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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
9
Leader of the Opposition Whitlam said Labor would set up a revolving fund to replace obsolete trains trams and buses using repayments of 44 million per seat repaid by States for rail loans. He spoke at the SW Labor Council seminar in Sydney Trades Hall and a copy of the Canberra issued speech was released.
AFP reports 22 year old Janet Coutts of Australia was selected Miss Asia N71 from 18 entrants. The Canberra City Band performed for children at Marymead Narrabundah yesterday, part of the band’s winter charity program across panherria institutions.
Papua New Guinea will host a satellite survey of a coastal region over the next two years, announced by Minister for Mines Lapun. The plan involves aerial and spaceborne data gathering to assess mineral potential and environmental conditions.
Draft resister and ALP candidate for Hotham Trarey Johnston will deliver a tape recorded opening campaign speech to his electorate on Tuesday in the Moorabbin Town Hall.
In Melbourne on Orange Day more than 100 members of the Loyal Orange Institution marched through city streets. NSW and South Australia judges joined the event. ACT Supreme Court judges will resume work early after a winter recess to handle a large backlog of cases listed for hearing.
The Member for Fden Monaro Allan Fraser will officially open the new Queanbeyan Post Office at Adam today, marking a government supported milestone for local mail services and community infrastructure.
Surgeons treated Mr Norman Hill of Boakhat Seulion near Yass after he injured his eye while cutting wood with a chain saw on Friday. Doctors removed a shard of wood from the eye during the weekend care.
Police found a .22 rifle near the body of a 45 year old man in a Strathallen house at 2.20 pm on Saturday. He was the sole occupant. Officials said there were no suspicious circumstances.
In Sydney this morning 18 year old Wayne Langfield died after colliding with a moored craft during a water ski race at Hen and Chickens Bay. A speed boat later sank in the same area. owner Norm Griffin and passenger Ray Webb are reported in satisfactory condition at Western Suburbs Hospital.
NEWCASTLE Sunday Mrs Elizabeth Condran 37 of Boolaroo and Mr Edwin Tremain 40 of Argenton are in Wallsend Hospital in a serious condition after a reported shooting. A one-year-old child is mentioned in connection with the incident, with police noting a possible domestic trigger as inquiries continue.
The Minister for Primary Industry Mr Sinclair warned that government action would intensify to curb industrial unrest and inflation if conditions did not improve. He linked strikes to service disruptions and urged responsible unionism while pledging stronger arbitration powers and anti inflation measures to protect national economics.
Striking oil workers across New South Wales Victoria South Australia and Queensland plan meetings in four state capitals to demand renewed work terms. About 1800 maintenance staff have halted operations for two weeks affecting fuels heating and transport, with several refineries and ships idle. Canberra action and a brickworks dispute add to industry tensions as unions press for wage gains. Adelaide shop staff win substantial raises as retailers agree to higher pay.
In Melbourne on Sunday Senator Greenwood, the Federal Attorney General, accused the Labor Party of contempt for law and lawful processes. He claimed the ALP seeks to exempt unions from civil and criminal liability, prompting fear of strangled contracts and conspiracy without legal consequences.
The Australia Party candidate Alan Fitzgerald urged limiting federal control to national interests and establishing an elected Legislative Council for Canberra with a three year term. A Commonwealth minister would intervene only on conflicts. A new ACT Housing Authority and a land authority would manage housing, land, sewerage and water with lease money reinvested locally. The ACT branch elected officers and committee members at the Griffin Centre.
National Times investigates the narcotics market generating about 20 million dollars yearly in Australia. The weekly issue also exposes how renters face victimisation in the rush toward home ownership, capitalizing on the national dream.
Police report two lawnmowers stolen from private residences in Scullin over the weekend. A spokesman said one mower valued at about 140 dollars was taken from Ross Smith Crescent between July 11 and yesterday, and another valued around 176 dollars was stolen from Ulm Street on Saturday.
Fanny Dango stage name of Miss Fanny Rudge died in Melbourne last night aged 91. Bir mingham born dancer rose to fame in 1907 with J. C. Williamson's Melbourne musicals including Waltz Dream and The Dairy Maid. She was married to Samuel Peter Mackay, a grazier and racehorse owner.
Melbourne reports thirteen deaths on Victoria's roads over the weekend, including six pedestrians. The year's road deaths rise to 483, down 40 from the prior year, with 53 deaths this month, four more than last year.
In Glebe an inner suburb a doctor and his son argued with youths outside a home where a party was underway. A revolver he carried discharged accidentally wounding Bruce Faulkner Polis Potts in the neck. Bruce Potts died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Police seek two youths for interview.
Southern NSW ambulance officers voiced fears at a Yass conference that proposed health laws would create a new bureaucratic structure for the Ambulance Transport Service. NSW Health Minister Jago announced a Health Commission plan on May 5 aiming to start August legislation and a functioning body by January. Norman Keogh of Yarns said the conference expressed concern over increased bureaucracy and urged submissions to the NSW Ambulance Association meeting in Sydney in October. Burrinjuck MLA W F Sheahan, a former Health Minister, warned that Labor governance would have changed under the new system.
Representatives of the Canberra Residents Association including Peter Hackett and Jim Weston collected about 2,800 signatures on a petition calling for a review of government housing sales. They urge the Minister for the Interior to reconsider halting sales and critique the reserve price system and shrinking number of government houses, planning a public meeting in the ACT.
Dr P R Wilson of Queensland University told ABC's Guest of Honour that the Australian legal profession charges excessive fees and neglects poor access to legal aid. He cited road accident costs, divorce and property transactions, and suggested a non legal court with a magistrate as arbitrator to curb wasteful charges and delays. He warned that lawyers' high fees deter ordinary people from seeking justice and criticized the Bar for inaction on social issues. He noted long waits in four large state prisons for hearings and called for reforms to ensure fair access to legal services.
The ACT branch of the Library Association condemns moves to curb censorship and challenge court powers on obscenity. It opposes a proposed R certificate system for books and warns ministers of potential overreach. Copies go to Mr Chipp Senator Murphy ACT MP Enderby and Advisory Council chair Pead.
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