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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
2
A Mercy Catholic mission convent established by the Sisters of Mercy in the Chimbu district of New Guinea was burned out. The fire destroyed the building with unknown extent of damage or injuries reported.
Canberra Goulburn Anglican Synod calls for combined action by denominations to reform theological training in Australia. It urges universities and convents to review curricula and utilize available facilities to avoid duplication, aiming to form an interchurch commission to study needs and build capacity.
The resolution moved by the Assistant Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn urged a thorough assessment of all theological training courses and facilities in Australia. It called for investigation and support of courses related to original land allied studies, encouraging the church to act collectively.
Tenders are expected to be called in January for major extensions to Goulburn High School. A new two to three story building will be longer than the present main block, with a double storied woodwork and metal work wing. The project is expected to take more than a year and will include a complex inter-communication telephone system due to multiple buildings and distances between them.
ANU staff compiled about half a million items on campus traffic pedestrian movements and parking Yesterday the data will be processed over eight weeks to assist a site planner soon to be appointed for new buildings At least 81 staff participated and further surveys covered hourly car parking and a campus movement questionnaire revealing early congestion and parking challenges on campus officials said
The North Canberra Tulips girls marching team sent 169 to the Handicapped Children's Association from leftover funds. Yesterday 11 checkpoints were set at campus entrances and main intersections to record registration names, noting the money will be spent by car entrants and keomarri.
The inaugural meeting of the Faculty of Military Studies at the University of NSW will be held at the Royal Military College Dumtroon tomorrow. Attending will be Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly Chief of the General Staff and Mr Bruce White Secretary of the Army, joined by 13 professors from the university.
Taronga Park Zoo director Ronald Strahan will lecture on the role of zoos in conservation at a National Parks Association Canberra meeting at the Playhouse Canberra Theatre Centre near Tuesday. He will visit Australian National University on Tuesday and, before returning to Sydney on Wednesday, tour CSIRO wildlife research at Gungahlin with National Parks Association president A. J. Brand.
A New Hanover court heard a council clerk stole 120 dollars from the New Hanover council over a dispute with a council decision and burned the money. The man was sentenced to six months in jail for the offense reported by AAP via the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
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