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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
6
Knight fought a shark with his bare hands to save his fiancée Marcia Hathaway who died after the attack on January 29 in Sugarloaf Bay. Loomes urged authorities to recognize Knight’s bravery as Hathaway’s fiancé died minutes after the injury.
The Coal Industry Tribunal chair man Mr W J Wallwork issued a reserved judgment. He said the tribunal could not agree on the claim and left the final decision to the chair man. The five day week principle was recognised while production safeguards would stay. Miners have worked a 10 shift fortnight under an agreement with coal companies and are paid for 11 shifts if they meet the fortnight’s coal target.
A Department of Civil Aviation spokesman in Melbourne said a second civil airport for Canberra remains undecided and unlikely to be hastened. Officials examined two potential sites but found no suitable land near the city, while the current airport is meeting traffic needs.
The Director of the Agriculture and Stock Section reports March sowing is favored by ideal February pastures and rainfall around average. Early autumn rains are needed to secure cattle feed, with ploughing and sowing of wheat and oats likely, while last year’s wheat harvest nears completion.
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