Bound for Singapore two Royal Navy ships set to six month reserve
The anti-submarine frigate H.M.A.S. Quiberon and the Daring Class destroyer HMAS Vendetta head to Singapore for six months with the British Commonwealth Strategic Reserve. Australia normally alternates warships with the British Far East Fleet. Quiberon marks its fifth Strategic Reserve tour and Vendetta its fourth.
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H.M.A.S. Quiberon
Hmas. Ven
Detta
Singapore
British Commonwealth Strategic Reserve
Australia
Quiberon
Strategic Reserve
Vendetta
Wool cheque tops £359 million for year to June 30
National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia reports the wool cheque rose to £359,695,646 for the year ending June 30, with NSW contributing £115,191,548 and Victoria £108,089,866. Prices averaged 61.724 pence per lb for greasy wool, with Japan and UK among buyers as sales resume after a six week recess in August.
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Sydney
National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia
New South Wales
N.S.W
Queensland
Vie
South Aust
Western Australia
Tasmania
Council
W. A. Williams
Japan
Continental
United Kingdom
Europe
Melbourne
Fremantle
Move for New Motel in Northbourne Ave
The plan seeks to vary the Crown lease to allow building a motel on property at Northbourne Avenue. Owners Mrs Moya Kathleen Bailey and Mr Robert Guy Bailey have lodged the application which will be heard by the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory on August 12.
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Motels of Australia, Pty., Ltd
Northbourne Avenue
Cooyong Street
Braddon
and Titles Office
Moya Kathleen Bailey
Robert Guy Bailey
Supreme Court of the A.C.T
Public buildings to consider wheelchair needs in design
The Minister for the Interior Mr Freeth announced in a letter that future public buildings will be designed with wheelchair users in mind. He noted ramps are not always practical and should be planned at the design stage, though existing toilets and halls may pose hazards.
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Freeth
J. R Fraser
Lab. A.C.T
Fraser
New Australian stamps on August 28 raise currency debate
Postmaster-General's Department announces two new stamps to be issued on August 28. One dollar Chestmans Island stamp sparks opposition to adopting the dollar as Australia’s decimal currency. The red stamp, designed by Reserve Bank artists, emphasizes exports and matches the Blue Mountains issue in size.
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Postmaster-General's Department
Royal
Sete Ted
Australia
Christmas Island
Hinch Smpaperres
Reserve Bank of Australia
Blue Mountains
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Victoria
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South Australi
Western Tasmania
Northbourne AV
Formfit Hi-Line Bros
Formfit
Longline
U.S.A
Formfit Pty, Ltd
Formfit International
BO Sun
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