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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Sep 30, 1971

Page

2

Talks on school grounds in NSW ongoing

Unsupervised playgrounds of primary schools across New South Wales will be discussed again tomorrow by officials from the Public Service Board the Department of Education and the Teachers Federation. The talks follow pressure from a parents group led by Mr Backhone who urged supervision of primary school playgrounds amid concerns over accidents.

Nsw Public Service Board Department of Education Teachers Federation Parents and Citizens Backhone Painst Te Rho Rehved

Lindane threat to nature minimal in locust fight

Lindane, used to combat a locust threat in southern NSW, was described as posing minimal risk to non target species and humans. De partment of Primary Industry official J Snelson noted the low likelihood of water pollution from aerial spraying, while CSIRO biologist Dr Clark warned hatching would proceed with insecticide use. Senator Drake-Brockman and the minister’s representative said contamination of streams would be minimal.

Nsw Department of Primary Industry J. Snel‘son Hindane Wandaoff Hoy Denitauie Mts Do Clark CSIRO Canberra Tueday Victoria Drake-Brockman AL J. Mulvie Senate

Prisoner Transferred Between Jails Over Violence Concerns

Sydney reports the NSW Minister for Justice stating a prisoner Geoffrey Mullens, jailed under the National Service Act for two years, was moved from Long Bay to Berri and then Newnes due to alleged violence and nonconformity. The transfers included plans to send him to Cooma, with officials citing the need for stricter conditions.

Sydney Nsw Maddison Legislative “Assembly W. Petersen Lab Tiwarra Geoffrey Mullens Long Bay Berri Department of Corrective Services

Indonesia seeks closer ties with Australia in new diplomacy efforts

Mr Imron Rosiadi, chair of Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Defence and Security Committee, touring Australia for ten days to improve relations. He argues improved information flow is needed and notes Indonesia's economic openness, inviting Australian firms to invest while also pursuing engagement with the US, Britain, Netherlands and France.

Imron Rosiadi Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Committee Rosiadi Indonesia Tndonesia Alg Fo Abstralian Pri Lorly Lip Imdiate yFoniegy Establshes Aan Isd IL Welete Prati Hollstad France

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