civic
Sinaia
Jack Waterford
Johny's Coffee Inn
John
China
Tapi
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