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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1959
Page
5
A letters page recalls a former tenant repainting a red balcony railing to white after Interior Department orders. The current tenant drapes variegated washing across stacked balcony boxes, prompting questions about aesthetic standards and public criticism.
London Letter notes politicians will reshape Britain's leisure with changes to betting, drinking, and Sunday observance laws. The article predicts shifts in television regulation, potential Royal Commissions, and a broader push to expand recreation spaces and arts funding under a five year government.
The Department of Labour and Industry reports a drop from 81 901 in January to 67 621 today, but unemployment remains higher than a year ago and 1956 levels. Relief figures show 27 924 receiving aid, with most job gains in New South Wales and shortages in Queensland and Tasmania. The piece stresses a hard core of unemployment and links the housing shortage to broader economic risks.
Canberra North District senior scouts from 1st Canberra 3rd Canberra and 2nd Queanbeyan finished a 40 mile hike despite bitter cold. The trek, part of a citizenship training programme tied to the motto Look Wide, tested endurance as tents froze and fires proved hard to fight. Scouts carried provisions and tents in packs up to 30 pounds.
More than 100 Young Anglicans from the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn gathered in Temora for a weekend conference on youth roles in the church. Rev Gordon Griffith and Miss Helen Dewhirst led sessions on troop dynamics and church fellowship. The event closed with outdoor Evensong near Narraburah.
Dr. Howard Harper arrived in Canberra to discuss laymen's work with Anglican leaders in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. As executive director of the National American Episcopal Church committee on laymen's work, he met at St Mark's Library and St John's Parish Centre with clergy and laymen, with talks continuing.
The Acting Prime Minister Mr McEwen announced the appointment of a commissioner of the Export Payments Insurance Corporation. The appointee is G A Hawley, currently superintendent of exchange control at the Commonwealth Bank. Hawley will succeed R A Freeman, who has served as acting commissioner since the corporation’s 1957 establishment.
Letter from Turner arguing juvenile delinquency stems from adult failings in Canberra. He urges church counseling and parental self examination to address causes, noting broken homes, drunken or untruthful parents, and lack of faith as factors. He calls magistrates’ church orders helpful but not sufficient.
The senior branch of the Student Christian Movement begins a new series on church life with a study of congregational contribution. The meeting is on Wednesday at 8 pm at 14 Bedford Street Deakin. All former members invited. transport help available via telephone 33363.
The Queen appointed Air Commodore C. T. Hannah, C.B.E, Companion of the Order of the Bath for distinguished service as Senior Air Staff Officer Far East Air Force in Malaya. The citation notes his air operations against Malayan Communists and improvements in operational efficiency. Born in Menzies Western Australia, he received his commission in 1936 and served in the war in the South West Pacific.
The Australian Ambassador to Washington Mr Howard Beale was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Kent State University in Ohio on Saturday.
Eminent town planner Sir William Holford arrived in Canberra to advise the National Capital Development Commission on the development of the central city areas. He will stay two weeks and meet Commissioners and officials during talks after touring Australia in 1957.
The Australian War Memorial attracted 10,580 visitors over the Queen’s Birthday weekend, a record for the holiday. Saturday 2,580 and Sunday 4,700 brought the total to 10,580, about 3,480 more than last year’s 7,100. Parliament House attendance was 2,650 for the same period.
Portuguese students lay capes for Princess Margaret as she arrives in Nazare on June 7 for a private visit to Portugal. She then opens the British Fair in Lisbon.
Mr. Blair of the ACT Trades and Labour Council said manufacturers cannot claim wage increases justify higher prices. He argued if prices rise workers would pay themselves the extra 15 shillings weekly, nullifying the Arbitration Court's finding that the economy could absorb the wage rise. He urged price controls and a Royal Commission into prices and dividends.
Jordanian Premier Jali said Jordan would attend a meeting with Syria once Syrian authorities reopen the border. He spoke in Amman with UN special representative Signor Spinelli about the Syria Jordan frontier dispute that flared when Syria closed its borders on June 5.
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