Callaghan resignation shakes Trade Department and industry ties
Callaghan quits as deputy secretary in charge of the Office of Secondary Industry at the Department of Trade and Industry to head an industrialists pressure group. The move reduces senior staff, risks slower policy work, and highlights the blurred line between public service and private enterprise as industry gains advocates with government experience.
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H RW. Callaghan
Department of Trade and Industry
Callaghan
Whiz Kids Emigration Spurs Debate On Public Service Links
The article weighs cross border staffing between government and industry. It notes Americans use consultants and external experts more, cites MacNamara’s transfers to the United States Defence Department as a successful example, and discusses sabbatical concepts and temporary industry appointments as ways to blend public service with private sector insight.
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America
Japan
Australia
MacNamara
United States
Defence Department
Commonwealth Public Service
Trade Department
Battle for Quiet Noise Abatement Pushes Global Alliance
Engineers, architects, doctors and officials from Argentina, Israel and the USSR join a global conference on noise abatement. The British Noise Abatement Society, founded 1959 by John Connell, champions laws to curb nuisance and push quieter industry. The piece notes new UK traffic noise limits and critiques aircraft impact, including Stansted plans and Concorde booms.
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Israel
Ussr
London
John Connell
Connell
NAS
Forward defence debate in Australia and Asia
Letters argue Australia should abandon forward defence as it lacks manpower and resources. They warn foreign troop presence could fuel anti-foreign sentiment, destabilize Asia, and suggest bolstering ties with Asian nations through trade and culture instead. The piece questions Britain’s withdrawal and warns of imperialist perceptions.
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Australia
Asia
Japan
Austrasia
Britain
Wich
Asi
Im Asia Nuustyelio Stoule
LJ Channing
Auckland City Fathers Face Feminist Backlash Over Duke Dinner
Auckland's city leaders, under Mayor Dr R G McElroy, faced feminist outcry after deciding a men-only dinner for the Duke of Edinburgh to ensure broad representation within a 250 guest limit. Officials argued seating constraints and official duties made wives’ attendance impractical, while critics urged inclusion and pressed for wider representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Auckland council shakes up all male dinner plan
Auckland City Council faced pressure over a proposed all male dinner with Buckingham Palace approval in question. The plan shifted to a Town Hall reception on May 23 inviting about 1,200 guests, including women, after Prime Minister Holyoake indicated government permission and a broader guest list.
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Takapuna
North Shore
Irene Bottern
Holyoake
Buckingham Palace
W. M. Horton
Miss W. Delugar
Auckland Public Hospital
Ecaine Finance Committees
Duke
McElroy
Music and criticism in a Musica Viva Festival review
Music critic W L Hoffmann discusses Ro Brunewiek and Mary ways eliteral fut in relation to the Atte Fieemble and the Boredin Quartel. He praises the Schubert Quintet performed by Australian players at the final concert, calling it a musical experience beyond mere pleasantness and urging higher standards in criticism.
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Ro Brunewiek
Mary
Hethoven
Schubert
W. L. Hoffmann
Entertaining Youth Laments Canberra Shortage of Facilities
A Canberra mother agrees with A Petersilka on the lack of entertainment facilities for teens. She notes abundant sports groups but no venues for youths to mingle and says cramped matchbox homes push youths to roam streets. She suggests an ice skating rink as a start.
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A. Petersilka
Canberra
P. D. McFarlane
Dissatisfied migrant voices ACT neglect and delays
A reader from Captains Flat criticizes the ACT administration for slow progress on sewers roads and parks. They contrast high costs and lack of facilities with promised improvements, noting 1949 migration, open gutters, no footpaths, and reliance on other states for funding. The writer urges ratepayers to bear the costs.
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Sit
May
C. Climer
Biringham
Pan Toilets Son
Health Department
Poor bus service provokes visitor complaint in Canberra
A Melbourne visitor writes Canberra’s bus service fails, forcing long cold waits and long travel times. The letter notes frustration at not seeing more of the city due to deficiencies, while praising drivers who did appear.
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Melbourne
Canberra
Austrade
Advisory Council disbands over Peter Nixon treatment claim
Margaret Smith Turnes reports a toxic clash as the Advisory Council criticizes Mr Peter Nixon for mistreatment and improper naming. The piece argues the council should be disbanded and notes irony in migrants to Canberry influencing governance.
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Su Iowoski
Peter Nixon
Advisory Council
Canberry
Margaret Smith
Railway builders of Australia long before today
Denis J. Rowe of the University of New England Armidale NSW appeals for information from readers who worked on railway construction in Australia from the 1850s to the present. He seeks details on navvies surveyors and engineers, their working conditions camps and experiences to help write a history of this era.
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Bert
Avastrabit
Oere Glen
Ain Tod
Denis J. Rowe Lninverit
New England
Armidale
Nsw
Governor General Hosts Council Meeting and Duke Dinner
Governor General Lord Casey presided over a Federal Executive Council meeting at Government House yesterday morning. Lord and Lady Casey hosted a dinner for the Duke of Edinburgh at Government House last night.
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Lord Casey
Federal Executive Council
Government House
Lord
Lady Casey
Duke of Edinburgh
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