Uniformity in Canberra Housing Sparks Debate on Canberran Style
Observers fault uniform housing siting in Canberra noting gains from orderly design yet warn against repetitive barracks like Miller Street and hen house layouts in Narrabundah. The Director of Works cites Sir William Holford defending some types while urging stricter planning oversight to balance harmony with density.
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Carter
Canferia
William Holford
Canberra
Director of Works
Willam Holford
James
la Perouse Street
Miller Street
O'Connor
Narrabundah
Banking reform welcomed by Bank of New South Wales
Sydney reports the Commonwealth Government will introduce banking reform. The Bank of New South Wales calls the move welcome news and says the amendments would curb collusive practices among trading banks while preserving competition and efficient banking services.
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Sydney
Commonwealth
Bank of New South Wales
Laboour
Ith
Tobacco crop to be worth £1,600,000 at Brisbane opening sale
The Booth Queensland and Northern WB.W. tobacco crop is forecast to yield £1,600,000 at the season’s opening sale in Brisbane. The event marks a major market milestone as growers anticipate strong demand and prices.
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Brisbane
Booth
Queensland
Wb.w
Bus etiquette criticized by Canberra rider
Yvonne D Harvey from Narrabundah describes a troubling incident on Canberra buses. She notes an infant, a malfunctioning stroller, and a driver who offered little aid while other buses provide better service for women with children. The letter argues Queanbeyan women face inferior treatment and calls for consistent respectful conduct by drivers and conductors.
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Canberra
Queanbsyan
Queanbeyan
Cafiahnesa
Yvonne D
Harvey
Narrabundah
Uniformity Debate in Canberra Sparks Sharp Phillipic
A Canberra letter to The Canberra Times argues that uniform design for housing and public service work risks dull, monotonous mediocrity. The writer warns a drive toward standard uniforms could extend to public clerks, urging independent thinking against bureaucratic conformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra Times
James Io
Public Service Board
Act
Big
Menzies Still Tires on Fremantle Voyage
Prime Minister Menzies remains fatigued during the Fremantle stopover as doctors anticipate full fitness for the voyage to England. He occupies the same verandah suite and plans to return to Australia in about eight weeks after the journey.
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Fremantle
Mr. Menzie
England
Britain
Australia
Everlasting Suit On The Way From Synthetic Fibres
STEVE PUGH discusses a London article on synthetic fibres and the idea of an everlasting white suit. He notes rising production, cost barriers, and the promise of tough, stain resistant fabrics such as next generation synthetics, with concerns about comfort and breathability.
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Steve Pugh
London
Mar
Alec Guiness
Hera
Britain
Wool Down At Adelaide And Brisbane Prices Drop
Adelaide and Brisbane wool markets opened with declines across descriptions. Good style fleece and long wool sold 5 to 10 percent lower while a top price of 128 1 2 d. per lb was paid for three bales from St George as markets eased.
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Adelaide
Ruesaay
Brisbane
St. George
Everlasting clot 80 synthetic flores for treating cloth
A fragment notes a product called everlasting clot 80 or synthetic flores used in chemicals to treat the surface of cloth. Ali is mentioned in association with the item. Details are sparse and uncertain.
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Ali
Snowy Display Wins Bronze Medal at Adelaide Show
The Boonyaountains Authority earned a bronze medal for a display displayed at the Royal Adelaide Exhibition. It traced to the Royal Easter Show in Sydney 1966 featuring a 28 foot waterfall running a month with 100 gallons per minute circulation. A globe over the waterfall carried the slogan One of the World's Largest Water Development Projects. The exhibit also included a rubber model of the Bucum Bene Tumut scheme.
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Boonyaountains Authority
Sydney
Adelaide
WA Perth Begins Poliomyelitis Immunisation Drive
In Western Australia vaccination for poliomyelitis began in July last year in Perth and surrounding areas with only three children and one adult immunised. The small start reflects early stages of a broader campaign.
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Perth
Western Australia
Board of Higher Forestry Education Meets in Australia
The Board of Higher Forestry Education will hold its annual meeting at the Forestry School on Friday with thirteen delegates from all Australian States and the Director General of the Forestry and Timber Bureau Mr. G. Rodger. A one day conference of the Board of Forestry Services will be held Thursday attended by eleven delegates and Mr Rodger to discuss prerequisites and post graduate courses for forestry education.
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Board of Higher Forestry Education
Forestry School
Forestry and Timber Bureau
G. 3. Rodger
Forestry Commissiong
Ummonwealth
Board of Forestry Services
Rodger
Won Holden Holiday Tour Draws Near May 24
An art union raffle was scheduled for 8 p.m. May 24 with Mrs Tompsitt of Canberra as a stated participant. She claimed to have never won a raffle before and planned travel to Berlin with her daughter if selected.
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Art Union
Jase
Ma ‘Tompatti
Tompsitt
Canberra
Mra
Tompaitt
Berlin
Lee
Ie Jt
Tasmania moves to bar foot X-ray machines in shops
MOBART, Tuesday. Health Minister Dr. Turnbull announced legislation to ban foot X-ray devices in footwear shops. He cited reports suggesting routine use could be harmful, while hearings found no harmful effects from chest X-ray examinations.
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Mobart
Dr. Turnbull
Turnbull
Ake
Amen Nee
Professor criticizes IQ tests for school selection
Professor C A Gibb told a Canberra University College audience that IQ tests at age 11 to 12 have high error and do not reliably predict high school success. He urged considering home environment and scholastic record and warned against excess reliance on intellectual selectivity for university entry.
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C. A. Gibb
New Education Fellowship
Canberra Univer Sitty College
Gibb
Dalag
Profeawor Gibb
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Monilay
Canveyan
Henten
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Mr. Menzies
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Cleanera
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