British spy did not sell Ikara secrets
A British naval officer, Sub-Lieutenant David James Bingham, 31, jailed 21 years for passing naval secrets to the Soviet Union, did not compromise the Ikara anti-submarine weapon. Reports say Ikara and related RAN systems, including Oberon-class sonar and homing torpedoes, were not among items disclosed. Officials say details remain sparse, and negotiations with Britain over Ikara were not discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ikara
Australia
Soviet Union
RAN
David James Bingham
Portsmouth
Bingham
Department of Supply
Kara
Call for change as NCDC accused of stifling Canberra ideas
ACT-Advisory Council chairman J H Pead urged reorganisation and new methods to inject public ideas into the National Capital Development Commission. He said the NCDC landscapes, zoning and a proposed Black Mountain telecommunication tower face criticism for restrictive policy and lack of public input. Pead praised moves like Civic plaza trials, urging Parliament and Public Works to assert authority against perceived group dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital Development Commission
ACT — Advisory Council
J. H. Pead
Star of the
Canberra Times
NCDC
Pead
Black Mountain Tower
Berra
Civic
Comer
Public Works Committee
Parlament
Parliament House
Commission
Record Wheat Shipped Reaches New First Quarter Total
The Australian Wheat Board reports a first quarter record of 2,248,000 tons of wheat shipped. Since December 1, shipments are about 700,000 tons above last year’s first quarter record. Monthly shipments reached 931,474 tons, a new record for any month. Board chairman J. P. Cass spoke at the Victorian Farmers Union on projected annual averages and carryover plans. A. C. Everett noted reopening the China market as an urgent board priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australian Wheat Board
J. P. Cass
Victorian
Farmers = Union grains division
Black market wheat export alarms Victorian union
The Victorian Farmers Union aims to widen investigations to curb black-marketing of wheat. Australian Wheat Board chairman J P Cass told the grains division meeting in Melbourne that about 1 million bushels would be sold in over the border trade this season. He urged grower groups to push governments for orderly stockfeed marketing by amending section 92 of the Commonwealth Constitution. division chairman E E Nuske warned that another year of border trade could end home market control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
Australian Wheatgrowers Federation
Melbourne
Victorian Farmers Union
Australian Wheat Board
J. P Cass
WFU Grains-Division
E. E. Nuske
NZ Defence Minister criticizes ALP over five power pact
Singapore's Straits Times quotes New Zealand Defence Minister Mr McCready accusing ALP leaders of changing their minds on the five power defence agreement linking Britain Australia New Zealand with Singapore and Malaysia. He says the party is blowing hot and cold and would keep NZ troops in Singapore even if Australia withdraws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Aap-Reuter
Straits Times
New Zealand
McCready
ALP
Malaysia
Britain
Australia
Australian Labor Party
Labour Party
Morrison
Western Australia Rejects Pacminex Alumina Refinery
The Western Australian Government vetoed a Pacminex Alumina refinery planned for the upper Swan Valley. Minister for Environmental Protection Mr Davies cited air pollution susceptibility and microclimate factors, noting the site was seven times more vulnerable than Kwinana, Perth’s current industrial area, about 23 miles away. The decision cited environmental risks and unsuitable local climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Swan Valley
Environmental Protection
Davies
Kwinana
Competition winner in Make Australia Beautiful map contest
Louisa Farugia aged 19 from Ainslie won the Southern Tablelands section of the Make Australia Beautiful competition by Cadbury Schweppes with a $750 first prize for a map of Australia made from Schweppes soft drink cans. Canberra resident Gillian Wheeler won $150 for second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Louisa Farugia
Ainslie
Australia
Schweppes
Gillian Wheeler
Canberra
Inquiry on Barton House Advisory Council Interest in Takeover
Mr J H Pead asked the Department of the Interior if the Army has renewed its interest in taking over Barton Guest House. Mr L W Engledow sought the answer, noting objections from 1969 about the hostel serving non public servants and its unique status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACT Advisory Council
J. H. Pead
Department of the Interior
Army
Barton Guest House
ACT
J. R. Fraser
Pead
Department of the Army
Appoin
L. W. Engledow
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Trea
Mobate
A. C. Everett
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Earl Nightingale
Lainie Kazan
Tony Bennett
Julie London
Rinceton Tailors
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