Wide choice of public service careers in Canberra
A. B. Milne outlines broad entry paths in the Commonwealth Public Service, noting diverse occupations, rapid advancement, and strong education support including part-time study, scholarships, and cadetships. Emphasizes Canberra as a major hub with 21 of 27 departments headquartered there and highlights training opportunities for administrative, technical, and professional tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Service
Australia
Adas
Canberra
Commonwealth
Journalism recruiting shifts with university graduates rising
The article traces how journalism recruitment has evolved from copy boys and unsure entrants to a system favoring university graduates. It notes higher education standards, broader roles, and paid growth, with on the job training still central. A four year cadetship educates recruits in pitfalls and practice, while salaries for cadets and super grades reflect industry expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thhey
Yee
United States
Christ
Heat of the Night: racial conflict drives thriller
The film centers on a Mississippi town murder investigated by a white police chief and a Black detective. Their uneasy partnership exposes local prejudice, shaping the thriller through conflict rather than rigorous detection. The workaday clues yield to luck and intuition rather than method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steers
Mississipi
Philadelphia
Film Review and Canberra Art Exhibition Reflections
A mixed critique lauds Steiger and Poitier in a tense detective drama while noting uneven minor roles. The Canberra Artists Society exhibition surveys traditional landscapes and modern experiments, highlighting Douglas Leary, Patricia Flood, Rosemar Linkson, Yola McKillop, Margaret Pugh, Elizabeth Davies, Dorothy Moore, and others, with varied success and a provocative Vietnam War painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Leary
Patricia
Flood
Canberra
Cathedral
Rapotee
Rosemar Linkson
Ben Nicholson
Yola McKillop
Margaret Pugh
Bungendore
Elizabeth Davies
L.S. Lowry
Dorothy Moore
Vietnam
Tam
Fragmented Radio Schedule Fragment Notes 1968
A garbled OCR of a radio timetable lists programs across hours. It mentions news slots, music segments, weather reports, cricket updates, and parliamentary proceedings from Canberra. The fragment includes names like News and Cricket, with scattered times and show titles.
Channel 3 and 7 TV Listings Highlight Weekend Lineup
A local listings page shows Channel 3 9 10 programs for 1018 pay st points including AMER Foe SCHOOLS, ADVENTURE ISLAND, DONNA REED, TROOP THE SERGEANT AND THE KID, BELVOIR, CANBERRA NEWS, and CHILDREN'S CORNET. Channel 7 features FEATHERSTON design credits with JACKPOT and NEWS HEADLINES. MCHALE'S NAVY and CAREERS IN FOCE'S AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION NEWS are also listed among early evening offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel 3
Amer Foe
Welles
Schowl
Donna Reed
Sergeant
Kid
Canberra
Channel
Featherston
Robin
Bugs Nunny Shoom
McHale's Navy
FOCE
Coronet Street and Doom Tai Highlight City TV Schedule
Fragmentary TV listings show Coronation Street and Doom Tai among programs on a local station. The odd phrasing suggests a scan of a TV guide with several titles and times blurred.
Statue model of Bernini fountain found in Bologna
In Bologna, a late 17th century plaster model of Rome's Fountain of the Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was uncovered in a museum basement mud. Dr Silla Zamboni of Bologna's fine arts academy announced the discovery, dated to about 1648.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bologna
Rome
Gian Loveto Bernini
Silla Zamboni
Fine Arts Academy
Weather map forecast with scattered showers and cool northerlies
The forecast describes cloudy conditions in central regions with cool temperatures and northerly winds. Expect fog and frost locally, with intermittent rain as frontal systems approach. Temperatures range from lows near freezing to highs in the 60s and 70s Fahrenheit across coastal and interior regions, with variable cloud cover and brief showers on the South Coast and capital cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raddies
New South South
Nsw
South Coast
Sam Barngel
Jared
Sydney
Morayy Tenance
Brisbane
Tablelands
Darwin
Perit A .Aighese Fale
Byron Bay
Cop Adelande
Newcastle
Yamba
Melbournes
Hobart
Charlotte Pass
Margyl
Cape Byron
Charlotte Poste
Grafton
Radio and TV Listings Show Goulburn Canberra Broadcast Slant
Radio and television schedule notes list morning and afternoon MBS News and Canberra Times programs with local segments for Goulburn and Canberra. Entries include weather, rainfall forecasts, Open Line Show, Rural Roundup, Birthday Time, and various music and talk slots across stations, noting times, host names, and program titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endeckeht - Sas
Sibar
Dean Hive
Arcokfos
Frank Chamberlaint
LN Dally
Alen Wiacre
Anse Tevenvon
Cleimet
Ferest
Tyem
Macquarie
IGN Goulburs
MHF
Coburn
Canberra
Barthday
Goulburn
Enon
MBS
Pearce
Sunrise
Melody News
North-west
Canberra Times
Exhibition of Judith Pins Paintings Opens at Span Gallery
An exhibition of recent paintings by Judith Pins will open Thursday at Span at the Nondah Gallery in O'Connor. The show features bold landscapes and intimate portraits displayed through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Civic Theatre
Re Cent
Judith Pins
Span
Nondah Gallery
O'Connor
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A. B. Milne
Office of the Public Service Board
Metropolita
Org Oy
the Arts
Capitol
Steiger
Sidney Poitier
Warren Qales
Lee Grant
Anthony Ames
Quentin Dean
D.M
By Robin Wallace-Crabbe
ARTISTS SOCIETY OF _CANBERRA INC
Theatre Centre Gallery
Anc News
Lynch
Jick Jones
Austin
England
Close
Sam A Neer
Fariaenent
Parliament Howe
Parliament House
Areh McKirdy
Neway
Joss
Anne Godfrey-Smith
Jon Stephens
Childers ‘Street Hall
David Jones
Bourchiers
Visconti
Sandra
HomsciDr
Peyton Place
Coronation Street
Jervin Bay
Sidmae
Moetly Fine
Adelaide
Vbdy
Perth
Bureau OF Méteo! Se
Canbera Times
ABC News
OI Canbert Times
Heart
Joyce Brothers
Paul
Sean
West
Pencartow & Ven
Shosynel
Jas
Cooma Council & Music
BBC News
Wollongong
Patty Duke
Sraigeel
Roving Eye
Wes Fa Fee
Ren
Hanwae
And
Warmth Center Cinema
S Peter Finch
Melina Mercouri
Romy Schneider
Drylanders
Theatre — City
Mies Fen
Mastin
Stanley
Mus
Jim Backus
Jane Greer
Jerry Ue Lewis
Bial
Morgan Ddi
PSM An
Moirga
N Suiracle GA
Kcaros
ANT Sae
TRING
Warner
Vacy
Dirk Bucarde
Stanley Baker
Jacqueline Sassard
Joseph Losey
Ving Michael York
Vivien Merchant
Civic
Queanbeyan
Rod Steiger Rett Ichevement
BUA
Aia
Alba
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