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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 13, 1959

Page

3

Probationary Licences Taught to Teenage Drivers

A government official proposes probationary driving licences for teens with two year trial periods before eligibility for a permanent license. The plan ties to road safety education in schools for ages 12 to 16 and notes helmet use reducing motorcycle fatalities. Speed limits outside built up areas receive support. The Senate committee wrapped up public evidence and will resume hearings in Sydney next month.

Senate Select Committee On Paterson Sydney

Sydney Downward Trend Reverses In Mixed Market

Sydney stock exchange halted its downward drift with a modest rise in the general price index to 250.37, despite an irregular session. For the week the index fell 3.02 from Monday’s 253.39 as 100 of 312 issues gained and 85 declined, with oil shares mostly steady aside from small gains in Inter State Oil and Ampol Petrol.

Sydney Sydney Stock Exchange Cons. Press Holdings American Motor Huttons RM. Concrete R. H. Gordon Saunders T. Scougal D. Hardie Farmers F. J. Walker Gordon Gotch McPherson Moran Cato Interstate Oi Commonwealth

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