A Fateful Review for Australia’s Country Party
The Australian Country Party marks fifty years amid anxiety over its future as urban growth and electoral limits erode its rural base. A 1969 NSW committee urges four options including merging with Liberals or urban outreach, but warns against quick mergers or risky city fights. The report favors building city contacts while preserving coalitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Country Party
ALP
Liberal Party
Ae Dlp
Lake Stock
Country Party
BHP
DLP
Australia
Lfe
NSW Country Party
Micscher
Liberals
Canberra
Sydney
AUSTRALIA'S F-111 DECISION PART II REVEALED
Australian policy split over the Canberra replacement as Hancock mission favors the F-111 and the TEX yet the Menzies cabinet rejects both immediate orders citing five year obsolescence risk. Britain offers TSR-2 but Australia declines due to base, control, and strategic concerns while US options press ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Australis
Prio
Menzies
Washe
Wallisé
Australia
RAAF
Indonesia
Cube
Crime Minister's Department
Britain
Defence
Townley
Canbera
Tawrtsey
British Aircraft Corporation
Labor Party
Calwell
United Kingdom
Letters to the editor critique Cook suburb naming and schooling policy
A Canberra Times reader argues suburb naming honors and Captain Cook are misapplied, urges restoring memory of the explorer. The letter condemns bureaucratic trends, defends independent schools, and warns of state school funding shifts reducing per pupil expenditure. It cites Minister Joseph Cook era, Canberra suburbs, Confederate policy, and calls for balanced funding to sustain independent education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cook
Austalia
Cook
Templeton Street
BP Endeavour
Canhhsten
Captain Cook
Sir Joseph
Hilleenough
Beryl Rawson
Dicken
Canberra
Balanse
Srvc
Allson
Ustratin
Biste
Mma
Hose
Schouls i Operon
Debates on Church and State and Australian defence deals
Readers discuss church state funding in Australia and the controversy over government support for denominational schooling. The letter cites concerns about secularism, religious education funding, and the impact on private Catholic and Anglican institutions while linking defence strategy and aircraft procurement with political pressures during the 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hanion
Austalia
O'Hanlon
All Sainta Church
Kathleen A. Woolf
Cathie Trish Logiey
Nelbourne
Angyerst Noho
Disgusted students interrupt Venice performance
Disgusted students disrupted a Venice production by ye Old Tate Theatre Company on Thursday afternoon. Reportedly rude behavior and whistling marred the show, though some Felapea rk High School students enjoyed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Tate ‘Theatre Company
Ol Ro
Felapeark High School
Fogged In Film and Frustration at Drive-In
Fog disrupted a Thursday night drive-in as heavy fog obscured films, forcing three quarters of the first feature to end early. patrons struggled to determine if the full show would be offered. Management faced complaints over reduced value and refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerian
Canberra
W. C. Battle
White House
Kennedy
Hich
McNamara
TFX
General Dynamics Corporation
Australig
Wis
United States
Agield
RAAF
Pries
Australia
Mensiey
Alse Dovig
Washington
Towsley
Dalby War Memorial Rites Held Amid Silence
A terse local notice records a ceremony at the Dalby town square where residents paused for a moment of reflection. Officials from the Dalby council attended as the crowd marked the occasion with a moment of silence and a brief tribute.
Fragmentary local notice from a distant town weekender
The readable fragments describe a weekend event in a town, mentioning people and a number 45. Details are unclear with many garbled words but indicate a local activity or gathering and possible involvement of a group or crowd. No specific names, dates, or places are reliably identified.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ats
Wold
Malaysia
Far East
Va Bcombers
Ie National Agital
Joseny Cook
Cork
J Anderson
Tawney
Towinjes Jel
RAAE
Sonn
Sy A
Kevin O'Sullivan
Eas
James Clarmit
Ries Society
Amd
We Church
Sis
Public
Curtin
Alisp
British Aviation Ministry
Avation Ministry
Mpeproval
Alec Douglas Home
Sir Meazles
Ritain
de “Clared Kiuttsell
TER
Aicraft Corporation
Avintian
Shrowigh
Britsh High Commission
Calewell
Australi
TAF
Hood
Crue
Hind Lee
Peter Pained
Serine
Deakin
Yarralonutay
Blmglean
Tuabundab
Ang Resi
Buink
Aif Paper
Ister Nesiay Crim
Dalby
Hove
He Uy
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