Manufacturer fault fixes suite after return inquiry
The store manager told Vaters' Voice the manufacturer normally inspects goods before returns. A $40 return cost to Sydney seemed unjustified. On June 10 Mrs Ko rang to say a representative had inspected the suite, found a manufacturing fault, and the assembly line fault was corrected. Mr K's suite was repaired to her satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. K
Torrens
Voters’ Voice
Queanbeyan
Sydney
Canberra
Passbook delay causes concern for Red Hill depositor
Mrs S of Red Hill faced a four month wait for a passbook after depositing a large sum with a building society on February 14. Despite receipts and assurances, the passbook was delayed, with books prepared at head office and scattered among branch deliveries. A spokesman arranged another book and home delivery, but it sat in the letter box until her husband moved it with other accounts.
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Red Hill
Mrs
Melbourne mail-order delay leaves pendants in limbo
Mr G of Ainslie reports ordering two pendants from a Melbourne mail-order firm on March 15 and sending $29.50. Despite letters dated April 6 and April 25 to Voters' Voice, no reply came. Pendants arrived only around May 18 after Voters' Voice intervened, yet through mid-June no comment had been received from the firm.
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Ainslie
Voters’ Voice
Voice
Page
Canberra
Vaters’ Voice
Myra
Uranium debate and public information in Australia
Kathleen Abbott argues in a Canberra Times letter that despite government promotion of uranium, the Uranium Producers Forum avoids informing the public, challenging ABC and NBC programs on waste risks. She notes toxic legacies, calls for cautious policy, and warns of exporting radioactive waste abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uranium Producers Forum
ABC
Four Corners
NBC
The
Canberra Times
Remedial Reading Volunteers Emerge in Canberra
In reply to Mr Harry Lindgren's letter, readers discuss volunteer efforts to tutor in remedial reading. They fault the current system and argue capable volunteers should help students learn to read, emphasizing real word recognition over Lindgren's spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sur
Harry Lindgren
Canberra
Lindgren
Brewster
IWC Whaling Debate Urges End to Whale Slaughter
Letters debate the International Whaling Commission stance on stock levels and harvests, urging immediate stop to whaling. Contributors praise ACT police for whale rescue efforts and pressure to close Australia’s Albany station, with calls for humane, artificial products and job concerns for whaling workers.
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International Whaling Commission
United States
Australia
Albany
Jonahad
Amanda Murtagh
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Philips
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Bubs
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Fraser
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