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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1973
Page
2
Shortages cited as the reason leases breach construction covenants in the ACT. A government department notes delays due to material and labour shortages and says extensions are granted only with full justification after close examination.
The Scullin Health Centre interim management committee urged changes to bus routes. They advocated moving the nearest stop closer to the centre and placing signs at reception and waiting areas requesting visitors to refrain from smoking.
Hooker Ltd urges Canberra reforms in its annual report covering Canberra, Woden, and surrounding offices. It lambasts zoning and rent controls, warns against sprawl, and argues high prices stem from supply limits and demand. It calls for high rise, well planned residential and commercial space near Civic to curb car proliferation and absence of open, competitive leases.
An exhibition of what can be grown in Canberra in spring opens today at the City Exhibition and Information Centre North Building Civic Square. The Department of the Capital Territory says it runs until September 29 with hours 9 30am to 4 30pm weekdays and 9am to 11 30am Saturdays. A horticulturist will be on hand to answer questions.
Australia completes final military withdrawal from South East Asia as 33 families arrive in Brisbane as the advance guard for the return of an infantry battalion and artillery an units. Aircraft chartered will bring home families and sustain the move through year end, with heavy equipment and weapons to be repatriated. Negotiations for disposal of fixed installations proceed while a communications unit remains in Singapore and Malay air force bases to operate fighters.
A multidisciplinary Botany Bay research plan approved by the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Science and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia explores airport siting, poise issues, and gender impacts. Fieldwork centers on Botany Bay Catchment but spans nationwide with potential policy implications.
Australian defence researchers at Salisbury South Australia have developed a method to detect undersea temperature layers that bend sonar, enabling buoy placement to spot foreign submarines and aid Australian subs to evade detection. The four year effort ties layer cycles to seasons, aiming to identify non seasonal patterns for safer sub operation depths.
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