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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
4
A vacant post at Commonwealth Observatory invites applications for a Grade 1 Scientific Officer based in Canberra. Salary ranges from 800 to 11910 per annum with duties in astronomy and related duties under the Commonwealth framework.
Announcement lists job openings and required conditions with submission by June 2 1964. Interior Department positions include servicing and clerical tasks, with applicants advised to forward materials to the indicated office.
A damaged notice from the Perth Main Roads Department outlines salary based on experience and technical qualifications. It mentions university degrees, technical credentials, corporate membership, and a probationary period at normal pay, with applications due by July 1, 1905.
Applications are invited for the post of Coat Room at the Australian National University. The successful applicant will be expected to begin in advance accountancy, must have completed some portion of final examinations at a recognized institute. Previous experience in machine accounting and job costing desirable but not essential. Salary range is unspecified, single accommodation available. Recreation, long service leave and superannuation provided. Applications with references must reach DR R Hugo Registrar by June 17, 1955.
Multiple terse job ads seek experienced bookkeeper, general foreman, senior office girl, warehouse assistant, and other roles. Apply by letter to Cox's Newnageny Edwards Dunlap and Co. Ltd. or the Times Office, Canberra districts including Braddon and Braddon area.
A formal petition concerning the Canberra Public Cemetery was filed with the Department of the Interior. The notice indicates applications in writing for service details, age, marital status, and other particulars must be lodged by June 22, 1985.
Notices warn tenants of rent reviews by the Commonwealth service indicating new rents effective from a specified date. An appeals pathway exists through the ALT division and a departmental official confirmed formal procedures.
Pitt Alter between King and Market Ritrels advertises a home with modern comforts priced at 25/8 per day. Features include water in every room and a bed and reek. Contact BLAIHL MANSION House Sydney for a folder.
The Canberra theatre proposal gains urged support from Hugh He King, director of the Austin Elvabethan Theatre Trust, who spoke at a function. He urged government backing to establish a national repertory theatre in Canberra and cited overseas examples to justify funding and civic involvement.
Nationalist Party MPs pushed a government plan through the Lower House by 78 to 46 to double Senate seats and dissolve the 48 member chamber this year. The bill would reconstitute the body with 77 government aligned members and remove voters of mixed blood from electoral rolls while limiting court review of Acts. Opposition leaders denounced the measure as undemocratic and faced expulsions during heated proceedings.
Early returns indicate the Progressive Conservative party, led by Premier Leslie Frew, secured a strong victory in Ontario. The ruling party appears to have won a substantial majority in Parliament based on initial tallies.
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