Bricks rise to add about a hundred dollars to house cost
Sydney firms plan a 16 percent price hike on bricks, affecting about half of Sydney sales and 30 percent in Brisbane. Master Builders Association NSW estimates the average brick home could cost roughly $100 more. Canberra firms say they will try to hold prices but may review in the near term.
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Sydney
Master Builders Association of Nsw
Brickworks Ltd
Brisbane
Sie Eeat Jonesay
Commonwealtt Works
Canberra
Don ‘Thompson
Catholic schools adopt sex education in syllabus
Melbourne reports that Catholic schools will teach sex education as part of the normal curriculum next year. The Catholic Marriage Education Council endorses the revised Australian science education project for forms one and two and urges parental briefing on content and techniques. The council aims to present sex education as part of the human experience, not just biology.
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Melbourne
Coun- Catholic
The
Council
Assaults rise in Melbourne as social problem
The Melbourne Children's Court superintendent Dr Lionel Chate said assaults are a major societal problem with western suburbs most affected. In Sunshine there was an average of one assault daily for six months. Meanwhile road and freeway development got urgent calls from the Australian Automobile Association. The Opposition leader Snedden named John Fraser as new press secretary, replacing Geoff Allen after four years.
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Melbourne
Melbourne Children's Court
Inic
Lionel Chate
Suneshine
Australian Automobile Assostation
CA. Page
Aghout Australia
Snedden
John Fraser
Geoff Allen
Queensland minister predicts record coal exports
Brisbane reports that Queensland Minister for Mines and Main Roads Mr Camm predicted record coal exports for the year, aiming to surpass last year’s 12 million tonnes.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Camm
Parachutist dies as main chute fails in practice jump
Townsville man Shaun Charles Fletcher aged 28, single, died near Home Mill during a practice jump after his main parachute failed to open. Previously two others jumped with him. In Sydney a report notes shirt manufacturers plan to phase out past topped shirt boxes next year in favor of new soft packaging.
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Townsville
Shaun Charles Fletcher
Sydney
Reopened Sydney Leagues Club Faces Payment Dispute
Sunday report notes South Sydney Leagues Club reopening after delays tied to a disputed payment. A Scnrdon company, not paid 240.0 for extension, involved in the reeiverhone evaluation process.
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Sydney
South Sydney
Clus
Beng Pinto
Snes Scanrdon
Ich
Explosions Reported in Soviet Union During Weekend
Swedens Seismological Institute logged an underground blast near the Ural region in the Soviet Union this morning and a second detonation three days earlier in the north. Officials say both may be linked to a single project. In London a boxing official suggested Australia could seek a British board appeal for Mundine versus Marks in Brisbane.
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Sweden
Seismological Institute
Soviet Union
Ural River
Ural Mountains
London
AAP
British Boxing Board of Control
Ray Clarke
Australia
Tony Mundine
Carlos Marks
Brisbane
French have last say in boycott delaying airline services
French have the final say in the trade union boycott between Australia and France affecting Qantas. The first Australian flight since lifting the embargo was set to depart Sydney last night, but French unionists delay operations until today, forcing Qantas to reroute its Tahiti and Mexico City service via Honolulu. UTA will not start its Tahiti service until next Saturday.
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Australia
France
Qantas
ACTU
Sydney
Kantas 19
Tahiti
Mexico City
Honolulu
UTA
Gorton calls for election by blocking Supply Bill
Former Prime Minister John Gorton urged a federal election by Senate rejection of the Supply Bill. DLP Senator Townley backed the move, with Country Party leaders Byrne and Anthony signaling willingness to negotiate. the plan would pressure the government over defence, foreign affairs, civil service, mining and inflation.
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John Gorton
Senate
DLP
Country Party
Liberal Party
Gorton
Byrne
Qld
Anthony
Townley
Learae
Ctc-Tv
Australia
GPs to scrutinise off hour deputising services
The General Practitioners Society of Australia will scrutinise deputising services offering off hour and emergency medical care. Dr Duncan Yuille said about 65 percent of general practitioners used these services and that approval criteria include doctor control, a reliable two way radio system, trained nurse staffed bases at all hours, and constant doctor availability for staff.
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Sydney
General Practitioners’ Society of Australia
Socety
Duncan ‘Yuille
Yuille
GPSA
Strike halts Canberra flights amid Sydney airport strike
Canberra flights to Sydney were canceled as the Professional Radio Employees Institute strike disrupted air services. Passengers faced heavy bus transfers home and record bookings for Canberra departures. Sydney saw limited arrivals and chaotic conditions, with ongoing wage dispute talks delaying a settlement.
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Sydney
Canberra
Professional Radio Employees Institute
Hospitals object to advert in campaign against health scheme
The Australian Hospital Association asks the Australian Medical Association to withdraw one advertisement running in Australian newspapers. The AHA says the ad denigrates public hospitals by depicting a pregnant woman telling her husband she does not want to be in a public ward.
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Melbourne
Australian Hospital Association
Australian Medical Association
AHA
Australia
Power cuts continue across ACT and NSW suburbs
Restrictions on electricity use remain in force. Canberra reported no weekend blackouts but futures are uncertain as NSW power output stays restricted. 170 Sydney suburbs and towns in 16 county supply areas faced outages starting at 10 pm. Rail unions and postal workers plan talks and possible strikes as arbitration looms.
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Sydney
Nsw
NSW Electricity Commission
Australian Postal Workers Union
A Saint
Australian Railways Union
Australian” Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen
F. W. Brown
Natural gas grid proposal may be decades ahead says expert
Mr W Parkin director of the Australian Mineral Foundation tells the Australian Gas Association conference in Adelaide that a national pipeline grid could be years away and cost two to four times current gas delivery prices. He cites a proposed Adelaide network at 240 million and a Moomba Sydney line around 168 million as part of the connecting cost.
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Adelaide
Sun
W. Parkin
Australian Mineral Foundation
Australian Gas Association
Parkin
SA Director
North-West Shelf
Central Australia
Moomba- Sydney
Moomba
Sydney
Derby
Gala inaugural concert at the cy House
A gala inaugural concert featured Australian soprano Marilyn Richardson with the German Bach soloists, conducted by Helmut Winschmann. The program included a “Wedding Cantata” and a warm, bright performance on a sunny spring afternoon. The audience gave a warm reception despite a not fully packed hall, and acoustics remain under review against the Cleveland comparison.
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Marilyn Richardson
Helmut, Winschemann
Cyclists Hurt By Bomb Blast Outside Kent Hotel
Police say a hand grenade or water pipe bomb exploded near Curtain Street by the Kent Hotel, injuring cyclists. Two men were taken to St Vincent's Hospital after operations to remove metal fragments from their legs.
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Melbourne
Carlton
Kent Hotel
Curtain Street
Dam J
Sdes
St Vincent's Hospital
British campaigner Mary Whitehouse to speak at Melville Mall pub meeting
British campaigner against permissive society Mary Whitehouse will address a pub meeting in Melville Mall AN on Saturday evening. The event centers on television standards and press coverage amid ongoing debates over public morality and broadcasting rules.
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Mary Whitehouse
Melville Mall
Whitehouse
Whites warn PNG expats blackmail seeks political change
Deputy Chief Minister Guise told the Papua New Guinea House of Assembly that some Australians in PNG try to use the move toward self government to pressure the government. He cited expatriates alleged to be delaying reform to gain personal benefits and noted recent threats to industrial action by Australian workers and officers.
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Papua New Guinea
Dr Guise
Sai
Australia
House of
Somare
Papua ‘New Guinea
Guise
Australian Electricity Commission
Plea for wheat urged by Nippon Flour Mills head
In Brisbane on Sunday Motohiko Ban president of Nippon Flour Mills urged Australian farmers to boost wheat output to ease a global grain shortage. He noted his company has bought Australian wheat for years and said flour millers worldwide seek Queensland wheat amid the world shortfall.
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Brisbane
Nippon Flour Stills Company Ltd
Motohiko Ban
Ban
Tspan
Queensland
Unpopular Australian Tourists Shock Asia Image
The National Times reports a rising wave of Australian travelers in South-East Asia drawing ire from locals. Asians rank Australians as among the least welcomed visitors, with Japan also viewed unfavorably, sparking concerns over Australia’s image abroad.
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South-East Asia
Asia
National Times
Australia
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