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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1956
Page
5
The Canberra Times reports how the Minister for the Interior faces mixed reaction to government housing proposals in Canberra. Critics question standard adequacy while praising open public input and potential for future revisions.
Letters urge ABC conference in Sydney to confirm subscriber numbers for a second concert series. Canberra groups seek funds for social adoption, welfare programs for the aged, and a Christmas appeal, promising all money stays in Canberra and audits will be government supervised.
English Electric Company has won a 24 million pound sterling contract to supply hydro electric machinery for a plant at Pri Tet Hapide in Washington State, USA. The deal was announced in London.
The visiting concert pianist is an avid collector with interests in philosophy and literature. He studies the life and works of composers and aims to contextualize music within its era. He has acquired items including a 1556 Methon book and a handwritten Wagner letter from Bayreuth 1872.
A Washington dispatch reports Australia Prime Minister Menzies gave President Eisenhower a gentle lecture during a Washington visit last month. The theme centered on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than force, with Menzies urging patience in bargaining and warning against hardened stances that could impede negotiations.
Argentina remains mired in turmoil as factions loyal to Lonardi and Peronist sympathisers clash with Aramburu’s government. Army divisions and saboteur activity threaten to destabilize Buenos Aires while workers endure shortages and transit woes in a country reeling from a revolution within a revolution.
A disrupted fragmentary report describes the Labour Day Mass at St. Christopher's Church in Manuka and references labor, dignity, and the Christian view of work. It includes garbled phrases about labor, rights, and state power, with reflections on freedom and community.
Bolte asserts toll roads are impracticable amid countrywide debate. Inconsistencies and partial statements from government officials obscure the stance as authorities push for alternative funding strategies.
Special trains from Sydney and Melbourne to Canberra were fully booked as holidaymakers returned after the weekend. ANA operated extra services with larger aircraft while hotels remained fully booked. Weather in Canberra was mild with temperatures near the 60s. visitors from outer states filled the Australian National War Memorial and other sites.
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