States approve large loan total amid doubtful future funds
The Australian Loan Council faces an empty market for £210,000,000 in state loans while the Commonwealth can raise only £190,000,000. Premiers approve a target they know cannot be reached, arguing responsibility lies with states to justify loan spending and wage decisions amid limited capital and uncertain overseas funds.
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Australian Loan Council
Commonwealth
Australia
Joan
Loan Council
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
American quartet charms Canberra with modern and classic works
The Canberra Chamber Music Society opened its season with the LaSalle String Quartet, the first American ensemble to visit. They performed Mozart, Bruckner, Piston, and Beethoven for an audience of over 380 at University Hall, with mixed accuracy and notable vigor.
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Parker
Moat
Musica Viva Society
Mozart
Bruckner
Piston
Beethoven
University Hall
Ruweisat Ridge
N. G. Chavasse
Wae & Kem
Titans Among Men Honored by Queen for Victoria Cross Centenary
About 300 VC recipients attended a Buckingham Palace centenary celebration hosted by Queen Elizabeth I to mark the award created by Royal Warrant on January 29, 1856. The article notes 1,344 total VC winners, including one who earned two bars, and highlights acts of valor by Captain C. H. Upham and others while reflecting on the Cross’s history and diversity of recipients.
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Buckingham Palace
C. H. Upham
New Zealand
Malone
Crete
War Office
Stn Register
Roy Jann Cornwell
Royal Navy
Jutland
Army
Royal Air Force
B. Rhodes-Moorhouse
Royal Flying Corps
V.C
Britain
Leefe Robinson
Hertfordshire
Wrights
J. BL Nicholson
Southampton
Balaclava
Gallipoli
Lancashire Fusiliers
Lord Stamfordam
Jone George V
Hing
Wv.c
V.ca
Elsc
Reneenette de King
Tasmanian tour boosts Australian literature interest
Mr. T Ingle Moore led a three week lecture tour sponsored by the Commonwealth Literary Fund and Tasmanian Education Board. He visited university student schools and townships, delivering over 60 talks. Audience sizes ranged from 14 to 800 as readers seized Australian literature displays and photo collections.
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Commonwealth Literary Fund
Tasmanian Adult Education Board
T. Ingle Moore
Canberra University College
Moore
J. Horner
Geeveston
Huon Valley
Te Commonwealth Library
Hardy Wilson
Tasmania
Hobart
Launceston
Mt. Wellington
Audienera
Empire's Future Under Review Says Red China
Hong Kong report quotes the Communist China's official daily saying the British Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference opening in London faces a choice between pursuing a "policy of strength" and a "path of peace and international cooperation" with respect for the rights and welfare of nations.
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Hong Kong
China
Today
London
New China News Net
United States
Governor General Hosts Officials and Rubber Institute Officers
The Governor General Sir William Slim and Lady Stim hosted a morning call at Admiralty House with Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott and an evening dance. The Australian Rubber Industry Institute officers Mr F Hook Mr G N M Milne and Mr J M Wright attended the day’s events.
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William Slim
John Northcott
New South Wales
Admiralty House
Institution of the
Rubber Industry
F. Hook
G. N. M. Milne
J. M. Wright
Stim
Paper industry leaders urge more private funding in Australia
Melbourne reports the paper industry asks private producers to fund education via grants and scholarships. Mr Booth says industries should not rely on government alone and could aid educational institutions significantly.
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Melbourne
Australia
Accountancy Exam Results Reported in Sydney
The Australian Society of Accountants announced further results at Ita April May examinations held in Sydney. The list includes management accounting and mentions Frank Bkubal Noel Bluett and locations such as Bend Canberra.
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Sydney
Australian Society of Accountants
Ita
Taland Bend
Frank Bkubal
Canberra
Noel Bluett
View Cross Ribbon Event Hinted by 1958 Queen Victato
Fragmentary notes describe a View Cross event fed by Queen Victato in 1958 and reference a ribbon award at a Crom te War. The readable text is limited and details are unclear.
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Srinson
New Zealand producers seek to end imperial preference
Wellington reports chair J. D. Ormond of the New Zealand Most Producers' Board urged action to combat imperial preference. He said NZ should delay in London and adopt a new trading strategy, arguing elimination under GATT would avert economic disarmament amid shifts in goods we export.
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Wellington
Ledon
J. D. Ormond
New Zealand
Most Producers’ Board
Ormond
London
Massey Agricultural College
Palmenton T North
Gatt
Ormondald
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Canberra Chamber Manic Society
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Titans Among Men
Foxvum
Martin-Leake
Ing
Tien
Royal Army Medical Corps
Lowe
Daily Mall
F. B. Roberts
Lord Roberts
F. Roberreve
J. Gough
J. E. Gough
Empire
Red China
N.Z
Charles D. Lucas
Leas’ Brewery
Her Majesty
Shia Heela
Baltic
Bornarsund
Lucas
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