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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1968
Page
8
A tanker drivers dispute paralyses airline services and road traffic across Australia, highlighting how local industrial action can have national impact in a highly urbanised society. Hundreds of thousands are stood down while fuel oil shortages threaten Canberra’s public buildings and homes.
The public sees a rare capacity for dislocation from an unofficial strike within one union not officially recognised by State or Federal Transport Workers Union leadership. In North Queensland AWU drivers face no strike, while higher paid workers fear a shift to a contract system that could cut pay by about two dollars weekly. Oil companies deny plans to change awards, but the strike appears ill timed. those already under federal awards could press for higher wages via contractors, hurting other workers. The piece urges self discipline, noting strikes risk broadening illegality and public support for hardline action.
Colleges of Advanced Education face a crossroads over whether to award diplomas or degrees. Victorian colleges have begun granting bachelor degrees, challenging Commonwealth resistance. The debate weighs on future funding, student demand, and the need for autonomy to set courses while maintaining standards.
K H J Bryant writes that Canberra needs a public Canberra Domain and Civil Liberties Council. He recounts restrictions on assembly on Crown land and describes society efforts to sponsor a public meeting to form a Canberra Council for Civil Liberties if there is community support. He notes prior discussions with Minister Anthony and city groups.
T A Cresswell George requests clarification from The Canberra Times after a paid Australia Rhodesia Association advertisement titled Should Australia support such barefaced aggression was reprinted with a Rhodesia note. He says the reprint could mislead readers into thinking editorial support existed and asks for clear notice that The Canberra Times did not endorse the views. He commends the paper for publishing diverse viewpoints.
Letter writers debate memory and the obsession with dying for causes amid postwar reflection on Vietnam and global freedom. The author contends war is unnecessary and condemns those who equate laughter with freedom, signaling a lifelong stance as a minority voice in Canberra.
Bizarre account claims Captain Alexie Solyanik is cast adrift after a mutiny aboard the Soviet trawler Van Gogh off Groot Eylandt. Dentist Ivan Apostate allegedly led revolting crew to seize the ship, leaving Solyanik to voyage in an open boat toward Moscow. Mutineers fled to Sydney then to Spinnaker Island on Lake Burley Griffin, with nine mutineers dead and one survivor by 1968.
The Governor-General and Lady Casey returned to Government House on Saturday evening after an official visit to Darwin and the Kimberly region of Western Australia.
A letter from PAT McNAMARA Hughes debates the Boyne battle, Brian Boru origins, and Toynbee’s supposed Domino Theory linking Ireland, Ulster, and Scots independence. It asks if England and Five Kingdoms can stay unified amid ongoing unrest and Irish questions, ending with a St Patrick blessing.
A reader praises Joyce Goodes The Boy Friend performance in Canberra noting its charm polish and superb mounting while contrasting with an earlier amateur version. Evelyn McGrath is hailed as Hortense and the writer credits Mrs Goodes for years of creative theatre in Canberra with heartfelt tribute.
A Canberra air terminal drinking fountain becomes symbol of official concern for traveler comfort. Over the past six months it has frequent outages and grounding, detracting from passenger ease. The situation arises as terminal improvements are rolled out, though some fear staff indifference persists despite new facilities.
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