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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1955
Page
4
A fragmented job notice from Canberra advertises a cartographic drafting position with salary ranges around £800 to £1319 per annum. It seeks a technical college qualification and notes consideration based on factory completion. Applications are to be sent to the Secretary.
A scrambled fragment mentions Port Kemble housing plans and clerical offers. It references rapid expansion and initiative for a permanent position with Wil application, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
Applications invited by May 1959 for a Technical Officer with Wildlife Burney Section in Canberra. Duties include laboratory studies of flora and fauna under research direction. Qualifications require a university degree in science or agricultural science and reading ability in Dutch French and German preferred.
Job posting for a wildlife survey clerk in Canterra City. Training provided in administration and permaculture, pay £900-87AA for females, qualification via certificate of equivalent qualifications. Apply by May 25 to The Officer in Charge, Warbler Survey Bee fon, CB LRO, Nex 163.
An Australian company advertises continued opportunities for skilled workers in air conditioning, seeking licensed or fully qualified mechanics. Positions promise excellent conditions and wages, with emphasis on stable employment for the right candidate.
A garbled notice outlines multiple scientific officer positions within air force research, listing salaries from £860 to £1,814 per annum and duties in operational research and planning. Qualifications emphasize university degrees in physics, economics, or commerce with honours, plus experience in operational research and familiarity with Air Force procedures. Applicants are to apply to the secretary, Department of Air, Melbourne, by late June 1908.
Ministers dispute a ten percent freight increase pressed by overseas shipowners for trade between Australia and Britain. The plan would add costs on exports including wool and fruit, risking higher prices for buyers abroad. Officials warn the move could worsen waterfront issues and hinder export commerce.
The ACT.U Jewish colony proposal in Kimberleys faced executive opposition amid calls to align with Australia wide immigration policy. Langue’s group urged settler colonisation with support from supporters in New Yorks Free and League. Mr Monk cited that migration should integrate emigrants into Australian life.
A Sydney report states an assisted woman migrant with a long police record faced charges in Manly for receiving a watch reportedly obtained by her husband. Convicted on one count, she was acquitted on another and released on bond for four years.
Sydney report states shipowners rejected talks with the Waterside Workers Federation to end waterfront stoppages. Federal Secretary Mr. Healy noted 26 percent of paid work time was unproductive and cited lack of industrial progress. Ocean trade body chair Mr. Leunig argued past undertakings failing to be kept limit utility of negotiations.
The Australian Meat Board will pay a bounty on chilled and frozen export beef to Britain up to July. Minister McEwen announced the government to authorize the bounty in advance of deficiency payments under the 10 year meat agreement. If payments rise above the deficiency payments from Britain, the Meat Board may levy on exports by September 30, 1906. Legislation to enact the plan would be introduced soon.
Archdeacon C. Mate etson at Bt. Jona annual debutante ball in the Albert Mall Night with about 100 guests. Debutantes wore youthful gowns and carried matching posies, while the stage was decorated with colored fetes. Mr and Mrs Robertson hosted supper and cake cutting. Mary H. Bingeman led the women’s guild event with Archdeacon and Mrs. Arthur among attendees.
A former jockey involved in a road accident seeks damages from driver Paul Henry Wherter of Bondie Road. The case centers on injuries and liability after a collision on a public road. Names and precise locations are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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