Soviet Trade Talks Open in Canberra with Australia
Soviet Foreign Trade Minister Patotichew arrived in Canberra to finalize the first Australia Soviet Union trade agreement. He will meet Australian Overseas Trade Minister Dr Cairns and later visit Melbourne to meet BHP's J C McNeil and the Australian Wheat Board before concluding talks Friday.
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Soviet Union
Mr Patotichew
Canberra
Australia
Patolichey
Overseas Trade and Secondary Industry
Cairns
Melbourne
Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd
J.C. McNeil
Australian Wheat Board
Minister Pushes Social Change for Aborigines in Mt Isa
MT ISA Sunday. The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Mrs Bryant seeks a new social concept for Aborigines and will discuss proposals with Social Security Minister Hayden. He inspected Aboriginal housing in Charters Towers Cloncurry and Mt Isa, plans to fly to Townsville. He urged payment for Aboriginal women caring for other children, noting a double standard. He opened a Catholic hostel in Mt Isa for eight Aboriginal girls, with $80,000 federally funded.
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Bryant
Hayden
Charters Towers
Cloncurry
Mt [Sa
Townsville
Australia to aid Mauritius with 7.88 tons flour worth 245000
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced Australia will donate 7.88 metric tons of flour to Mauritius, valued at 245000 dollars, under the 1973 Food Aid Convention Commitment.
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Department of Foreign Affairs
Australia
Mauritius
Tilers Strike Hits ACT and Queanbeyan New Homes
Tilers in the ACT and Queanbeyan walk out delaying many new houses. Workers contracted to tile manufacturers and suppliers seek a 60 to 65 percent pay rise after rejecting a 23 percent offer from four tile suppliers. another meeting is planned today.
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Tostrike
Roet
Queanbeyan Iy
Australian envoy H A Dunn named ambassador to Argentina
Ambassador The Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Whitlam announced the appointment of Mr H A Dunn as Australian Ambassador to Argentina Fiji and Uruguay. He will succeed Mr H W Bullock whose appointment as High Commissioner to Fiji Western Samoa and Tonga was announced recently.
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Whitlam
H. A. Dunn
Argentina
Feru
Uruguay
H. W. Bullock
Fiji
Western Samoa
Tonga
Patient at Wan derra Hospital Responds Well
An emergency call for 1035 blood donors was answered last Thursday. The patient responded well to treatment and was in satisfactory condition, according to a hospital spokesman yesterday.
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Wanderra
Housing contracts to switch to metric units in 1974
Commonwealth and State housing officials met in Canberra and agreed to write contracts in metric units starting January 1 1974 the housing department announced yesterday.
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Canberra
Commonwealth Department of Housing
Strike disrupts Sydney Harbour services for 24 hours
A 24 hour strike by about 1400 Maritime Service Board workers will halt Sydney Harbour services. The action protests the retrenchment of construction staff. The Immigration Department plans to appoint 48 multilingual welfare officers in state capitals and Darwin, stated by the Minister for Immigration, My Grassby.
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Sydney Harbour
Maritime Service Board
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Grassby
Women Meet Highlight At Canberra Public Meeting
The International Women's Day celebrations in Canberra featured a public meeting at the Griffin Centre on Saturday, drawing community attention to women's issues and activities.
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Canberra
Griffin Centre
Prince to Arrive Tomorrow on Australian Conservation Tour
Prince Philip will arrive in Canberra tomorrow as president of the Australian Conservation Foundation. He will meet Federal and State administrators involved in conservation, visit field projects, and review potential future foundation interests. He plans to travel to Williamtown via Bungonia and Milnil Lakes after Canberra.
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Australia
The
Australian Conservation Foundation
Canberra
Lomorrow
Williamtown
Bungonia
Mynil Lakes
Canberra meeting calls to halt Black Mountain tower
A public Canberra meeting organized mainly by the Society for Social Responsibility in Science urged the Government to halt work on the Black Mountain telecommunications tower until a truly comprehensive environmental impact statement is prepared and evaluated. About 650 attendees at ANU's Melville Hall heard calls to explore an alternative site, with copies of the resolution to be sent to key ministers and officials.
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Black Mountain
Society For Social Responsibility In Science
Melville Hall
ANU
R. O. Slatyer
Australian National University
Mens
Possmaster-General's Department
National Capital Development Commission
Whitam
Bowen
Tirban
Peginnal Development
Uren
Canberra Diamond Jubilee Ceremony on Capital Hill
Canberra and District Historical Society marked the Diamond Jubilee of naming Canberra with a Saturday ceremony at the Commemoration Stone on Capital Hill. About 80 pioneers attended, welcomed by president Cam Morris, recalling Lady Denman’s 1913 announcement that the capital would be Canberra.
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Canberra and District Historical Society
Canberra
Capital Hill
Society
Cam Morris
Lady Denman
Jubilee recollections mark Canberra’s birth and growth
A Canberra gathering recounts the 1914 ceremony and early city life. Sir Paul Hasluck sent a message read by the Governor General urging care for natural landscapes to keep Canberra truly Australian. Pioneers, descendants, and longtime residents shared memories from 70 years ago, with talk of the Commemoration Stone and a planned 27 foot column whose base may have been abandoned.
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Society
Paul Hasluck
Canberra
National Capital
Morris
Whelen
Denmans
Andrew Fisher
WNCDC
NCDC
New RAN survey ship HMAS Flinders to join April 19
The Royal Australian Navy plans to commission the 750 ton hydrographic vessel HMAS Flinders at Williams Town Victoria on April 19 and base it in Cairns to replace HMAS Paluma in surveying northern Australian waters. The ship will assist James Cook University’s oceanographic unit with modern radar for precise positioning within 100 yards. Only about one third of Australia’s maritime area has been accurately charted by modern methods, as the navy also plans a new oceanographic ship HMAS Cook.
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Australia
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Hmas Cook
Army in PNG could be a threat to democratic institutions
Speaker Barry Holloway warned the Papua New Guinea House of Assembly that the army, if not reduced, could threaten democracy more than security. He noted expanding parades in centers and urged politicians to join defence talks with Australia to reassess PNG’s armed forces.
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Port Moresby
Papua New Cuinea House of Assembly
Barry Holloway
Holloway
Australian Defence Department
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Joint Forces Command
Three Die In Road Crash In Victoria Weekend
Melbourne Sunday reports two fatal two car collisions in northern Victoria and a third crash on the Goulburn Valley Highway near Seymour. Victims include Miley south at Nathalia Georgena May Lubke and Frances Dawn Vickery both died in the first crash with Anthony James Coombe of Deniliquin. Mrs Joyce Lindsay 43 and her son Paul 15 were hospitalized. The Seymour incident left Mrs John Baker of Seymour injured after leaping from a burning car.
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Nathalia
Victoria
Georgena May Lubke
Jones Bridge
Tumut
Frances Dawn Vickery
Gundagai
Anthony James Coombe
Deniliquin
Joyce Lindsay
Paul
Lindsay
Goulburn Valley
Seymour
John Baker
Seymor Hospital
Forecast on Growth in Australia Population
Ministers Uren and Dr Cass stated in Canberra yesterday that if Australia’s annual population growth of 1.9 percent continued, the population would reach about 24 million in the year 2019. They emphasized implications for urban and environmental policy in a joint statement.
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Australia
Uren
Cass
Canberra
Cooma Show Attendance Falls Despite Strong Riding Displays
The Cooma show ran Friday and Saturday with many entries similar to last year yet overall attendance declined from about 4 000 to around 7 500. Main attractions centered on riding and live stock sections with notable results for Hageldean Pastoral Co and other exhibitors including Grand Champion Merian and Hereford entries.
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Amy Pica
Hose
Miss HO Mutter
Dyard
Reid
Ewe TG
Frida
Te Hageldean Pastoral Ca
Violence rises in midtern society. car safety ranked
The National Times examines a disturbing trend of rising violence and publishes a review of 16 top selling car models. The feature compares safety and durability across makes to gauge how a reader’s car stacks up. The weekly issue is on sale now.
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Midtern Society
The
National Times
Fairbairn Proposes Liberal Country Party Merger
Liberal frontbencher Fairbairn floated merging the Liberal and Country Parties amid claims of no major policy gaps. Country Party leader Anthony responded cautiously while noting no consensus on a full merger and stressing we must safeguard national interest.
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Country Party
Anthony
Fairbairn
Federal
Defence
Revious
Farrer
Nsw
Point Oitricks
Liberal
Myr Fairbairn
Australian embassy lease signed in Beijing
Australian diplomats in Peking signed a lease for an embassy building in the diplomatic quarter. The pastel green structure sits behind a PLA sentry. envoys will not occupy it for about a month. Dr Stephen Fitzgerald, 34, will reside there as ambassador when posting begins.
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Peking
People’s Liberation Army
Peking Hotel
Canberra Quake Shakes Homes and Windows
A Saturday quake near Canberra and across NSW measured magnitude 5.5 at 9:09 am, with hundreds of aftershocks. The Burragorang Valley was the epicenter, felt from Sydney to the western regions as residents reported shaking, rattling, and fallen objects. Police checked embassies amid false explosion reports. experts note Australia averages magnitude 5.5 quakes about every three years.
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Australian National University
John Cleary
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Burragorane Valley
Picton
Placesco
Australia
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ACT
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