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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1958
Page
5
A historic account traces the National Bank’s origins back to 1873 Sydney and its expansion across Australia. It describes early branch openings, outback lending, bushranger fears, and notable figures, noting the bank’s role in nation building and its centenary stature with 814 offices from The Strand to Canberra.
The National Capital Development Commission responded frankly to a Canberra Times reader’s critique of auctioned residential leases. The commission defends its approach, invites further discussion, and emphasizes openness with residents as it works toward developing a national capital.
Industry questions Australia's stance on freer trade after the Montreal Conference communique. It asks whether tariffs and quotas would be barriers to freer trade and if Australia remains committed to not using tariffs to shield local industry. The tone suggests speculation that freer trade could redefine protection policy.
The electoral roll for the ACT will close at 6 pm on Wednesday October 22. All British subjects resident in the territory for one month must enrol. Enrolment forms are available at post offices and the Chief Electoral Office. A penalty up to £2 may be imposed for failure to enrol. Those who have changed address must notify the electoral officer.
The Acting Minister for External Affairs Sir Philip McBride announced changes in Australia’s overseas representation. New ambassadors will be appointed at The Hague and The Hague to Rome. Sir Edwin McCarthy, previously Deputy High Commissioner to London since 1950, becomes Ambassador to the Netherlands succeeding A. A. McClure-Smith, who moves to become Ambassador to Malaysia.
Major cities in the United States have pursued rehabilitation programs to curb urban rot, with a traveling American City Planning Exhibition shown in Sydney. The display includes 4 photographs of US city development, housing and highway projects, recreation areas, models of Lachlan Court flats, a new Bermth block, and Walter Burley Griffin’s 1911 Canberra entry tracing. Open daily from noon to pm.
Demand for labour rose in September with 85 49 thousand vacancies and 20 113 positions registered. Commonwealth Employment Service figures show 15 percent of the total workforce seeking work, while 26 002 unemployed receive benefits. NSW saw seasonal hiring and growth in iron and steel, woollen mills, glassworks, and refrigerators. declines occurred in television, cement, and coal mining sectors.
Australia’s cheque for greasy wool exports in the first two months of the current financial year fell by about £12 million from the same period last year. Imports show July and August were similar to last year, but prices dropped, cutting income. In the two months to August, greasy wool exports totaled 1,583,000 lbs for £26,970,000, with six months of 1957-58 reaching £38,849,000. Japan remained Australia’s top customer, buying £34,354,000 worth, £9,616,000 in two months, while Britain trailed behind at £4,218,000.
The national Pontifical Requiem Mass for Pope Pius XI will be held at St Christopher's Pro Cathedral tomorrow at 5 pm. Attendees include the Governor General Sir William Slim and Lady Slim, Prime Minister Mr. Menzies and Dame Pattie Menzies, and all senators and members of the House of Representatives. The ceremony, officiated by Archbishop E. M. Onn, will be accompanied by local clergy and nuns from Goatmounts, with music by a diocesan priests choir under the guidance of Rev. Fates Bourke and a sermon by Archbishop O'Brien reflecting on the pope’s wartime pontificate.
The Canberra Drill Hall home of the Third Infantry Battalion the Werriwa Regiment will be open each night during Army Week starting October 20 and ending October 26. Officers will address service clubs in Canberra on aspects of Army life and activities. No special Canberra event is planned, though personnel will contribute to the week.
The Queensland National Bank began construction at Civic Centre in 1927 and later united with the National Bank. The project marks the site’s early banking heritage and its subsequent consolidation into a single national institution.
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