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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1957
Page
5
The Canberra Times reports the 1957 budget presented in Parliament by Treasurer Sir Arthur Badden. It outlines tax relief tied to stability, notes higher revenue projections, and highlights debt maturities.
Canberra photographers showcase the 12th Canberra Photo Society exhibition opened last night featuring colour and black and white prints. Juried by Dr A Fraser-Chalker, the winning slide “Black Browed Albatross” by H F Douch impressed with technical skill, while runners up included C Christian’s “Port Lochy” and others such as N A Walker and B Slater. The exhibit runs tonight and Friday night at Riverside, with 40 prints on loan from Lady Theyee.
Last night at Government House Canberra the Governor General hosted a dinner for notable figures including Archbishop Eis O'Brien, Lord Lindsay of Birker, Bir Allen Brown, Professor fi seve, and Mr J Pitm-.
A naturalisation ceremony at Albert Hall tonight will admit new Australian citizens from diverse nationalities including Norway, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, France, Yugoslavia, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Austria, Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands. The ACT Advisory Council chair leads the event starting at 8 o clock with representation by Minister for Immigration Mr W J Aston MP and other officials.
Adelaide wool sales for 1957 68 began with strong competition and a generally steady trend compared with Melbourne last week. Fine Merino wool showed about 15 percent depreciation since June 20 while strong descriptions fell 10 to 12 percent. Main buyers included the United Kingdom the Continent and Australia with some support from Japan.
An obituary notes Sydney merchant Orwell Phillipa of St Mark's Road Darling Point left 535385 pounds when he died last July.
A London Desk piece notes the Public Accounts Committee's first meeting in a sick room amid inflation critique. It discusses wage pressures, productivity, and government policy as Britain seeks balance between wages and exports with the TU C conference looming.
H. T. Blair argues against relaxing wage controls in printing and questions the roles of H Candish and the Government Printer. He proposes a meeting of Treasury Public Service Board Government Printer and local union sub branch to address staffing at the Government Printing Office.
The article notes two Australian MPs Lucock and Peers backing a petition by over 2,000 citizens protesting government subsidies to church schools in Canberra. It claims 32,000 petitioners reflect broad public stance and criticizes local member Hay D. Crimith for silence on the issue.
Paratroopers tested against an atomic blast in the New Ade desert reported by the Atomate Enemy Commission. About 4800 yards away the men remained unharmed as the blast measured their thinking and rip after exposure to the blast.
In the House of Representatives the session will convene at 2 pm for questions followed by a resumed debate on the tea bill. The treasurer Sir Fadden will present the agenda and lead the discussions.
Canberra secretary Mr. Taser refused to disclose information about Hospital Board meetings requested by a correspondent. The query asks if a constitutional provision allows excluding members for non attendance and whether it has been applied.
Fragmented notice describes a sale of buttons linked to legacy plans with priced lots and public service timing. Mentions London and Canberra context amid confused OCR fragments and a pay week alignment in the Commonwealth.
The Minister for the Interior Mr Fairhall said plans submitted by five private architectural firms would be reviewed in Canberra. He noted the review would be undertaken with other involved parties and would consider varied design options.
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