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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1961
Page
5
The report notes Australia's population at 10.4 million with 5,169,872 males and females. It records 19,940 marriages and 61,118 births, with Victoria showing the largest population increase among states including New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.
Snowy Summer force to grow by 1500 workers next year raising total to about 5000. About 2200 men currently on the Snowy scheme as work slows in the snow season. Major project now is Tumut Two Power Station with new plans for a long Eucumbene Snowy tunnel and Island Bend dam.
Friday report states 2,000 workmen at the Berkeley nuclear power station near Gloucaster faced a strike linked to inadequate radioactive material safety. Local crews investigated unsafe conditions amid fears of contamination and potential exposure.
The Lord Mayor sails to Sydney with two Sheriffs of London and their wives and other civic figures. Lady Waley-Cohen plans to join her husband on Sunday. The party will visit every state in Australia and the principal cities of New Zealand.
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