Melbourne Medical Students Clash Over Uniform Rules
Melbourne University medical students faced ward attendance bans for not wearing the hospital approved uniform. Dr Cray Trevaks, the hospital superintendent, reported that about half of 33 students attended lectures in casual clothes and white jackets, while students insisted on colored trousers and bright shirts, denying any hygiene or enforcement justification for all white attire.
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Greater use of NSW trains encouraged
A Liberal Party transport committee recommends the NSW government expand suburban rail patronage with free trips and large discounts on monthly and seasonal passes across trains buses and ferries including Manly. Transport Minister Morris will consider the report as the Sydney area transport study plans long term needs to 7000.
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Morris
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Power charge complaints loom over February tariff
Melbourne reports Victoria's largest power users allegedly billed the full February rate while missing power for half the month due to the SEC workers' strike. The Victorian Chamber of Manufactures warned many firms faced maximum demand charges and urged affected employers to attend a meeting. The chamber estimates tens of thousands of dollars at stake. An SEC spokesman said no demotion had been arranged but readiness to remove one was possible.
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Victoria
SEC
Victorian Chamber of Manufactures
Industry could pay costs for metric conversion in Australia
A spokesman for the Metro Conversion Board said rationalising industry standards and converting to the metric system could cut costs enough to cover the overall expense. He spoke at a CSIRO press conference on education and science, noting 84 authorities in the building industry and that unified standards would ease conversion costs.
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Metro Conversion Board
Yestertack
CSIRO
Campbell
Metro
Chems
Industrial pay demands move in 25 percent claim
The Australian Workers Union opened proceedings before Commonwealth Arbitration Commissioner T J Brack in Sydney seeking more than a 25 percent pay rise for 20 000 shearers and related staff under the Federal pastoral Industry Award. The current piecework rate stands at 21 94 per 100 sheep shorn and the union pressed for broad increases across shed hands and cooks. adjourned hearing to allow inspection of pastoral properties and sheds.
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Australian Workers Union
Commonwealth Arbitration
T. J. Brack
Queensland
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Brack
ES. Cole
Australian Woolgrowers and Gragers Council
Rise in ACT building values in three months to December
The value of new hose and flats started in the ACT for the quarter to December rose sharply to 15,914.00 dollars from 12,372,000 in the previous December quarter. Non-dwelling commencements fell from 9,460,000 to 6,958,000. Total value of all new buildings begun edged up from 22,032,000 to 22,271,?000.
Army appoints new commandant at Officer Training Unit
Army posts Clone K P Quindge Larments project oliner with the Directorate of Army Development at Army Headquarters Canberra as commandant of the Officer Training Unit. Lieut Col K H Kirkland, formerly senior adviser with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, has been redesignated from commanding officer of the team.
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Oliner
Directorate of Army Development
Army Headquarters
Canberra
Scheyville Nsw
K. H. Kirkland
Vietnam
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