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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
3
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ANU zoology honors students Michael Guppy Peter Wiston and John Crug will voyage 1500 miles from Burrinjuck to Jig ong through Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers with possible Lake Alexandrina stop. Trip cost about 100 dollars and lasts about two years with sponsors backing equipment needs.
Public servants promised they could buy government houses when moved to Canberra in 1969 remain unsettled as Minister Hunt gave assurances yet offered no timeline or safety guarantees. Repatriation Department officers and CSIRO Defence staff seek clarity on eligibility this year, with ACT associations appealing to Prime Minister McMahon for action to end the perceived injustice.
In Port Phillip Bay off Williamstown a definite collision between the passenger ship Nieuw Holland and the tug Melbourne on August 9 caused the tug to founder after taking a line attempt failed. Five men drowned. five were rescued as the Melbourne sank rapidly in rough seas. The Marine Board inquiry heard details of the crash and the tug’s rapid capsize as the Nieuw Holland turned away toward the breakwater.
The Department of the Environment and Aborigines sponsor a fan art competition during Earth Week from September 17 to 24. Full-time art students are invited to submit works themed around Earth Week past and related environmental topics.
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