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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1963
Page
3
In Exercise Long Hop SAS troops try to breach Pacific Islands Regiment defences in mountainous jungle. PIR disguise as villagers and aid from locals create tension while SAS use a simple patrol-detection method by saluting suspected islanders who stand stiffly at attention.
The first of two Skylark rockets built to measure electron densities in the upper atmosphere was fired. The test, part of the Royal Society upper atmosphere programme, showed satisfactory performance and also measured ion distributions and solar UV spectra. The second rocket was to be fired soon after further data review.
A Bureau of Mineral Resources report released yesterday outlines Australia’s move to boost salt exports while supporting growing domestic alkali industry. The nation is self sufficient with a small export surplus, forecasting exports around sixty thousand tons, amid a steady expansion since 1960 reaching about four million tons valued highly.
The Department of Civil Aviation will fund 125 flying scholarships totaling 50 000 to train Australians as aerial agricultural pilots. Senator Paltridge said 10 scholarships of 50 hours would assist pilots holding a commercial licence, covering about 70 percent of rating costs.
A BHLP report shows ingot steel production rising despite construction at Port Kembla Newcastle and Whyalla. No 4 furnace at Port Kembla produced 470000 tons in the half year, surpassing the prior record by 64000 tons, while Port Kembla output reached 1422200 tons, a new record aided by the No 2 slab reheating furnace.
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