Money on jackpot at ACT TAB bets tops expectations
The ACT TAB forecast an about 380000 dollar gross pool for six Moonee Valley races to determine the jackpot payout of around 325 dollars for six winners. A spokesman said telegram bets from the States ran into tens of thousands with bets averaging around 34 shillings. Betting would close at noon with on course betting allowed until 1.20pm as the first jackpot race began.
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Daylight Saving Trial Plan Proposed for Victoria
Melbourne reports Victorian Chief Secretary Hamer announced a daylight saving trial for next summer. Clocks would move forward one hour from the last Sunday in October to late February if New South Wales agrees to join.
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Demonstrators Await Team Perth Arrival At Airport
Anti apartheid demonstrators massed at Perth airport an hour before the Springbok rugby team arrival as police reinforcements gathered Deputy Premier Ross-Edwards criticised daylight saving while Victoria mulls its hours. NSW and ACT officials weighed trials as parties split on the issue with ministers signalling possible action next week.
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Canberra records coldest day as temperatures dip
Canberra faced its coldest day in over 30 years with a minimum of 7.8 degrees recorded at 7 am. Dry frosty conditions and sunny, windy days left grasslands highly combustible, while rainfall remained extremely low across four months, totaling about 277 points, five litres below average.
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Let us vote on loan, say workers
A Canberra Times survey shows 73 percent of Canberra hotel workers want their union to call a meeting to discuss proposals for industrial action against the South African rugby union tour and to permit member voting on the issue.
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Union meeting lapses for lack of quorum in Canberra
A Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Union Canberra branch ordinary quarterly meeting failed due to no quorum. Organizer Bill Morris noted advertisements did not list topics. An on the spot stopwork meeting could be held if touring team visited venues, and an opinion poll of 11 hotels showed mixed views on a union meeting to vote on a tour boycott.
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Springboks begin Australian rugby tour amid protests
South Africa's all white Springbok rugby team sails to Australia for a 25 man test series amid threats of boycotts and demonstrations. Captain Hannes Marais says the tour is an adventure and they will face problems but aim to play rugby, with officials conducting extra security checks before departure.
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Africans unlikely to use VIP jets for SA rugby tour
Aviation writer says the RAAF VIP squadron would not be used to transport the South African rugby union team if government plans go ahead. A Hercules from Richmond is more likely to Perth, accommodating players officials and press, under tourist rules.
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PM offers RAAF help to move Springboks by air
The Prime Minister Mr McMahon offered RAAF aircraft to transport the Springboks from Perth to Adelaide if needed and to arrange refueling in Perth. The PM said the government would service the SAA flight at Perth Airport and provide transport aid to South Australia as a precaution amid union boycotts. The opposition called the move damaging while unions support boycotts as patriotic.
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Hawke delays departure over RAAF planes row
Melbourne ACTU president Hawke postponed his month long Middle East and Europe trip after Perth airport workers threatened to stop servicing his aircraft. He may depart via Sydney. Hawke condemned government use of RAAF planes for Springboks saying it exposed racism and hypocrisy. Unions warned of strikes if RAAF involvement continued. Continued on Page 3.
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Governor Will Stay Away From South Africa Match
Perth reporters note Western Australia Governor Sir Douglas Kenneth will miss tomorrow's WA versus South Africa match at Perry Lakes Stadium. A Government House spokesman cited a personal decision and declined to reveal influence by Premier Tonkin. Tonkin previously said he might advise against attending events involving racially selected South African teams. Sir Douglas, a former international rugby player and Queen's representative, did not want sporting fixtures with South Africa become political.
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ACT Labor Branch Wins Vote at Conference
ACT Labor branch gains representation at the ALP Federal Conference and on the Federal executive despite some leaders' opposition. Also noted are war and policy items from The Australian and professor profiles from Flinders University. Deaths and industry notes appear in other pages.
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