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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1958
Page
5
The piece argues that Budget presentations should be less secretive, with clearer public understanding of financial policy. It envisions presenting Estimates before the Budget, advance papers, and pre-budget coordination between Commonwealth and State bodies to improve administration and public relations.
Reader questions whether new housing for defence chiefs signals a change in policy toward large families in government housing. He warns against diverting funds from general Canberra housing or from the defence vote, noting the proposal could cost around 200000 and urging use of the defence budget.
The central Australia paintings by Robert Johnson are on view at the Centre Gallery Canberra in an augural show opened by Mr. Harald White. Johnson born in Auckland in 1890 studied at Elam School and has works in many permanent collections. The exhibit features 40 canvases from his Central Australia trip, with pieces like The Dry Creek and Ghost Gums Mount Gillen. The display runs until August 9 before heading to Brisbane and New Zealand.
The Governor General His Excellency Field Marshal Sir William Slim attended the opening of the Sydney Grand Opera Season at the Elizabethan Theatre on Saturday evening, where the opera Peter Grimes was performed.
Claire Chennault, commander of the World War I Flying Tigers, was promoted by a swift, debate free action in Congress. Both houses passed a bill awarding the promotion amid wartime leadership changes.
News correspondence debates U.S. Marines in Lebanon versus the Suez crisis. The piece defends the U.S. action as lawful under UN Charter and a Lebanon request, urges explaining to Arabs that aims assist national aspirations, and warns against misreading Western motives.
The Minister for the Interior Mr Fairhall announced a new programme for releasing land in Canberra for private enterprise housing development. The National Capital Development Commission proposed the scheme with land to be made available at regular intervals over the next 12 months. The first release will occur shortly and the total release is expected to exceed four times the average of the past five to six years.
Tungwian riflemen study Carthage’s ruins where layers of civilizations over 3000 years lay beneath, from Moloch to Tanit. The article notes French troops in Tunisian soil after independence, ongoing tensions, and archaeologists uncovering sacrificial remains, temples, and relics across the hilltop site.
Senator Spooner criticised housing finance from insurance groups for a bleak record. He cited the Commonwealth Bank group providing about 80 percent and insurance companies supplying only about four percent, noting lack of support to housing societies in Victoria.
The Australian High Commissioner to Canada, Mr W R Crocker, was appointed High Commissioner in New Delhi. Minister for Water Affairs Mr Casey announced the move yesterday. Crocker is expected to assume duties toward the end of the year, succeeding Mr P F Heydon who returns to Canberra after his tour of duty.
Mrs F B Arnold wife of the United Kingdom Senior Commissioner will speak about her contact with the Y W C A in Karachi during the reception at the Y W C A. Vocal items will be performed by Mrs Norma Breese and Mrs Eria Fisher. The event is arranged by the Y W C A president and board of directors.
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