New life for an old sulky at Lyneham school
Lyneham Primary School students aged 10 to 12 spent 40 craft hours restoring a 90 year old sulky found in Crookwell. Assistant principal Stan Melville led the project costing about 20 dollars for materials with Dulux paint donated. The restored sulky may go on display, feature in Canberra Day events, or be placed on a Barton Highway property owned by Melville’s father.
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Lyneham
Stan Melville
Crookwell
Melville
Dulux
Canberra
Barton Highway
Silvano Zorzi
Sharon Hinckaman
O'Connor
Louise Collett
Lyneham Primary School
ANU chief to become New Zealand public service head
The Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University Dr R M Williams will become chairman of the New Zealand State Services Commission. He succeeds Sir John Crawford as ANU vice-chancellor and plans to take the NZ post in February. Williams sees the role as important and likens it to moving from the frying pan into the fire.
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Australian National University
R. M. Williams
Toek
New Zealand
State Services Commission
Dr Williams
John Crawford
ANU
Public Service
Australian Public Service Board
Williams
William S
Leonard Huxley
Jobs Scarce in Victoria Melbourne Area
Federal survey shows many out of work with only a few local jobs. Labour Minister Cameron expected to receive the study within the next two days. The report notes widespread unemployment across parts of Victoria and Melbourne.
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Victoria
Melbourne
Labor
Cameron
Cameron allowed to intervene in 35 hour week case
Melbourne report says Labor Minister Cameron won leave to intervene in an electricity workers 35 hour week application seen as a test for the power industry affecting about 26,000 workers. The hearing in Melbourne and Sydney involved NSW Victoria Queensland and other employers and unions with ACTU opposition.
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Melbourne
Labor and Immigration
Cameron
Arbitration Commission
J. Staples
Commission
Staples
Nsw
Victoria
Queensland
Justice Moore
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria
Victorian Railways
ACTU
R. A. Jolly
Electrical Trades Union
Municipal Officers Association
Daylight Saving Enacted in Western Australia
Western Australia will adopt daylight saving for four months from October 27, marking the first such change since 1944. The Legislative Council passed the Daylight Saving Bill by 16 votes to 8 after three previous attempts. The measure runs October 27 to March 3, 1975, then a referendum will decide if daylight saving continues permanently each summer. Clocks will move forward one hour on October 27, keeping the same difference with Eastern States.
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Perth
Western Australia
Legislative Council
Tonkin Labor
Tax rises not to put up prices in Melbourne
The Prices Tribunal ruled that firms cannot automatically pass on tax and duty increases. It revoked prior exemptions that allowed large companies to skip tribunal notification when planning price hikes. Firms must now seek permission to pass on any increases announced in the Federal Budget next Tuesday, affecting food, wine, tobacco, cars, oil, and brewing sectors.
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Melbourne
Tribunal hardens stance on price rises and wage costs
The tribunal, enabled by new staff and a computer system, now more strictly scrutinizes price-rise claims prompted by last August Budget increases. It requires companies to absorb a larger portion of higher wage bills rather than passing them on, especially where sweetheart agreements are suspected between employers and employees.
New scheme for jobless relief
The government plans a new unemployment relief program with projects proposed by local governments. About 110000 people are unemployed, with most in rural areas, and the government may spend over 2 million dollars monthly on labor intensive projects to create work. Opposition leader Snedden accuses Labor of aiming for high unemployment amid inflation and a credit squeeze. Labor rejects cooperation offers from states.
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Cameron
Snedden
Labor
Cairns
Tabor
Hawke seeks Cairns clarification on unemployment inflation
Melbourne reports Hawke and Cairns clash over how to curb inflation without raising unemployment. Hawke insists full employment remains Labor and ACTU priority while Cairns warned government action to curb inflation could raise job losses. Hawke plans urgent meeting with Cairns. Cairns defends limited unemployment as inflation persists.
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Melbourne
ALP
ACTU
Hawke
Cairns
Trade Union Movement
Torture in Chile Spurs Amnesty Report on Abuses
London Amnesty International alleges ongoing torture and executions in Chile a year after the coup that toppled President Allende. An 80 page report coincides with the coup anniversary, citing 6000 to 10000 political prisoners detained and a historically high death toll.
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London
Aap-Reuter
Amnesty International
Chile
Allende
Human Rights
Fage
Problems plague Canberra Petty Sessions tape recordings
Staff at the ACT Court of Petty Sessions face breaking tape recorders, missing knobs, duct noise, and cellulose taped microphones. Circuits falter, chairs collapse, and electrical shocks occur while carpets, clocks, and air ducts hinder clear take. Page 7 continues.
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Canberra
ACT
Canberra Times
Union Threatens to Quit ALP Over Textile Job Losses
The Victorian Textile Workers Union warns it may withdraw from the Labor Party and consider leaving the ACTU amid widespread retrenchments after tariff cuts and higher imports. State secretary R B Moss cites 8 000 Victorian workers retrenched and a branch shrink from 24 000 to 16 000 members, with $11 000 yearly ALP affiliation.
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Melbourne
Textile Workers Union
Labor Party
R. B. Moss
Federal Council
ACTU
Moss
Union
ALP
Whites give up radio in Lourenco Marques
White-led dissidents who seized Mozambique's main radio station in Lourenco Marques handed it over to the police citing deteriorating law and order in the African suburbs. The African violence followed the station occupation by the Movement for a Free Mozambique, which has white supporters. Authorities and white vigil outside the building reflect tensions as troops potential counter takeover loomed.
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Lourenco Marques
AAP Reuter
Mozambique
Movement For A Free Mozambique
Staton
Plea to consult ACOA members on wage board offer
The ACT branch council of the ACOA urged federal officers to seek member opinion before accepting or rejecting the Public Service Board’s wage claim offer. The report cites internal calls for inquiry into Nixon. Waterside Workers Federation says it collected about 370000 from shipowners paying below international rates.
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ACT Branch Counsil
ACOA
Public Service Board
Muse
Lost Classifieds Note on Marine Machinery and Vehicles
Classified listing notes missing items and wants for marine engines and motor cycles. Includes two marine machinery entries, twenty four motor vehicles for sale or wanted, twenty four motor accessories parts and repairs, and notices of aqa ae.
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Marine BK
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Australian Federation of Air Pilots
Areare
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Dr Cairns
ABC
Peter George
Supreme Court
Petty
Petty Sessions
Nixon
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World News
BOS Bros
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